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On Yahoo! Finance, Darius joined Josh Lipton to explain why rising volatility, Fed independence concerns, and geopolitical stress are reshaping market structure. With a historic degree of crowded bullish positioning, near-term chop remains likely. However, 42 Macro maintains a constructive medium-term backdrop as the economy continues to experience a structural uptrend in productivity growth.

If you missed the discussion, here are three key takeaways that likely have huge implications for your portfolio:

1) Productivity Is Driving Disinflation

Darius emphasized that inflation should be analyzed through trend impulses, not noisy month-to-month prints. When viewed through three- and six-month annualized rates, core CPI, core goods, core services, and…

Darius Dale recently joined our friends Tom Keene and Isabelle Lee of Bloomberg to discuss why the traditional 60/40 portfolio is not optimized for the current structural macro regime featuring fiscal dominance. Investors who integrate Gold, alternative assets, and systematic frameworks, like 42 Macro’s KISS Model Portfolio, will be best positioned to compound returns and avoid volatility drag over the long term.

If you missed the discussion, here are three key takeaways that likely have huge implications for your portfolio:

1) The Traditional 60/40 Portfolio is Outdated

“The traditional 60/40 model is broken.” Darius explained that while equities remain supported by fiscal and policy levers driving a “transitory boom” in the economy, the…