Armin Norouzi

Tag: Asset Allocation

The Gold Standard vs. Fiat: Why Cash is No Longer King

April 12, 2026

A macroeconomic history of the 1971 Nixon Shock and the collapse of Bretton Woods, explaining why the shift to Fiat made investing mandatory for survival.
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Factor Investing Risks: The Portfolio Turnover Cost of Style ETFs

March 29, 2026

An engineering analysis of how MSCI’s algorithmic Value and Growth classifications force unnecessary portfolio turnover and degrade long-term investor returns.
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FTSE 100 vs. FTSE 250: Decoupling the Pound from the Portfolio

February 1, 2026

A guide to the UK market explaining the negative correlation between the FTSE 100 and the British Pound. It teachers readers how to use the FTSE 100 as a currency hedge and the FTSE 250 as a bet on the domestic British recovery.
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AI Software Engineer at Google | PhD in AI & Engineering | Writing about AI, Engineering, Investing, and Personal Finance.