A do'it'yourself guide to investing like the renowned Harvard and Yale endowments.The Ivy Portfolio shows step'by'step how to track and mimic the investment strategies of the highly successful Harvard and Yale endowments. Using the endowment Policy Portfolios as a guide, the authors illustrate how an investor can develop a strategic asset allocation using an ETF'based investment approach.The Ivy Portfolio also reveals a novel method for investors to reduce their risk through a tactical asset allocation strategy to protect them from bear markets. The book will also showcase a method to follow the smart money and piggyback the top hedge funds and their stock'picking abilities. With readable, straightforward advice, The Ivy Portfolio will show investors exactly how this can be accomplished'”and allow them to achieve an unparalleled level of investment success in the process.With all of the uncertainty in the markets today, The Ivy Portfolio helps the reader answer the most often asked question in investing today ' "What do I do"?Mebane T. Faber, CAIA, CMT (El Segundo, CA), researches and manages a number of quantitative strategies at Cambria Investment Management, including equity and global tactical asset allocation portfolios.Eric W. Richardson, JD (El Segundo, CA), is the founder and President of Cambria Capital, LLC, a FINRA member investment banking and securities brokerage firm.

Mebane T. Faber, CAIA, CMT, is the Portfolio Manager at Cambria Investment Management where he manages equity and global tactical asset allocation portfolios. He is a frequent speaker and writer on investment strategies and authors the World Beta blog. Faber is also the cofounder of AlphaClone, an investing research Web site. ?Faber began his career as a biotechnology equity analyst and a quantitative research analyst. ?He graduated from the University of Virginia with a double major in engineering science and biology.

Eric W. Richardson, JD, is the founder and CEO of Cambria Investment Management. He also serves as the President of the General Partner of Cambria Investment Fund, LP, a private investment partnership that makes bridge loans and structured equity investments in emerging-growth companies. He began his career as an associate with the law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. Mr. Richardson received a BA from the University of Southern California and a JD from the University of Michigan Law School.