Since making the decision to reduce the Team Alpha Retirement Portfolio 's exposure to the oil patch was met with the usual amazing feedback from the Seeking Alpha community and since I am the CEO of this model portfolio, I will face the heat if I made the wrong move, but this time I just might gloat if I turn out to be a soothsayer! All kidding aside, I explained my reasons quite clearly in this article . If you have a few minutes, take a look at how my decision was not made in a vacuum.