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Beating the Dow With Bonds

April 8, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Several years ago I wrote a review of Michael O’Higgins book, Beating the Dow With Bonds.  O’Higgins made a name for himself with his Dogs of the Dow book.  Both systems are filled with errors.  The following review came to mind as I read Jim Sloan’s article, “Is

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Music Recommendations For Easter

March 27, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Easter Music Selections St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion are two pieces of music that quickly come to mind during this Easter season.  While the St. Matthew is the more popular with many listeners, my favorite is the St. John, as there are several familiar choruses. Most compositions of

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Over-Valued Market: Four Critical Indicators

March 13, 2016 By Lowell Herr

ReSolve Asset Management analysts lay out four reasons why the stock market is over-valued.  As investors, we need to pay attention to these long-term indicators.  The links below provide quick access to the numerical values backing the high valuation of the current market.  These

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The Nasty Mathematics of Volatility

March 12, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Long-time readers of ITA Wealth Management note we are paying more attention to portfolio risk and the volatility of individual securities than we did when this blog first started.  Below is an example of why this is an important concept to consider when managing a

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Forum: How To Use It Efficiently

February 24, 2016 By Lowell Herr

I’ll be the first to admit the Forum is not all that easy to use, but I have yet to find anything superior that integrates easily with WordPress, the software that is the operating system of this and many other blogs. 

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Debunking Dividend Fallacies

February 19, 2016 By Lowell Herr

While I considered placing a reference to this dividend article in the Forum, I thought it sufficiently interesting to write a short blog on the subject.  Dividends Do Not Make Up The Majority Of Long-Term Total Returns is an old Seeking Alpha

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Music Recommendations: Two More CDs

February 7, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Sing O Ye Heavens is Moravian music.  It is rare to find a CD where I rate 5 stars to nine (9) songs.  The artists are the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.  Not only is the singing beautiful, but the under-girding orchestra will give

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Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Eternity And A Day

January 31, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Mendelssohn’s Elijah is my primary classical music recommendation for this week.  Normally, I’m not a stickler for a particular rendition, but in this case I highly recommend you go with Robert Shaw.  In my mind, it is an outstanding recording of this melodious oratorio. If you are not a fan

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