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Dirac 2026 Portfolio Review: 4 September 2026

US Equities remain in a low volatility sideways consolidation mode that is not ideal for momentum investing but there has not been too much change in the analysis sheet for the Dirac sector portfolio file: Four of the five ETFs currently held in the portfolio remain with Buy recommendations with only XLP (Consumer Staples) signaling a Sell. Checking the Momentum/Acceleration graphs we see the … [Read More...]

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Pay Attention to Fees: 8 June 2023

While I've written about management fees in prior blogs, it is useful to think about them again as fees can easily leave an "endowment" on the doorstep of an active manager.  A few readers will remember load funds where the cost to gain access to a fund cost 8.5%.  While those days are long gone, a reminder of that period is useful. When investing in a load fund in the 1970s and 1980s cost 8.5%, … [Read More...]

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Dirac 2026 Portfolio Review: 4 September 2026

September 7, 2026 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

US Equities remain in a low volatility sideways consolidation mode that is not ideal for momentum investing but there has not been too much change in the analysis sheet for the Dirac sector portfolio file: Four of the five ETFs currently held in the … [Read more]

Darwin 2026 Portfolio Review: 4 September 2026

September 6, 2026 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

US Equities returned to their sideways consolidation mode this week: closing only slightly (0.1%) higher than last week's close. We remain in a bullish uptrend channel but are sitting at the bottom of the channel as we wait to see whether the trend … [Read more]

Einstein Portfolio Review: 3 September 2026

September 3, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Einstein is entering its fourth month operating under a new asset allocation mix of ETFs.  The revised allocation is designed to withstand a major equity draw-down.  Here is information on the first three months of operation. June: Loss of 0.92 … [Read more]

Franklin Sector Portfolio Update: 2 September 2026

September 2, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Since the last update of the Franklin Sector BPI portfolio shares of VAW, VDE, VGT, VOX, and VDC were sold out of the portfolio.  Yesterday, Utilities (VPU) dropped into the oversold zone so I added shares of VPU to the Carson, Franklin, and … [Read more]

Bethe Portfolio Review: 1 September 2026

September 1, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Exactly 10 years ago the Bethe was launched.  To permit performance comparisons among the various ITA portfolios 12/31/2021 is the launch date as it was late 2021 when the youngest portfolio began. Over the past 10 years withdrawals were needed by … [Read more]

Schrodinger Portfolio Update: 31 August 2026

August 31, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Schrodinger is an excellent portfolio to close out the month of August.  No new purchases or sales for this Robo Advisor portfolio.  The Schwab computers are doing a fine job managing this passive portfolio. I have the Bohr yet to update today.  … [Read more]

Darwin 2026 Portfolio Review: 28 August 2026

August 31, 2026 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

US Equities bounced a little this week after last week;s ~5% pullback and a test of the June and July highs at ~7600 that is now looking like a level of support: So, we remain in the bullish uptrend channel and possibly looking for new highs - … [Read more]

Huygens Portfolio Review: 28 August 2026

August 29, 2026 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

Few changes are planned for the Huygens, a portfolio set up to withstand a major drawdown.  A large percentage of the portfolio is dedicated to short-term treasuries, dividend oriented and inflation protection ETFs. Huygens Security Holdings Below … [Read more]

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