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Schrodinger Portfolio Review: 29 January 2026

January 29, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

The question, “Who will manage the family portfolio when I die?” gave rise to research into Robo Advisor services.  I looked into numerous services several years ago and actually invested money with several brokers to test their services.  Performance and cost were the

Filed Under: Schrodinger Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Passive vs. Active Tagged With: Asset Allocation, Schrodinger Portfolio

Franklin Sector BPI Update: 28 January 2026

January 28, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

As with the Carson reviewed earlier this week, no changes are in store for the Franklin Sector BPI portfolio.  No sectors are in the oversold zone as we continue this bull market move.  Sectors in the overbought zone (70% bullish

Filed Under: Franklin Portfolio, Sector BPI Tagged With: Franklin Portfolio

Millikan Portfolio Review: 27 January 2026

January 27, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

The Millikan is one of several asset allocation driven portfolios set up to handle a mild recession.  This portfolio is not as conservative as a few others managed here at Investment Trend Analysis (ITA).  In the second screenshot

Filed Under: Millikan Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Asset Allocation, Millikan Portfolio

Carson Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 26 January 2026

January 26, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Bullish Percent Indicator data as of last Friday called for no changes for those managing Sector BPI portfolios.  Carson is a Sector BPI portfolio and the oldest one managed here at ITA. Consumer Discretionary (VCR) was sold out of the Carson as the Trailing

Filed Under: Carson Portfolio, Sector BPI Tagged With: Carson Portfolio, Sector BPI

Beta: A Brief Description

January 19, 2026 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

What is beta and how is it measured?  In the context of an investment portfolio, beta refers to a measure of a stock’s volatility in relation to the overall market. A beta value greater than one indicates that the stock is more volatile

Filed Under: Risk Management, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Beta

McClintock Sector BPI Portfolio Update: 16 January 2026

January 16, 2026 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

We end an active week of portfolio reviews with an update of the McClintock.  McClintock is one of the youngest Sector BPI portfolios with a 2-year history.  Thus far the Sector BPI investing model is showing itself to be a very workable investing model. 

Filed Under: McClintock Portfolio, Sector BPI Tagged With: McClintock Portfolio, Sector BPI

Copernicus Portfolio Update: 15 January 2026

January 15, 2026 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

Here we are at the halfway point in January and it is time to update the top performing portfolio, Copernicus.  Copernicus is an equity only portfolio where I set out to invest only in S&P 500 equities.  With the market hovering at its high point diversification

Filed Under: Copernicus Portfolio, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Copernicus Portfolio

Millikan Portfolio Review: 13 January 2026

January 13, 2026 By Lowell Herr 6 Comments

Millikan is another asset allocation model that is set up to handle a correction, but would need more work should we encounter a recession.  At this point the Millikan is very close to being in balance.  Check out the second screenshot. Millikan Asset Allocation Model Below is the

Filed Under: Millikan Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Asset Allocation, Millikan Portfolio

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