Low-cost life insurance is one of the top five investments recommended by Michael Edesess et. al. in their excellent book, The 3 Simple Rules of Investing: Why Everything You’ve Heard About Investing Is Wrong — And What To Do Instead. Here are the five recommendations in this book. Invest in TIPs (TIP) Invest in a […]
Dual Momentum Investing by Gary Antonacci
Dual Momentum is a combination of Relative Strength Momentum and Absolute Momentum. Relative strength momentum compares the trend of one security with respect to another security. Platinum members are familiar with this concept as we are always comparing the strength (price performance) of one ETF with another ETF. Absolute momentum or absolute acceleration examines the […]
Retirement Requirements: May 2021
What size portfolio is required for a comfortable retirement? There are numerous variables to consider. Here is an example for our fictitious couple. We begin with current data on what the average retirement annual salary is and what the average household is living on in the United States. Looking up this data, I found that […]
How Risky Is Your Portfolio? May 2021
Portfolio risk is a subject I’ve written about in prior blog posts. It is particularly important now that U.S. Equities are hovering around all time highs and we are entering the summer months when the stock market tends to generate less than stellar returns. Remember the slogan, “Sell in May and go away?” The “go […]
Bullish Percent Indicators: 23 April 2021
After yesterday’s foray into exam grading, it is time to get back to the stock market and investing. This morning I’m posting Bullish Percent Indicator data, something I do on occasion when the market exhibits volatility. My intuition was completely off as I expected to see more bullish signals despite getting off to a weak […]
Grading Exams
How does one balance grading exams when teaching in an educational environment that prides itself on downplaying letter grades, while holding students to high standards of excellence? The system below explains the model I used in my last years of teaching. Were I in the classroom today, I would modify Plan A and implement Plan […]
Gauss Portfolio Review: 13 April 2021
Gauss is the portfolio up for review this morning. I think of this portfolio as one of the Relative Strength or Tranche Momentum portfolios. The other two main models followed here at ITA are: Dual Momentum and Asset Allocation. These models do not include those managed by Hedgehunter. If looking for a portfolio of stocks, […]
Bullish Percent Indicators: 9 April 2021
Bullish Percent Indicators have been off the radar for a few weeks and it is time to check in and see what is going on with the broad U.S. Equities market. As you will see in a moment, we are in a strong upward mobile market. As you examine the following tables, check the right […]
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