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Investment Policy Statement: February 2022

February 7, 2022 By Lowell Herr

The following investment policy statement was developed by a retired teacher, with help from a financial advisor. INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT: Charles Ellis: Winning the Loser’s Game: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing “[An investment] policy is the most powerful antidote to panic. The best shield for long-term policies against the

Filed Under: Portfolio Management, Beginning Investors, Critical Material Tagged With: Portfolio Management

The True Cost of Management Fees

January 15, 2022 By Lowell Herr

Sometime in the past I wrote about the true cost of management fees, but that blog post may have been deleted in the process of culling older posts.  Regardless, it is time to go through the mathematics of management fees.  Let’s walk through an

Filed Under: Critical Material, Beginning Investors Tagged With: Critical Material

Photography: Grass Valley Church

January 11, 2022 By Lowell Herr

Readers who appreciate photography may enjoy viewing and comparing images of an abandoned church in Grass Valley, Oregon.  Above is the original image as it came out of a Canon full-frame camera.  No adjustments were made with this photo and as you can see, it is on the dark side.

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Photography

Happy New Year – 2022

January 1, 2022 By Lowell Herr

Happy New Year In addition to wishing everyone a Happy New Year, this is a test to see if this post is received by everyone classified as a Subscriber.  All registered users are now so classified. If you prefer not to receive notifications of new blog

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Asset Allocation and Market Factors

December 30, 2021 By Lowell Herr

Asset Allocation and Market Factors There are times when I get involved in an investment discussion on another investment site.  The debate frequently involves the very basics of portfolio construction.  Does one use individual stocks, mutual funds, or ETFs to populate portfolios?  This is a fundamental question.  Here at ITA

Filed Under: Portfolio Construction Tagged With: Portfolio Construction

Merry Christmas: 2021

December 25, 2021 By Lowell Herr

Merry Christmas Sending Season Greetings to all ITA readers.  Let’s hope for and plan on a less stressful 2022, although it will be difficult to repeat the 2021 bull market. I selected a toy engine (not Lionel) as the photograph since Lionel trains were big in our house

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2021 in Review

December 15, 2021 By Lowell Herr

  The following short photo show is a brief review of 2021 events.  Although a tad early, I’m sending out Holiday Wishes to all ITA readers. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Photography

Beginning to Advanced Investors: 4 December 2021

December 4, 2021 By Lowell Herr

There are times when one needs to step out of the weeds of investing and take a fresh look at portfolio construction.  Most readers of ITA Wealth Management have been with us for a number of years, some going as far back to 2008 when this blog

Filed Under: Beginning Investors, ITA Portfolios, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance Tagged With: Beginning Investors

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