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Living a Dream: Katherine Jenkins

February 2, 2014 By Lowell Herr

One of my favorite female singers is Katherine Jenkins. Living a Dream is my CD selection for this week and I recommend downloading the MP3 version to save some money. The following Amazon review provides clues as to what to expect to

Scheherazade: Music Selection for This Week

January 26, 2014 By Lowell Herr

Scheherazade, composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, is my CD recommendation for this week. While there are many options available, this particular CD also includes Capriccio Espagnol. This is a Telarc disc and I find their recording standards to be quite high. Following is one of several

Asset Classes: How Many Should I Own?

January 23, 2014 By Lowell Herr

With much recent attention given to answering the money managers most perplexing question, what percent of the portfolio should be invested in each asset class, the whole idea of how many asset classes to include in a portfolio has been neglected. William Bernstein answers the question

ETF Rankings: VEU and IDV Lose Ground

January 22, 2014 By Lowell Herr

Two international ETFs lost ground over the last few trading days. Both VEU and IDV are now performing below SHY as Platinum members can see from the rankings table shown below. ETF Rankings: Based on the following data we will continue to lower allocations to asset classes such as

Risk Parity: A 60/40 Stock/Bond Portfolio Is Not Conservative

January 17, 2014 By Lowell Herr

This blog will make a lot more sense if you are able to capture and read Edward Qian’s article, Risk Parity Allocation. This blog post is a brief description of how risk is calculated. This not for the mathematically squeamish, but the concept is not difficult if one can get

Rossini Overtures: CD Recommendation for 12 January 2014

January 12, 2014 By Lowell Herr

If you are looking for rousing and energetic classical music, the Rossini Overtures fit the requirement. There are many recordings to choose from and here are three that I own. Rossini: Complete Overtures conducted by Neville Marriner Rossini: Overtures conducted by Claudio Abbado Rossini: 14

Tactical Asset Allocation: Does It Make Sense?

January 9, 2014 By Lowell Herr

Here is the link to a particularly useful article for ITA readers. As you read the article, pay particular attention to the fundamentals that provide clues as to whether or not the market is likely to generate lower than average, average, or above average returns over the next 10

Strategic Asset Allocation: A Starting Point For Portfolio Construction

December 29, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Much is made of the importance of asset allocation here at ITA Wealth Management. Long-time readers are familiar with the general layout of the portfolios and new readers will find more information by doing a search for “Dashboard.” Not all portfolios tracked on this blog use the seventeen asset allocation