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The Nasty Mathematics of Volatility

March 12, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Long-time readers of ITA Wealth Management note we are paying more attention to portfolio risk and the volatility of individual securities than we did when this blog first started.  Below is an example of why this is an important concept to consider when managing a

Filed Under: Books, Critical Material Tagged With: Critical Material

Forum: How To Use It Efficiently

February 24, 2016 By Lowell Herr

I’ll be the first to admit the Forum is not all that easy to use, but I have yet to find anything superior that integrates easily with WordPress, the software that is the operating system of this and many other blogs. 

Filed Under: Beginning Investors Tagged With: Beginning Investors

Debunking Dividend Fallacies

February 19, 2016 By Lowell Herr

While I considered placing a reference to this dividend article in the Forum, I thought it sufficiently interesting to write a short blog on the subject.  Dividends Do Not Make Up The Majority Of Long-Term Total Returns is an old Seeking Alpha

Filed Under: Critical Material Tagged With: Critical Material

Music Recommendations: Two More CDs

February 7, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Sing O Ye Heavens is Moravian music.  It is rare to find a CD where I rate 5 stars to nine (9) songs.  The artists are the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.  Not only is the singing beautiful, but the under-girding orchestra will give

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Music

Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Eternity And A Day

January 31, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Mendelssohn’s Elijah is my primary classical music recommendation for this week.  Normally, I’m not a stickler for a particular rendition, but in this case I highly recommend you go with Robert Shaw.  In my mind, it is an outstanding recording of this melodious oratorio. If you are not a fan

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Music

Top Female Singers

January 17, 2016 By Lowell Herr

In no particular order, here are a few of my top female singers.  These women were selected for both the quality of their voice and the type of music they sing.  As you can see, the range is from opera to country to popular to broadway. Katherine Jenkins Sarah Brightman

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Music

Revisiting The “Swensen Six” Portfolio

January 13, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Investors looking for a well-diversified and basic portfolio need look no further than the “Swensen Six.”  Both HedgeHunter and I’ve written about David Swensen’s simple portfolio before.  More references can be found by searching for Swensen on this blog.  Here is the “Swensen Six” portfolio in its most basic form

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

Music Recommendations for Week of January 10th: Chopin Preludes

January 10, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Chopin Preludes is the recommendation for this week.  I have two suggestions. Grigory Sokolov performing 24 Chopin Preludes Martha Argerich Plays Chopin Here is one five star Amazon review of the second recommendation. “Five BRILLIANT Stars! True Argerich Chopin treasures from the Deutsche Grammophon vault celebrating The Frédéric Chopin

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Music

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