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Millikan Portfolio Review: 22 February 2023

February 22, 2023 By Lowell Herr

Millikan is the Sector BPI portfolio up for review today.  If you will recall the BPI data from last week, Utilities (VPU) was found to be in the over-sold zone or below the 30% bullish mark.  Energy (VDE) was so close to over-sold that I considered it to be available for purchase as well.  That […]

Filed Under: Millikan Portfolio, Beginning Investors, Sector BPI Tagged With: Millikan Portfolio, Sector BPI

If Starting Over

June 10, 2024 By Lowell Herr

What advice would I pass on to a beginning investor?  Is this advice applicable for a retired investor?  You be the judge. Investing does not require a finance degree from the University of Chicago.  For starters, check out this video to see just how simple it really is.  To broaden your knowledge, read a few […]

Filed Under: Beginning Investors, Miscellaneous, Passive vs. Active Tagged With: Beginning Investors

Returning To Investing Roots: 5 August 2024

August 4, 2024 By Lowell Herr

This ITA Wealth Management blog has been chugging along for approximately 16.5 years.  Over the last few months I’ve moved several portfolios back to what I call my investing roots or what is known as the Asset Allocation model.  While I loosely used this model for years going back into the 1960s through the 1990s, […]

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

2025: A Year To Simplify

January 7, 2025 By Lowell Herr

Just as Hedgehunter is making a few portfolio changes, 2025 is a year for a few changes in several ITA portfolios.  Those that will remain unchanged, at least for now, are:  Copernicus, Schrodinger, and Carson.  Each of these three portfolios uses a different investing model. Copernicus:  Invest only in U.S. Equities.  Focus on VOO as […]

Filed Under: Beginning Investors, Asset Allocation, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Portfolio Management

Schrodinger Portfolio Review: 5 June 2025

June 6, 2025 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

  Near the beginning of each month I generally update the Schrodinger portfolio as it requires no maintenance.  Computers do all the management work as this is a Robo Advisor portfolio housed at Schwab.  All the owner needs to do is save and sit back and let the market do its work.  All I do […]

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

Portfolio Construction: Where to Begin?

October 25, 2025 By Lowell Herr 3 Comments

This week I received a phone call seeking basic investment help.  This blog post is written in response to that call.  There are a few basic principles to investing and I’ve written about them on this blog for nearly 18 years.  Here is the link to two very basic principles. Rule #1 There is no […]

Filed Under: Portfolio Construction, Beginning Investors, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Portfolio Construction

Gifting a Grandchild

December 29, 2025 By Lowell Herr 3 Comments

What advice would you give a grandparent who would like to launch a retirement portfolio for one or more grandchildren?  To begin the discussion, assume the proposed gift is $25,000.  Should it be given as a lump sum or spread out over a period of time? Here are two possible plans one might undertake, depending […]

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

Financial Repression Portfolio Update From ChatGPT

June 30, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Florida As the U.S. Equities Market moves higher the Buffett Indicator continues to flash a warning that we are just waiting for the pin to be pulled on the grenade.  Based on an overvalued market I once more asked ChatGPT to create a diversified portfolio that stands a good chance or resisting a market correction […]

Filed Under: Critical Material, Asset Allocation, Beginning Investors, Income, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Financial Repression, Portfolio Construction

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