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Copernicus Portfolio Review: 27 July 2023

July 27, 2023 By Lowell Herr

As bees are drawn to honey, there is little not to attract investors to the Copernicus portfolio.  It is easy to manage and performance is outstanding.  The one reservation I have is that there is no downside protection as this is a buy and hold portfolio.  As an owner of this type of portfolio one […]

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Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 4): 21 July 2023

July 22, 2023 By hedgehunter

It was a relatively quiet week in the US equity markets with little change from where we were last week and still sitting at resistance near the upper 1 SD boundary of the uptrend channel US equities was not the only major asset class with little action: Commodities, at the top, and Emerging Market equities, […]

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Bullish Percent Indicators: 21 July 2023

July 22, 2023 By Lowell Herr

While the broad U.S. Equities market (NYSE and NASDAQ) rose slightly this week, four tech stocks reversed the bullish trend in the NASDAQ 100.  There were also a few changes in sectors of the market and I’ll get into that in a moment.  Overall, the equities market continues to be driven by large-cap stocks, although […]

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Charitable Contributions Using Tax-Deferred Account

July 20, 2023 By Lowell Herr

When one reaches the age were Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) goes into effect it is wise to alter where charitable contributions originate.  In this blog I will explain why writing contribution checks on a tax-deferred account makes more sense than writing a check on a taxable account or from a checking account.  Here is an […]

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Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 3): 14 July 2023

July 15, 2023 By hedgehunter

Despite a pullback on Friday it was a bullish week in US equities with prices closing ~2.7% higher than last week’s close and still sitting at the upper 1 SD boundary of the uptrend channel with volatility at it’s lowese level in the past 12 months: Deespite this nice performance, US equities did not make […]

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Bullish Percent Indicators: 14 July 2023

July 15, 2023 By Lowell Herr

Investors employing the Sector BPI Plus model will find useful information in the follow Bullish Percent Indicator data.  Looking at the index information we see a U.S. stock market driven by large-cap stocks.  Small- and mid-cap stocks are strengthening, but have yet to fully participate in the upward trend. Be sure to check out the […]

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Copernicus Portfolio Review: 11 July 2023

July 11, 2023 By Lowell Herr

Now that we are well into July and all second quarter dividends are reported, it is time to update the ITA portfolios and record those dividends.  Dividends are in short supply for the Copernicus as this is a growth oriented portfolio, not an income generator.  As a growth portfolio June was an excellent month as […]

Filed Under: Copernicus Portfolio, ITA Portfolios, Passive vs. Active, Tranche Investing Tagged With: Copernicus Portfolio

Kahneman-Tversky Portfolio Review: 7 July, 2023

July 9, 2023 By hedgehunter

The Kahneman-Tversky Portfolio is a simple Dual Momentum portfolio that invests in only one asset in each portion of a 2-split portfolio where the split is based on different look-back periods to measure Momentum. The Kahneman portion uses a single 252-day lookback period to measure momentum – and this reacts slowly to changes in market […]

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Hawking Portfolio Review: 7 July 2023

July 9, 2023 By hedgehunter

The Hawking Portfolio is an “Income” portfolio built from Closed-End-Funds (CEFs) with distribution yields in excess of 8%. The portfolio needs very little maintenance other than to re-invest dividends so as to optimize geometric returns. Current holdings in the portfolio look like this: that has produced the following performance to date: i.e. it has generated […]

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Darwin Portfolio Review: 7 July 2023

July 9, 2023 By hedgehunter

The Darwin Portfolio is an “all-weather” portfolio that requires few adjustments, based on risk parity, only when allocations get significantly out-of-line. The portfolio holds only 5 assets that may be adjusted for risk parity with an allocation to “Volatility” – considered as a separate asset class – for a little extra diversification. Current holdings are […]

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