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 […]
Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 3): 14 July 2023
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 […]
Bullish Percent Indicators: 14 July 2023
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 […]
Copernicus Portfolio Review: 11 July 2023
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 […]
Kahneman-Tversky Portfolio Review: 7 July, 2023
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 […]
Hawking Portfolio Review: 7 July 2023
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 […]
Darwin Portfolio Review: 7 July 2023
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 […]
Franklin Sector BPI Portfolio Update: 8 July 2023
As a followup to the BPI data posted earlier this morning, updating the Franklin will explain to ITA readers how one handles the sale of VNQ. Real Estate BPI data recommended selling all shares a few weeks ago. When the sell signal showed up I set a Trailing Stop Loss Order for VNQ. The […]
Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 2): 7 July 2023
After last week’s pre-holiday fireworks the celebrations fizzed out after the holiday and US equities closed down ~1% lower than last week’s close: Another re-test of the 4300 level would not surprise me – but then it’s anyone’s guess where we might go from there. Since we are getting towards mid-summer a sideways market into […]
4 July 2023
Wishing all ITA readers a safe and relaxing 4th.
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