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Occam’s Razor and Investing

August 26, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Establish Basic Principles of Investing What does Occam’s Razor* principle have to do with investing? Furthermore, what is Occam’s Razor?  The principle states that “Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.” The principle is attributed to the 14th century Franciscan friar, William of Ockham.  Isaac Newton stated the Occam’s Razor another way with this rule. “We […]

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Goofus vs. Gallant

September 13, 2013 By Lowell Herr

As a small boy, my family subscribed to a magazine called “Children’s Activities.” Each issue contained a story of two characters, Goofus and Gallant. We all wanted to be like Gallant, although we frequently found ourselves behaving like Goofus. Here is another Goofus/Gallant tale, this time with help from a publication written by the late […]

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Nine Critical Investment Decisions

September 19, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Nine Critical Investment Decisions 1.  The Decision to Save or Not to Save 2.  The Go-It-Alone or Professional Manager Decision 3.  The Decision to be a Passive, Active or Mosaic Investor 4.  The Decision to Use Index Funds or Stocks to Populate the Portfolio 5.  The Asset Class or Sector Class Decision 6.  The Asset […]

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Reviewing The Fundamentals of Investing

September 20, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Search this blog site for “The Golden Rule of Investing” and you will pick up the basic ideas of Rule #1 of Investing. The Golden Rule of Investing is – “Save as much as you can as early as you can.”  Burton Malkiel puts it this way. “The amount of capital you start with is […]

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Keep It Simple

September 27, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Don’t be surprised if you don’t know the difference between a benchmark ETF and a strategic ETF.  Strategic is sometimes called “Fundamental” or “Active” and they differ from the ETFs we recommend for our ITA portfolios.  To read more about the differences, check out the URL referenced below. Richard Ferri writes about the increasing complexity […]

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Advisors Do Not Add Alpha

October 9, 2013 By Lowell Herr

  ITA Wealth Management is all about learning to manage your own portfolio instead of hiring a professional money manager.  Here is added evidence that consultants and advisors are not adding alpha to some of the most recognized portfolios in the land. Check out this PDF file, “The Futility of the Endowment Model.” There several […]

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Retirement Planning Mistake #1

October 25, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Mistake number one in my book is failure to save or to not follow The Golden Rule of Investing.  Open up a spreadsheet and run your own calculations for the following classic comparison. As a nineteen year old you have the foresight and financial opportunity to save $2,000 per year for eight years.  After saving […]

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Retirement Planning Mistake #2

October 26, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Prospective investors carry too much credit card debt.  This mistake is a corollary of Mistake #1.  Stay out of credit card (CC) debt.  Mistake #2 is not so much an investor mistake, but rather a mistake of bad management as it has nothing to do with managing a portfolio.  If one ever aspires to be […]

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