The Pauling is another portfolio undergoing asset allocation changes in an effort to both improve performance while providing additional protection against a major market draw-down. Interest rates moved up for the 30-year bond as there were fewer buyers. Higher interest rates do not bode well for the market. However, the U.S. Equities market continues to shed negative news and just … [Read More...]
How To Handle This Selloff: 18 May 2022
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 1,000 points as I write this, how should investors handle this selloff? Let's take a simple example. These suggestions assume cash is available. Eventually the market will come back. As long as … [Read more]
Learning More About Options
This post is a follow-up to comments/requests made in response to my recent post on "Protecting Portfolio Performance" (https://itawealth.com/protecting-portfolio-performance/). Understanding Options can be a difficult subject - but understanding … [Read more]
Protecting Portfolio Performance
We are all conscious of the fact that US Equity markets have been in a strong bullish trend since the financial crisis of 2008. With the exception of the 2020 Covid-19 correction - a ~20% pullback in prices from which we recovered very quickly - we … [Read more]
Activities This Week
This week looks to be a quiet one as only the Kepler and Franklin are scheduled for review. If the market continues its volatile ways, and I expect it will, I'll update a few other portfolios to make sure they are set properly for what is likely to … [Read more]
Investment Policy Statement: February 2022
The following investment policy statement was developed by a retired teacher, with help from a financial advisor. INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT: Charles Ellis: Winning the Loser’s Game: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing "[An … [Read more]
Response to Comments made by ITA member (John Shelton)
In reaction to my recent Rutherford Review post (https://itawealth.com/rutherford-portfolio-review-tranche-5-21-january-2022/ ) John Shelton commented and asked the following questions: "Thx for the very gloomy report. From a psychological … [Read more]
The True Cost of Management Fees
Sometime in the past I wrote about the true cost of management fees, but that blog post may have been deleted in the process of culling older posts. Regardless, it is time to go through the mathematics of management fees. Let's walk through an … [Read more]
Photography: Grass Valley Church
Readers who appreciate photography may enjoy viewing and comparing images of an abandoned church in Grass Valley, Oregon. Above is the original image as it came out of a Canon full-frame camera. No adjustments were made with this photo and as you … [Read more]
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