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Long-Term Portfolio for Retiree Who Does Not Require Income or Withdrawals

I requested ChatGPT to create a portfolio for a retiree who does not require income and will most likely be able to live off a pension plus social security.  Below is the response from AI.  Based on the high probability of increases in interest rates I question the wisdom of investing 20% in bonds (BND).  I expected AI to reduce this percentage to something closer to 5% or 10% and move the extra … [Read More...]

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Pauling Checkup: 30 November 2023

As one of the poorest performing portfolios, based on Internal Rate of Return (IRR) data, we need to rely on trends to see if the Pauling is improving since the switch was made to the Sector BPI investing model.  Keep in mind the Pauling has only been using the Sector BPI model for one month so it is much too early to draw any conclusions. … [Read More...]

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Franklin Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 12 May 2026

May 12, 2026 By Lowell Herr 2 Comments

Franklin is one of three Sector BPI portfolios tracked here at ITA Wealth Management.  This investing model is not likely to be available elsewhere on the Internet so pay close attention.  Of the portfolios that are likely to withstand a recession as … [Read more]

Darwin 2026 Portfolio Review: 8 May 2026

May 10, 2026 By hedgehunter 1 Comment

Another bullish week in the US Equity markets with the SPX (S&P 500 Index) again making new all-time highs: Prices closed at ~7400 (50% Fibonacci extension from the March Pivot low) that I had identified last week as the next potential area of … [Read more]

Bethe Portfolio Review: 8 May 2026

May 8, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Bethe is another portfolio built around the idea Financial Repression is in the future and needs to be faced and taken into account through portfolio construction.  In the second screenshot you will see the current portfolio beta is very low.  This … [Read more]

Bohr Portfolio Review: 7 May 2026

May 7, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

As with several other portfolios I don't intent to be fully invest in all asset classes other than SCHO.  Instead of holding cash in a money market I move cash into short-term treasuries (SCHO) where the current interest rate is 4.0%.  As dividends … [Read more]

Millikan Asset Allocation Portfolio: 6 May 2026

May 6, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Millikan is the asset allocation portfolio up for review this morning and it is undergoing a few changes.  The new allocation of assets is designed to further diversify the portfolio, provide additional resistance to a possible recession, and to … [Read more]

McClintock Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 5 May 2026

May 5, 2026 By Lowell Herr 2 Comments

Yesterday I asked Google, "What is the origin of the Sector Bullish Percent Indicator investing model?"  Here is the reply. "The Bullish Percent Index (BPI) investing model was originally developed by Abe Cohen in 1955. Cohen, the founder … [Read more]

Huygens Portfolio Review: 4 May 2026

May 4, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Huygens is the portfolio up for review today and in this portfolio I am rebalancing the account to counter the high probability the FED, with cooperation from the government, will strive to inflate their way out of the 39 trillion (and growing) … [Read more]

Financial Repression Portfolio: Part V

May 4, 2026 By Lowell Herr 3 Comments

Over the last few days I've concentrated on what impact Financial Repression is likely to have on portfolios invested in the U.S. Equities and Bond markets.  The outlook over the next decade is highly unlikely to continue the long bull market … [Read more]

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