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Schrodinger Portfolio Update: 8 July 2026

Schrodinger is the Robo Advisor (RA) portfolio housed with Schwab.  This computer managed portfolio is performing exceptionally well despite carrying between 7% and 8% cash at all times.  I highly recommend a family include at least one RA portfolio as a means of portfolio diversification. … [Read More...]

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How Risky is Your Portfolio? – Another Perspective

Last week, Lowell posted a blog asking the question “How Risky is Your Portfolio?”  and reminded us that portfolio returns are a function of the expected returns from the assets in our “quiver” and the risk associated with these assets as represented by their volatility. I thought I would try to provide another perspective on this topic by trying to illustrate (without quantifying) the … [Read More...]

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Over-Valued Market: Four Critical Indicators

March 13, 2016 By Lowell Herr

ReSolve Asset Management analysts lay out four reasons why the stock market is over-valued.  As investors, we need to pay attention to these long-term indicators.  The links below provide quick access to the numerical values backing the high … [Read more]

The Nasty Mathematics of Volatility

March 12, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Long-time readers of ITA Wealth Management note we are paying more attention to portfolio risk and the volatility of individual securities than we did when this blog first started.  Below is an example of why this is an important concept to consider … [Read more]

Forum: How To Use It Efficiently

February 24, 2016 By Lowell Herr

I'll be the first to admit the Forum is not all that easy to use, but I have yet to find anything superior that integrates easily with WordPress, the software that is the operating system of this and many other blogs.  Here are my suggestions of how … [Read more]

Debunking Dividend Fallacies

February 19, 2016 By Lowell Herr

While I considered placing a reference to this dividend article in the Forum, I thought it sufficiently interesting to write a short blog on the subject.  Dividends Do Not Make Up The Majority Of Long-Term Total Returns is an old Seeking Alpha … [Read more]

Music Recommendations: Two More CDs

February 7, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Sing O Ye Heavens is Moravian music.  It is rare to find a CD where I rate 5 stars to nine (9) songs.  The artists are the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.  Not only is the singing beautiful, but the under-girding orchestra will give your … [Read more]

Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Eternity And A Day

January 31, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Mendelssohn's Elijah is my primary classical music recommendation for this week.  Normally, I'm not a stickler for a particular rendition, but in this case I highly recommend you go with Robert Shaw.  In my mind, it is an outstanding recording of … [Read more]

Top Female Singers

January 17, 2016 By Lowell Herr

In no particular order, here are a few of my top female singers.  These women were selected for both the quality of their voice and the type of music they sing.  As you can see, the range is from opera to country to popular to broadway. Katherine … [Read more]

Revisiting The “Swensen Six” Portfolio

January 13, 2016 By Lowell Herr

Investors looking for a well-diversified and basic portfolio need look no further than the "Swensen Six."  Both HedgeHunter and I've written about David Swensen's simple portfolio before.  More references can be found by searching for Swensen on this … [Read more]

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