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Creating a Recession Proof Portfolio

I recently asked ChatGPT the following.  "Create a five ETF portfolio designed to withstand a major stock market correction and or Financial Repression." Here is the response from ChatGPT. For a five-ETF defensive portfolio, I would emphasize short-duration Treasuries, inflation protection, gold, and a smaller allocation to high-quality equities. The goal is not to eliminate losses—which … [Read More...]

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Carson Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 26 January 2026

Bullish Percent Indicator data as of last Friday called for no changes for those managing Sector BPI portfolios.  Carson is a Sector BPI portfolio and the oldest one managed here at ITA. Consumer Discretionary (VCR) was sold out of the Carson as the Trailing Stop Loss Order (TSLO) was struck when the market dipped a few days ago. At this point we patiently wait for one of the sectors to drop … [Read More...]

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McClintock Sector BPI Portfolio Update: 8 April 2026

April 8, 2026 By Lowell Herr 2 Comments

McClintock is a relative young Sector BPI portfolio, launched in mid-October of 2023 so it did not experience the correction or market dip in 2022.  In this blog post I show the current holdings, Internal Rate of Return (IRR) performance, risk ratio … [Read more]

Huygens Portfolio Review: 7 April 2026

April 7, 2026 By Lowell Herr 2 Comments

Huygens is undergoing some minor asset allocation adjustments as I substituted a few "straight" equity ETFs with dividend oriented ETFs.  The portfolio holds a considerable percentage in cash.  Numerous limit orders are in place to use up all this … [Read more]

Copernicus Portfolio Review: 6 April 2026

April 6, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

We begin the week with an easy review.  While waiting for SHV dividends to show up in Bethe I'll update the Copernicus, an "all equity" portfolio.  The asset allocation make-up of the Copernicus is designed for a young investor with many saving years … [Read more]

Dirac 2026 Portfolio Review: 2 April 2026

April 4, 2026 By hedgehunter 1 Comment

This week saw a lot of volatility in the US Equity Markets, so let's take a look at the current recommendations of our momentum/acceleration model for the 10 Sector ETFs that comprise this portfolio: We now see five Momentum Buy recommendations (XLB … [Read more]

Darwin 2026 Portfolio Review: 2 April 2026

April 3, 2026 By hedgehunter 2 Comments

Well, the first quarter of 2026 is over ,and April Fool's day is behind us, so let's remind ourselves of how the markets have behaved so far this year. After a slow grind to new highs through January, US Equities, as represented by the SPX (S&P … [Read more]

Gauss Asset Allocation Portfolio Update: 3 April 2026

April 3, 2026 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

Gauss holds a similar set of ETFs as the Kepler.  In addition to securities found in the Kepler, three recession resistant ETFs are added.  They are:  Consumer Staples (VDC), Health (VHT) and Utilities (VPU). As with the Kepler I will wait for the … [Read more]

Kepler Simple Asset Allocation Portfolio Review: 2 April 2026

April 2, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Kepler is in the throws of a major revision in the asset allocation and as a result holds a large percentage of the portfolio in cash.  How I plan to reinvest this cash is explained below.  Past withdrawals penalized the overall performance.  … [Read more]

Pauling Asset Allocation Portfolio: 30 March 2026

March 30, 2026 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

Pauling is the last portfolio I will be reviewing before the end of the first quarter.  The 4th quarter GDP of 2025 was revised to a meager 0.7%.  If the first quarter of 2026 comes in with a negative number we may well be on the way to a recession.  … [Read more]

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