The Bethe portfolio is rounding into shape based on the recommendations laid out at the bottom of this post. One change from the ChatGPT recommendation is that I am holding on to a 5% share or asset allocation of Real Estate (VNQ). Bethe Asset Allocation Holdings Below is the simplified holdings for the Bethe portfolio. VTIP and VTI are still well below the "in balance" percentages. Since … [Read More...]
Feynman Portfolio Study: Final Summary
The purpose of the Feynman Study was to take a list of 18 diversified assets and to demonstrate how that list could be used to construct portfolios based on a number of different strategies: Passive (Buy and Hold) Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) … [Read more]
Retirement Planning Mistake #3
Many investors are too conservative at an early age. In other words, they are "stock market shy." Don't load up your portfolio with bonds when you are in your twenties and you have forty years to save. Let me illustrate this … [Read more]
Retirement Planning Mistake #2
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 … [Read more]
Portfolio Construction: The Essential Decisions
William J. Bernstein, in his most recent book, “The Investor’s Manifesto” writes, “Before diving into the most important issue faced by any investor–the asset allocation decision–you will need to understand four things: save as much as you can, make … [Read more]
Retirement Planning Mistake #1
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 … [Read more]
Advisors Do Not Add Alpha
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 … [Read more]
Feynman Portfolio Study: Part 9-1 Diversification, Correlation and Clusters
In this Post I introduce the concepts of Cluster Analysis to Portfolio Construction. Hierarchical Clustering is a mathematical/statistical method of analysis supported by widely accepted scientific methods. Don’t worry, I’m not going into all that … [Read more]
Great Operatic Choruses
If you enjoy majestic choral work conducted by Robert Shaw, this CD is for you. Grand and Glorious: Great Operatic Choruses is one fine collection. I am partial to the Pilgrim's Chorus, Chorus of Hebrew Slaves, Prisoner's Chorus, and the selection … [Read more]
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