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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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Correlation Matrix of Critical ETFs

As requested in a comment, here is the correlation matrix of critical ETFs used in nearly all the ITA portfolios.  I cut the time frame to 23 months of data so VSS and VNQI did not show up with "short-term" data errors.  Identical percentages were assigned to each ETF with exception of SDS.  The percentages you see are rounded values. Correlation Matrix:  The following data is from the QPP … [Read More...]

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Pauling Asset Allocation Portfolio: 4 February 2026

February 4, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Pauling is another asset allocation portfolio set up to provide some resistance should we experience a correction or worse, a recession.  The portfolio is slowly rounding into shape where most of the asset classes are close to their target … [Read more]

Huygens Asset Allocation Portfolio Review: 2 February 2026

February 2, 2026 By Lowell Herr 2 Comments

Huygens is the classic asset allocation portfolio.  While the selection of asset classes will vary from portfolio to portfolio, as will the percentages allocated to each class, the principle of diversification is a long-standing model for portfolio … [Read more]

Darwin 2026 Portfolio Review: 30 January 2026

January 31, 2026 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

After hitting new all-time highs on Wednesday, US Equities pulled back at the end of the week to close ~0.4% higher than last week's close: After breaking briefly through the strong ~6950 area, the SPX (S&P 500 Index) is now  sitting at the … [Read more]

Dirac 2026 Portfolio Review: 30 January 2026

January 31, 2026 By hedgehunter 6 Comments

The Dirac Portfolio is currently holding positions in seven of the ten sector ETFs in the portfolio quiver, but the allocations are not equally weighted as per my rules/objectives for this portfolio. Checking the analysis sheet we see the following … [Read more]

Einstein Portfolio Update: 30 January 2026

January 30, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Einstein is the portfolio scheduled for review this morning.  The asset allocation mix is set so from this point going forward all that is required is to keep the various asset classes as close to the target percentage as possible.  The goal is to … [Read more]

Schrodinger Portfolio Review: 29 January 2026

January 29, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

The question, "Who will manage the family portfolio when I die?" gave rise to research into Robo Advisor services.  I looked into numerous services several years ago and actually invested money with several brokers to test their services.  … [Read more]

Franklin Sector BPI Update: 28 January 2026

January 28, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

As with the Carson reviewed earlier this week, no changes are in store for the Franklin Sector BPI portfolio.  No sectors are in the oversold zone as we continue this bull market move.  Sectors in the overbought zone (70% bullish and higher) have … [Read more]

Millikan Portfolio Review: 27 January 2026

January 27, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

The Millikan is one of several asset allocation driven portfolios set up to handle a mild recession.  This portfolio is not as conservative as a few others managed here at Investment Trend Analysis (ITA).  In the second screenshot readers can see the … [Read more]

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