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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: 28 October 2023

  Boats on the Willamette River As a follow up to the Bullish Percent Indicator (BPI) data presented earlier this morning, this review of the Carson (named after Rachel) lays out the logic an investor will use to manage a Sector BPI portfolio.  The Carson is the oldest Sector BPI Plus portfolio and therefore provides one with the most viable performance and risk data.  The Carson will … [Read More...]

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McClintock Sector BPI Update: 26 August 2026

August 26, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

This morning I posted that Materials is nearly 70% bullish so I set 3% Trailing Stop Loss Orders under VAW for the Carson, Franklin, and McClintock.  As readers will see in a moment, several sectors struck the TSLO mark so we end up with over $10,000 … [Read more]

Bohr Portfolio Update: 28 August 2026

August 24, 2026 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

In place of a complete review this blog post will focus in how I am reworking the asset allocation for the Bohr portfolio.  This new asset allocation mix is in preparation for a major market draw-down.  The focus is to set up a low volatile portfolio … [Read more]

Darwin 2026 Portfolio Review: 21 August 2026

August 23, 2026 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

US markets took a break this week with no new all-time highs: The SPX (S&P 500 Index) has pulled back ~1.5% to test previous highs at ~7620 and we will wait to see whether this previous resistance (now potential support) level holds and we … [Read more]

Millikan Portfolio Review: 20 August 2026

August 20, 2026 By Lowell Herr 4 Comments

If you are looking for a conservative portfolio look no further than the Millikan.  Before digging into the Millikan details, just a word about the above photo.  There is an 11 million dollar renovation project under way where we are living and the … [Read more]

Copernicus Portfolio Update: 18 August 2026

August 18, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

For a number of years the management model for the Copernicus was to invest in the S&P 500 or similar broad based index ETFs.  In the last few months as the U.S. Equities market hit new high after new high I stepped back from investing so heavily … [Read more]

Gauss Portfolio Update: 17 August 2026

August 17, 2026 By Lowell Herr 5 Comments

Gauss is the Asset Allocation portfolio up for review today.  Changes since the last review show a move from holdings in gold to short-term treasuries.  The idea is to provide more income in addition to preparing for a possible market correction.  A … [Read more]

Darwin 2026 Portfolio Review: 14 August 2026

August 16, 2026 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

It was another bullish week in the US Equity markets with the SPX (S&P 500 Index) again hitting new all-time highs: Despite the 3-month sideways consolidation through May-July (Sell in May and go away ....) we are still clearly in an uptrending … [Read more]

Kepler Portfolio Update: 14 August 2026

August 14, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Kepler is the portfolio scheduled for an update this morning.  The major decision at this point is how to best bring the various asset classes closer to the target percentages.  Within the last few days shares of SCHO and SGOV were added to the … [Read more]

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