"Preserving wealth in retirement requires more than pursuing returns—it requires preparing for periods when financial markets and government policies work against investors. History has shown that extended market corrections, rising inflation, low real interest rates, and increasing government debt can create an environment in which traditional investment strategies struggle to protect purchasing … [Read More...]
Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 1): 5 April 2024
Comments made by members of the Fed regarding the possibility that there may be no interest rate cuts this year scared the US equity markets on Thursday and, although they recovered slightly on Friday, markets closed the week ~1% lower from last … [Read more]
Franklin Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 5 April 2024
Franklin is the Sector BPI portfolio up for review today even though no sectors are in the oversold zone and we sold off all overbought sectors. The current holdings of Staples and Utilities are residing in the neutral zone. Over $2,200 remains in … [Read more]
Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 4): 28 March 2024
US Markets started the week slowly with a small pullback at the beginning of the week but finished the holiday-shortened week with a recovery and closing about 0.25% higher than last week's close: However, we are still hovering at that 5200-5220 … [Read more]
Tentative Asset Allocation Model
Asset Allocation is a popular investing model when it comes to constructing a portfolio. What asset classes to include and what percentage of each asset is open for debate and discussion. In the follow example, titled ITA-AA, I've selected ten … [Read more]
Bullish Percent Indicators: 29 March 2024
Just as one sunny day does not constitute a summer, nor does one strong market day speak well for an entire week. Not all indexes and sectors of the market moved up this week as one might have anticipated. Two of the seven indexes reverted to the … [Read more]
Copernicus Portfolio Review: 29 March 2024
Passive investing is the name of the game with the Copernicus portfolio. The philosophy of the Copernicus is to purchase U.S. Equity ETFs when cash is available and to never sell unless there is an emergency. One major … [Read more]
Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 3): 22 March 2024
US Equities finally poked their head above the ~5200 resistance level where they have been sitting for the past couple of weeks: now we wait to see whether we get a continuation of the bullish trend or a pullback to at least the … [Read more]
Carson Sector BPI Portfolio: 21 March 2024
"Fund expenses have a direct impact on investment returns." Carson, the oldest Sector BPI portfolio, is the account up for review today. With U.S. Equities pushing the upper limits no sectors are positioned in the oversold zone. In these market … [Read more]
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