About four or five years ago I was managing the Kepler portfolio using a Relative Strength model. That model turned out to be a mistake. More recently I switched to an asset allocation model or an investing approach I have used with a number of portfolios for years. Around the turn of the century William J. Bernstein came out with a book titled, The Intelligent Asset Allocator. This book … [Read More...]
Einstein Portfolio Review: 18 July 2025
Einstein is in the rebuilding stage after experiencing several withdrawals for educational purposes. The owner recently added cash. More shares of SHV were purchased and there is currently a limit order in place to purchase one more share of VOO. … [Read more]
Franklin Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 15 July 2025
Franklin is one of three Sector BPI portfolios, all named after women scientists. Since the last review of the Franklin, shares of VHT and VOX were sold out of the portfolio leaving shares in Consumer Staples (VDC) and Energy (VDE). The Franklin … [Read more]
Hawking Portfolio Review: 14 July 2025
The Hawking Portfolio does not require a lot of attention as it is designed more as a Buy-And-Hold Portfolio to generate "Income" rather than to rely primarily on "growth" as required in more common equity portfolios. Although there may be … [Read more]
Dirac Portfolio Review: 11 July 2025
Last week I introduced my revamped Dirac Portfolio that will, roughly, follow the same systems/methodologies as the Rutherford-Darwin Portfolio but with a quiver dedicated only to US markets with no diversification outside of these markets. Risk … [Read more]
Rutherford-Darwin Portfolio Review: 11 July 2025
After the Independence Day Holiday and the break through the significant 6100 resistance level in the S&P 500 Index (SPX) we waited to see where the markets would go next - but, it was a quiet week, with consolidation around 6250 and a close just … [Read more]
Bohr Portfolio Review: 12 July 2025
When developing a portfolio with retirement as a goal, do your best to never withdrawal funds as growth is interrupted. That is what happened to both the Bohr and Einstein portfolios. The owners of each needed funds for education and other … [Read more]
Questions To Ask Your Money Manager
Recently I was talking with a neighbor and I mentioned that I have been writing an investment blog for over 17 years. The neighbor mentioned he has a money manager handle his investments. When I have one of these conversations my mind … [Read more]
Pauling Portfolio Review: 11 July 2025
Pauling is one of several portfolios that lag their benchmark. When this is the case I go to the Risk Ratios to see the direction of the growth or regression. In which direction is the portfolio moving with respect to the broad equities market? … [Read more]
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