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McClintock Portfolio Review: 16 August 2022

Yesterday I updated the Franklin, a poor performing Dual Momentum™ portfolio.  This morning the McCormick is up for review and the performance is quite different.  Chalk the difference up to the luck-of-review-day rather than the particular investing model. McClintock Dual Momentum Recommendation The current recommendation is to place 100% of the portfolio in bonds (BND).  Since SCHP is also … [Read More...]

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To register as a Guest, click on this link and fill our the short form.  Please place ITA in front of your user name so I know you are not a Spam registrant. Lifetime membership is now available for $100 to new subscribers.  Below are the instructions to gain access to the Kipling spreadsheet.   Contact me at itawealth@comcast.net if interested in taking out a Lifetime membership.  Make … [Read More]

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Occam’s Razor and Investing

Establish Basic Principles of Investing What does Occam’s Razor* principle have to do with investing? Furthermore, what is Occam’s Razor?  The principle states that “Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.” The principle is attributed to the 14th century Franciscan friar, William of Ockham.  Isaac Newton stated the Occam’s Razor another way with this rule. “We are to admit no more causes … [Read More...]

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Nine Critical Investment Decisions

September 19, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Nine Critical Investment Decisions 1.  The Decision to Save or Not to Save 2.  The Go-It-Alone or Professional Manager Decision 3.  The Decision to be a Passive, Active or Mosaic Investor 4.  The Decision to Use Index Funds or Stocks to … [Read more]

Weekly Music Recommendation

September 15, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Photograph: Arches National Park - Image captured just as the sun was rising. My music selection this week is Yo-Yo Ma playing Ennio Morricone.  This CD includes some of the most beautiful and haunting compositions ever collected on one platter.  As … [Read more]

Index vs. Passive Investing

September 14, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Harold R. Evensky, in his Wealth Management: The Financial Advisor's Guide to Investing and Managing Client Assets book, makes a distinction between index and passive investing.  Few readers are unaware of the differences between active and passive … [Read more]

Goofus vs. Gallant

September 13, 2013 By Lowell Herr

As a small boy, my family subscribed to a magazine called “Children’s Activities.” Each issue contained a story of two characters, Goofus and Gallant. We all wanted to be like Gallant, although we frequently found ourselves behaving like … [Read more]

The Feynman Study: Part 3

September 7, 2013 By Lowell Herr

In Part 3 of the Feynman Portfolio Study we look at the impact of rebalancing on portfolio performance. Part 2 examined the “Passive” – Buy and Hold – Investment strategy.  Part 3 moves on to examine the “Dynamic” – Buy….Don’t Hold, re-balance – … [Read more]

The Feynman Study: Part 1

September 5, 2013 By Lowell Herr

This first Part of the Study identifies the 10 Asset Groups and 18 individual EFTs that comprise the Feynman Portfolio and looks at the general market behavior, as defined by the Vanguard Total Stock Market Fund (VTSMX), over the 6 year period from … [Read more]

The Feynman Study

September 3, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Lowell has invited me to author a series of posts on the ITA Wealth Management website that may be of interest to Platinum members interested in learning more about the practical application of some of the strategies, tactics and analysis tools that … [Read more]

Occam’s Razor and Investing

August 26, 2013 By Lowell Herr

Establish Basic Principles of Investing What does Occam’s Razor* principle have to do with investing? Furthermore, what is Occam’s Razor?  The principle states that “Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.” The principle is attributed to … [Read more]

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