While the Millikan portfolio is dated July 1, the information is primarily June data. The Millikan portfolio is narrowly focused on four Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). As readers will see in a moment, I am deviating from the basic asset allocation recommendations as we have yet to … [Read More...]
Tactical Asset Allocation: Does It Make Sense?
Here is the link to a particularly useful article for ITA readers. As you read the article, pay particular attention to the fundamentals that provide clues as to whether or not the market is likely to generate lower than average, average, or above … [Read more]
Strategic Asset Allocation: A Starting Point For Portfolio Construction
Much is made of the importance of asset allocation here at ITA Wealth Management. Long-time readers are familiar with the general layout of the portfolios and new readers will find more information by doing a search for "Dashboard." Not all … [Read more]
Excellent Music from All Classical in Portland, Oregon
If you wish to listen to excellent music for a few more days, bring up this URL on your computer or SONOS system. http://www.allclassical.org and click on Listen. … [Read more]
Vermont Symphony Orchestra: Counterpoint Christmas Music
One of my favorite Christmas CDs is Counterpoint: Christmas in Vermont. I was surprised to find only one review on Amazon, but this reviewer matches my opinion of the recording. "Counterpoint is a twelve-member choral group based in Vermont, … [Read more]
Why Use Index Funds?
The Power of Index Investing Why are 80% to 85% of all investors wrong? Could it be the power of advertising and greed? What do I mean when I say a high percentage of investors have it all wrong? Simple! The majority of investors … [Read more]
Why I Use ETFs Instead of Individual Stocks
Approximately 80% of all investors use individual stocks to populate their portfolios. So why buck the majority trend and use index ETFs? That is a reasonable question that merits an answer. In fact, several answers. Confession: I do select a … [Read more]
Music Recommendations for 10 November 2013
Two music suggestions are coming your way this week as not everyone will enjoy the jazz recommendation. Recently recommended to me was "The Complete Django Reinhard and Quintet of the Hot Club of France." Classic Early Recordings is the closest I … [Read more]
Retirement Planning Mistake #10
Investors do not monitor their portfolio adequately. Rare is the investor who can place their hands on the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of their portfolio. An even smaller percentage of investors know how well their portfolio is performing with … [Read more]
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