The original management strategy for the Copernicus portfolio was to invest in the S&P 500 (SPY or VOO) and continue to do so while adding money on a regular basis. I've deviated from that original plan slightly as the current market is overvalued or as we say, overbought. However, … [Read More...]
Portfolio Construction From Over 100 ETFs
Building a portfolio from over 100 ETFs and 6800 stocks results in the following group of securities. Beginning with a base of over 100 commission free ETFs from TDAmeritrade and then adding in a few specialized, sector, and commodities plus several … [Read more]
Splitting Portfolio Into Multiple Parts
Reducing portfolio risk is at the forefront of investor thinking after a flat market in 2015. Momentum principles, as laid out in the Kipling 2.5.1 spreadsheet, do not always work as well as preferred, due in part to the 33-day portfolio review … [Read more]
Test Notification of New Blog Posts
Several ITA readers wrote to me telling me that they are no longer receiving notifications of new blog posts. As the Sysop I log on to the site every day, but this is not convenient for all readers. Apparently a new plugin upgrade reset the … [Read more]
Beating the Dow With Bonds
Several years ago I wrote a review of Michael O'Higgins book, Beating the Dow With Bonds. O'Higgins made a name for himself with his Dogs of the Dow book. Both systems are filled with errors. The following review came to mind as I read Jim Sloan's … [Read more]
Music Recommendations For Easter
Easter Music Selections St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion are two pieces of music that quickly come to mind during this Easter season. While the St. Matthew is the more popular with many listeners, my favorite is the St. John, as there are … [Read more]
Over-Valued Market: Four Critical Indicators
ReSolve Asset Management analysts lay out four reasons why the stock market is over-valued. As investors, we need to pay attention to these long-term indicators. The links below provide quick access to the numerical values backing the high … [Read more]
The Nasty Mathematics of Volatility
Long-time readers of ITA Wealth Management note we are paying more attention to portfolio risk and the volatility of individual securities than we did when this blog first started. Below is an example of why this is an important concept to consider … [Read more]
Forum: How To Use It Efficiently
I'll be the first to admit the Forum is not all that easy to use, but I have yet to find anything superior that integrates easily with WordPress, the software that is the operating system of this and many other blogs. … [Read more]
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