Establishing an appropriate benchmark for a portfolio is essential if one is serious about investing. Avoiding portfolio bench-marking is an act of self-deception. Exactly what is the purpose of a benchmark and what are the requirements for a fair and reasonable benchmark. Here is one definition of bench-marking. In the investing world, the S&P 500 […]
Portfolio Benchmarking: Looking Beyond Portfolio Returns
In the process of cleaning up this blog, I lost some critical posts and a few related to bench-marking. Fortunately, I posted an important article on this subject over on Seeking Alpha. Here is the link to one benchmarking article. Check it out. In most of the portfolio reviews you will see data and graphs […]
Franklin Portfolio Review: 3 January 2024
Despite the small size, the Franklin portfolio receives the same attention as the larger portfolios. The same methods are used to manage this Sector BPI portfolio as with all other sector BPI portfolios. Readers interested in the Sector BPI model will find this Seeking Alpha article of interest. Click on this link and take a […]
Two-Year Summary of Sector BPI Portfolio Performance: 26 April 2024
Nearly two years ago I launched the first (Carson) of several Sector BPI portfolios. Eleven ITA portfolios are currently using this investing model. Not all are publicly reported here on the ITA blog. How are these eleven portfolios performing using this particular investing model? The following data table shows how the different sectors performed over […]
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