Millikan is another asset allocation model that is set up to handle a correction, but would need more work should we encounter a recession. At this point the Millikan is very close to being in balance. Check out the second screenshot. Millikan Asset Allocation Model Below is the
Millikan Portfolio Review: 27 January 2026
The Millikan is one of several asset allocation driven portfolios set up to handle a mild recession. This portfolio is not as conservative as a few others managed here at Investment Trend Analysis (ITA). In the second screenshot
Gauss Portfolio Review: 5 March 2026
Gauss is the portfolio up for review today. The owner of this portfolio is not contributing significant amounts of cash each month so the re-balancing will need to come from dividends and interest income. Gauss is a very conservative portfolio as one can see from the low beta value of 0.27. Conservative is defined in […]
Copernicus Portfolio Update: 27 April 2026
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,
Gauss Portfolio Review: 29 April 2026
Yesterday the U.S. Equities market took quite a hit. This morning stocks are down again. What is going on to drive down the S&P 500, a good benchmark for monitoring the overall market? Check out this YouTube video. If the video does not start at the beginning,
Millikan Asset Allocation Portfolio: 6 May 2026
Millikan is the asset allocation portfolio up for review this morning and it is undergoing a few changes. The new allocation of assets is designed to further diversify the portfolio, provide additional resistance to a possible recession, and to counter the high probability of financial repression. Read the
Schrodinger Portfolio Review: 15 May 2026
Since the last review the computers at Schwab rebalanced the Schrodinger by adding shares to large cap equities and bonds. Considering this overbought market both additions are somewhat puzzling. However, I’m not going to quibble as the performance since 12/31/2021 has been excellent. The
Copernicus Portfolio Review: 26 May 2026
Copernicus is a simple portfolio for investors with 10 to 15 years of saving years ahead. With the U.S. Equities market at or near an all-time high I pulled back a tad on investing in ETFs that hold a high percentage in the mega-cap seven to