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Carson Sector BPI Portfolio: 21 March 2024

March 21, 2024 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

“Fund expenses have a direct impact on investment returns.” Carson, the oldest Sector BPI portfolio, is the account up for review today.  With U.S. Equities pushing the upper limits no sectors are positioned in the oversold zone.  In these market conditions investments focus of using available cash

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Copernicus Portfolio Review: 29 March 2024

March 29, 2024 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Passive investing is the name of the game with the Copernicus portfolio.  The philosophy of the Copernicus is to purchase U.S. Equity ETFs when cash is available and to never sell unless there is an emergency.  One major

Filed Under: Copernicus Portfolio, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance Tagged With: Copernicus Portfolio, Passive Investing.

Tentative Asset Allocation Model

March 30, 2024 By Lowell Herr 11 Comments

Asset Allocation is a popular investing model when it comes to constructing a portfolio.  What asset classes to include and what percentage of each asset is open for debate and discussion.  In the follow example, titled ITA-AA, I’ve selected ten asset classes that come from two sources, Mebane Faber and

Filed Under: Asset Allocation, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Asset Allocation

Kahneman-Tversky Portfolio Review: 7 June, 2024

June 9, 2024 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

The Kahneman-Tversky (K-T) Portfolio is a simple Dual Momentum Portfolio that is split between two lookback period options over which “momentum”, or Relative Strength, is measured. The Kahneman portion of the portfolio uses a single long-term lookback period of 252 trading days (12 months)

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Pauling Asset Allocation Portfolio Review: 10 October 2024

October 10, 2024 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

Yesterday I updated a Sector BPI portfolio.  This morning it is time to examine an Asset Allocation portfolio.  Pauling is a modest size portfolio built to handle securities all over the globe.  The portfolio contains U.S. Equities, U.S. and International Bonds, Developed International Equities, Emerging Market Equities, Domestic and International Real Estate, and Treasuries. The […]

Filed Under: Pauling Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Asset Allocation, Pauling Portfolio

Copernicus Portfolio Review: 14 October 2024

October 14, 2024 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

This morning I am updating the high risk equity only Copernicus, an investing model designed for young investors or someone who has at least 15 to 20 years of future savings.  High risk is defined as investing only in equities (stocks) while shunning bonds

Filed Under: Copernicus Portfolio, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Copernicus Portfolio, Passive Investing.

Schrodinger Portfolio Review: 16 October 2024

October 16, 2024 By Lowell Herr 4 Comments

Before delving into the Schrodinger review, SCHA, SCHF and FNDA experienced stock splits of 2 for 1 while FNDX and SCHX split 3 for 1.  If you are working with the Investment Account Manager the stock split entry point is Transitions and Global Transaction Activities.  I highly recommend

Filed Under: Schrodinger Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Asset Allocation, Schrodinger Portfolio

Copernicus Portfolio Review: 8 November 2024

November 8, 2024 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Copernicus is one of my favorite portfolios for young investors or someone who has a 15-year or longer investment horizon.  The philosophy behind the Copernicus is to invest in U.S. Equities and never sell unless there is an emergency.  Since the portfolio invests only

Filed Under: Copernicus Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Passive vs. Active, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance Tagged With: Copernicus Portfolio, Passive Portfolio

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