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Franklin Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 11 March 2024

March 11, 2024 By Lowell Herr

Time is Archimedes’ lever in investing – Charles D. Ellis “In this portfolio review, we focus on analyzing the sector bullish percent indicators within the Franklin investment portfolio. As of 11 March 2024, our assessment reveals the performance and trends exhibited by these indicators. It is crucial to note that the sector bullish percent indicators […]

Filed Under: Franklin Portfolio, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Sector BPI Tagged With: Franklin Portfolio, Sector BPI

Huygens Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 12 March 2024

March 12, 2024 By Lowell Herr

“One quasi strategy that straddles market timing and portfolio tilt is sector rotation.”  – Harold Evensky Huygens is the portfolio scheduled for review this morning.  As the various ITA portfolios are updated, what should you look for?  Instead of glossing over the analysis, take something away from these reviews that you can use to manage […]

Filed Under: Huygens Portfolio, ITA Portfolios, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Sector BPI Tagged With: Huygens Portfolio, Sector BPI

Schrodinger Portfolio Review: 13 March 2024

March 13, 2024 By Lowell Herr

“Performance data represents past performance, and may not reflect future investment returns.” – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Schwab’s Intelligent Portfolio, Schrodinger, is up for review this morning.  Almost no action took place over the past month, likely due to the cash holding not exceeding 8.0%.  Is this sizable percentage in cash holding down performance?  […]

Filed Under: Schrodinger Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Risk Management Tagged With: Schrodinger Portfolio

Carson Sector BPI Portfolio: 21 March 2024

March 21, 2024 By Lowell Herr

“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 to populate VTI and VOO.  As you may […]

Filed Under: Carson Portfolio, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Sector BPI Tagged With: Carson Portfolio, Sector BPI

Gauss Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 22 March 2024

March 22, 2024 By Lowell Herr

“Knowing your tolerance for risk is critical to investment success.” – Richard A. Ferri Gauss is the Sector BPI portfolio up for review this morning.  Readers who have been following this investment model are reminded we are currently in a “quiet” period when there is little buy or sell action.  Most of the Sector BPI […]

Filed Under: Gauss Portfolio, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Sector BPI Tagged With: Gauss Portfolio, Sector BPI

Millikan Sector BPI Portfolio: 25 March 2024

March 25, 2024 By Lowell Herr

Millikan is the Sector BPI portfolio up for review this morning.  Earlier I checked the sector BPI percentages to see if either Staples or Utilities moving into either the oversold or overbought zone.  No moves requiring any decisions showed up this morning. Of the three basic investing models I’m using with the ITA portfolios, the […]

Filed Under: Millikan Portfolio, ITA Portfolios, Portfolio Construction, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Sector BPI Tagged With: Millikan Portfolio, Portfolio Management, Sector BPI

Copernicus Portfolio Review: 29 March 2024

March 29, 2024 By Lowell Herr

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 advantage to a no-sell model is that it has definite tax benefits. Copernicus Security Holdings Below is […]

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

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 David Swensen.  As readers can […]

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

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