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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

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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

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Copernicus Portfolio Review: 1 May 2024

May 1, 2024 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Copernicus is an example portfolio designed for young folks who have little or no time to manage an investment portfolio.  All that is required is to open up a broker account, set up monthly deposits, and then log in and purchase shares in one or more of the

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Copernicus Portfolio Review: 13 May 2024

May 13, 2024 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Next to the Schrodinger Intelligent Portfolio the Copernicus is the easiest portfolio to manage as all one needs to do is save and invest in one of several U.S. Equities ETFs.  Unless there is an emergency, never sell.  This investment management model is specifically designed

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Copernicus Portfolio Review: 4 June 2024

June 4, 2024 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Copernicus is one of two portfolio I highly recommend for working young folks who have little time to spend on portfolio management.  The other obvious choice is the Schrodinger.  The goal of the Copernicus is to invest in U.S. Equities and never sell unless there is an emergency.  While I use four equity ETFs one […]

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If Starting Over

June 10, 2024 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

What advice would I pass on to a beginning investor?  Is this advice applicable for a retired investor?  You be the judge. Investing does not require a finance degree from the University of Chicago.  For starters, check out this video to see just how simple it really is.  To broaden

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Schrodinger Intelligent Portfolio Review: 25 July 2024

July 25, 2024 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

This morning the easiest portfolio to manage is up for review.  Updating the Schrodinger, a Robo Advisor portfolio, is trivial as no buy-hold-sell decisions are required as this is all done by computer algorithms.  The Schrodinger was set up seven years ago to answer the

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Copernicus Portfolio Update: 22 August 2024

August 22, 2024 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Copernicus is the portfolio scheduled for review this morning.  This is one of the easiest portfolios to update as there is nearly nothing to do other than save and invest in U.S. Equities.  The Copernicus is designed for young investors or someone who has at least 10 years of

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