ITA Wealth Management

  • Home
  • Blog
    • How To Use ITA Blog
    • Golden Rule of Investing
    • Basic Investing Principles
  • Guest Registration
  • Forum
  • Reset Password
  • About Me
    • Archive
    • Contact
You are here: Home / Archives for Portfolio Management / Risk Management

Rutherford-Darwin Portfolio Review: 19 September 2025

September 21, 2025 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

It was another bullish week in the US Equity markets with the SPX (S&P 500 Index) again making new highs: We have broken through the 6450 resistance zone and are now sitting at the ~6650 level. There is still no evidence of the historical September weakness in the US equity markets as we continue to […]

Filed Under: Darwin Portfolio, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance, Risk Management, Rutherford Portfolio Tagged With: Darwin Portfolio, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance, Risk Management, Rutherford Portfolio

Rutherford-Darwin Portfolio Review: 26 September 2025

September 29, 2025 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

This week saw a small ~0.25% pullback in US Equity markets (S&P 500 Index) but we are still consolidating at the ~6500 level:

Filed Under: Darwin Portfolio, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance, Risk Management Tagged With: Darwin Portfolio, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance, Risk Management, Rutherford Portfolio

Rutherford-Darwin Portfolio Review: 3 October 2025

October 5, 2025 By hedgehunter 1 Comment

Another bullish week in US equities with the SPX (S&P 500 Index) hitting more new all-time highs and closing the week a little over 1% higher than last week’s close:

Filed Under: Darwin Portfolio, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance, Risk Management, Technical Indicators Tagged With: Darwin Portfolio, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance, Risk Management, Technical Indicators

Darwin Portfolio Review: 31 October 2025

November 2, 2025 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

US Equities reached new all-time highs again this week as the SPX (S&P 500 Index) closed the week ~0.7% higher than last week’s close: After hitting the new highs on Wednesday the markets sold off a little on higher than average volume on Thursday but the uptrend remains firmly in place.

Filed Under: Darwin Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Options, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance, Relative Strength, Risk Management Tagged With: Darwin Portfolio, Options, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance, Relative Strength, Risk Management, Risk Parity

Darwin Portfolio Review: 7 November 2025

November 10, 2025 By hedgehunter Leave a Comment

US equities lost a little ground this week with the SPX (S&P 500 Index) closing ~2% lower than last week’s close:

Filed Under: Darwin Portfolio, Asset Allocation, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance, Risk Management Tagged With: Asset Allocation, Darwin Portfolio, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Performance

Recession: Will Equities Drop In The Next 18 Months?

November 18, 2025 By Lowell Herr 5 Comments

There are two reasons for posting this blog. With Recession in the title, readers a year from now can Google the word and come up with this post showing when ITA was sounding the alarm for the coming recession – or worse.  In fact, I have been hinting at the coming market draw-down for months. […]

Filed Under: Critical Material, Risk Management Tagged With: Risk Management

Einstein Asset Allocation Portfolio Update: 5 December 2025

December 5, 2025 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

  Einstein is one of several portfolios set up to resist major market draw-downs.  Should we encounter a recession in 2026 there is likely no place to hide other than to short the equities market.  Historically the stock market trends up so shorting the market is definitely bucking the long-term trend.  This is why I […]

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

Beta: A Brief Description

January 19, 2026 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

What is beta and how is it measured?  In the context of an investment portfolio, beta refers to a measure of a stock’s volatility in relation to the overall market. A beta value greater than one indicates that the stock is more volatile than the market, while a value less than one suggests it is […]

Filed Under: Risk Management, Miscellaneous, Portfolio Management Tagged With: Beta

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • Next Page »

Meta Data

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Search

Recent Posts

  • Questions To Ask Before You Hire A Professional Money Manager August 25, 2013
  • Occam’s Razor and Investing August 26, 2013
  • The Feynman Study September 3, 2013
  • The Feynman Study: Part 1 September 5, 2013
  • The Feynman Study: Part 2 September 6, 2013
  • The Feynman Study: Part 3 September 7, 2013
  • The Feynman Study: Part 4 September 8, 2013

Recent Comments

  • Lee Cash on Copernicus Portfolio Update: 23 June 2026
  • Lowell Herr on McClintock Sector BPI Portfolio Update: 5 June 2026
  • Lowell Herr on Portfolio Diversification: 6 June 2026
  • William Tynes on Portfolio Diversification: 6 June 2026
  • Lowell Herr on Portfolio Diversification: 6 June 2026
  • William Tynes on Portfolio Diversification: 6 June 2026
  • Lee Cash on Huygens Portfolio Review: 3 June 2026
  • Stellaluna on Kepler Portfolio Review: 27 May 2006
  • Lowell Herr on Kepler Portfolio Review: 27 May 2006
  • Lowell Herr on Kepler Portfolio Review: 27 May 2006

Popular Posts

  • Buffett Indicator & Shiller PE Ratio
  • Financial Repression: Part 1
  • Financial Repression: Another Perspective
  • Portfolio Diversification: 6 June 2026
  • Franklin Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 14 April 2026
  • Financial Repression: Part III
  • Schrodinger Portfolio Update: 17 April 2026
  • McClintock Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 13 March 2026
  • Gauss Portfolio Review: 29 April 2026
  • McClintock Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 5 May 2026

General Investment News

Portfolios coming up for review.  Pauling, Einstein, and Carson are the critical portfolios next up for review.  Non-scheduled portfolios may be reviewed.  If you are a new user, check the posts you missed. Links to Random Posts are found in the lower right-hand footer or just to the right of what you are now reading.  Most popular posts are found in the lower left-hand footer.

Check the Forum for more detailed information.  If you wish to begin a financial discussion, use the Forum.

This blog is free to all who signup as a Guest.

Random Posts

  • Questions To Ask Before You Hire A Professional Money Manager
  • Occam’s Razor and Investing
  • The Feynman Study
  • The Feynman Study: Part 1
  • The Feynman Study: Part 2
  • The Feynman Study: Part 3
  • The Feynman Study: Part 4
  • The Feynman Study: Part 4 (Continued)
  • The Feynman Study: Part 5
  • The Feynman Study: Part 6-1
  • The Feynman Study: Part 6-2

Log in | Website Design by BOING

Loading Comments...

You must be logged in to post a comment.