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Kepler Portfolio Review: 23 January 2026

January 23, 2026 By Lowell Herr 1 Comment

Kepler is the portfolio up for review this morning.  When you look over the asset allocations you will observe this portfolio is heading in a very conservative direction.  I am attempting to “recession proof” this account.  When this bull market fever breaks it will be difficult to keep any assets on the positive side with […]

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Kepler – “Recession Proof” Portfolio: 29 December 2025

December 29, 2025 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Kepler is the portfolio scheduled for review this morning.  “Recession Proof” is a misnomer as I am not sure there is any such thing unless one is an option expert, has some luck shorting bear markets, or someone who has access to financial vehicles available only to the very wealthy.  The revised asset allocation for […]

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Kepler Portfolio Update: 19 December 2025

December 19, 2025 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Kepler is the portfolio up for review this morning.  Major asset allocation changes are coming to the Kepler for two reasons.  1) The portfolio has been a poor performer.  Therefore adjustments are appropriate  2) The new asset allocation model is designed to be somewhat recession resistant.  I say “somewhat” as I don’t think there is […]

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Kepler Portfolio Review: 17 November 2025

November 17, 2025 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Kepler is one of the poorest performing portfolios tracked here at ITA.  Hence, a major shift in the asset allocation. In preparation for the anticipated recession (or worse} I am revamping the asset allocation.  Simplification is the direction I am moving with the Kepler.  For the foreseeable future the portfolio will primarily be populated by […]

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Kepler Portfolio Update: 3 November 2025

November 3, 2025 By Lowell Herr 2 Comments

Kepler and Hawking are the two portfolios here on the ITA blog that are using Closed-End-Funds (CEFs) to populate their respective portfolios.  In general we are looking for CEFs that are priced at a discount and throw off a dividend of ~8% to ~12%.  Sometimes the yield will be outside these percentages. If you are […]

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Kepler Portfolio Review: 15 October 2025

October 15, 2025 By Lowell Herr 2 Comments

As I am updating and reviewing portfolios, thus far Kepler is the only portfolio that did not show a profit during the month of September.  Kepler happens to be the only portfolio using Closed-End-Funds.  I need to remind readers that the Hawking is also a CEF driven portfolio and appears to be performing better than […]

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Kepler CEF Portfolio Review: 12 September 2025

September 12, 2025 By Lowell Herr 3 Comments

As one of the poorest performing portfolios, if not the least productive, it was encouraging to see Kepler turn in the top performance in August.  It might be an outlier or the beginnings of a strong future using Closed-End-Funds (CEFs).  The Kepler is certainly a portfolio to watch over the next several quarters. Shares of […]

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Kepler CEF Portfolio Review: 12 August 2025

August 12, 2025 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Kepler recently experienced changes in the portfolio makeup.  I moved the Kepler to Closed-End-Funds (CEFs) in an experiment to see how well this investing model might work going forward.  The Kepler is one of the poorest performing portfolios so it made sense to make a change. In this post I will explain how I go […]

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