In the first two parts of this series on portfolio construction I have focused on simplicity in terms of the number of assets that might be included in the portfolio and the level of management effort required to monitor and maintain the portfolio so as to generate acceptable returns. I have addressed risk at the […]
Constructing a “Core” Investment Portfolio : Part 2 – Buy And Hold with Periodic Adjustments
In Part 1 of this series of posts (https://itawealth.com/constructing-a-core-investment-portfolio-part-1-buy-and-hold/) I described how a new investor (or an investor wishing to change their current portfolio structure) might set up a simple Buy-And-Hold portfolio of ETFs that requires little or no management. The portfolio consisted of only four ETFs that were equally weighted and could be considered […]
Gauss Portfolio Review: 13 April 2021
Gauss is the portfolio up for review this morning. I think of this portfolio as one of the Relative Strength or Tranche Momentum portfolios. The other two main models followed here at ITA are: Dual Momentum and Asset Allocation. These models do not include those managed by Hedgehunter. If looking for a portfolio of stocks, […]
Rutherford Portfolio Review (Tranche 5) – 12 March 2021
It was a bullish week in the US Equity markets with the S&P 500 closing the week ~2.6% higher than last week’s close and at all-time highs: The closes on the last 2 days were also outside the Expected Move (EM) for the week and volatility has dropped. We will now wait to see whether […]
Dirac Portfolio Review: 26 February 2021
The Dirac portfolio is the only portfolio reviewed on this site that is built from individual stocks, rather than from Funds of stock, and the recent high volatility and pullback in US equity prices has taken it’s toll on the portfolio as numerous Trailing Stop Loss Orders (TSLOs) were hit over the last few weeks. […]
Reworking The Investment Quiver
With the majority of ITA portfolios currently recommending no new purchases, now is a good time to rework the investment quiver if you are not completely satisfied with either the Factors or Asset Classes that make up your portfolio. Think through what asset classes or factors you want to include in the portfolio. Below are […]
Is There an Advantage in Splitting a Portfolio into Tranches? – Part 3: REDA Groups with Heikin-Ashi Filter
In my last post in this series (https://itawealth.com/advantage-splitting-portfolio-tranches-part-2-reda-groups/) I looked at the performance of a “Rutherford” portfolio where we would equally allocate funds to assets that were classified in the top 3 groups of the REDA rankings. In this post I will again use the REDA group classifications but will add an entry filter requiring […]
Dividend Champions: A Tranche Momentum Analysis
Not all ITA Wealth Management readers use ETFs to build their portfolios. There are readers who have an interest in dividend oriented individual stocks. The following analysis walks investors through a group of stocks I pulled off a Seeking Alpha article where the author updates this portfolio on a regular basis. Main Menu: The analysis […]
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