Franklin is one of four Sector BPI portfolios. Perhaps I should title these portfolios, Sector BPI Plus as each now contains more than the eleven (11) sector ETFs in an effort to patch one of the potential holes in the Sector BPI hypothesis. Past sector blogs explain in more detail the flaw in the Sector […]
Bohr Portfolio Review: 13 April 2023
Bohr is the portfolio scheduled for review today. Some alterations are planned for this account so pay attention as I walk through what I see as some ways to “heal” or strengthen apparent weaknesses that are likely to arise in the Sector BPI model. The plan is to make similar changes to the Bethe portfolio […]
Bohr Portfolio Review: 7 March 2023
Bohr is an income/growth portfolio of which there are two. The other portfolio following this model is the Bethe portfolio. As readers will see in a moment, the current emphasis is on income as the Bohr is designed to generate $18,500 per year. When a retiree needs income there is always a difficult decision to […]
Asset Allocation and Market Factors
Asset Allocation and Market Factors There are times when I get involved in an investment discussion on another investment site. The debate frequently involves the very basics of portfolio construction. Does one use individual stocks, mutual funds, or ETFs to populate portfolios? This is a fundamental question. Here at ITA Wealth Management we use, almost […]
Constructing a “Core” Investment Portfolio: Part 4 – Fixed Allocation Rebalancing or Risk Parity and Volatility Targeting?
In parts 2 and 3 of this series I described how we might manage our core portfolio by either rebalancing to a fixed asset allocation or by adjusting allocations based on changing volatilities. The two options are not complimentary, so we need to choose one or the other. Which method we use should probably depend […]
Constructing a “Core” Investment Portfolio : Part 3 – Risk Parity and Volatility Targeting
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 […]
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 […]
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