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Creating a Recession Proof Portfolio

I recently asked ChatGPT the following.  "Create a five ETF portfolio designed to withstand a major stock market correction and or Financial Repression." Here is the response from ChatGPT. For a five-ETF defensive portfolio, I would emphasize short-duration Treasuries, inflation protection, gold, and a smaller allocation to high-quality equities. The goal is not to eliminate losses—which … [Read More...]

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Carson Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 28 June 2024

This morning the Carson Sector BPI (named for Rachel Carson) portfolio is due for an update.  As the oldest Sector BPI portfolio the Carson is also a top performing portfolio.  As one of several portfolio using the Sector BPI investing approach checking up on the bullish status of the eleven market sectors is critical.  Early this morning I checked on the sectors closest to the oversold zone and … [Read More...]

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Creating a Recession Proof Portfolio

September 20, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

I recently asked ChatGPT the following.  "Create a five ETF portfolio designed to withstand a major stock market correction and or Financial Repression." Here is the response from ChatGPT. For a five-ETF defensive portfolio, I would … [Read more]

Millikan Asset Allocation Portfolio Update: 16 September 2026

September 17, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Millikan is the portfolio I am updating this morning.  With exception of one asset class, U.S. Equities (VTI), the portfolio is in balance.  I recently added international shares as well as inflation protection ETFs.  New cash and dividends are used … [Read more]

Gauss Asset Allocation Portfolio: 15 September 2026

September 15, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Gauss is a conservative portfolio with a current beta of 0.1 or one tenth as volatile as the S&P 500.  Over 50% of the portfolio is concentrated in short-term treasuries or other income generating Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Gauss Security … [Read more]

Copernicus Portfolio Update: 14 September 2026

September 14, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Copernicus continues to be the top performing portfolio tracked here on the ITA blog.  Two changes I made since the last review were to replace VIG with shares of RSP and SGOV.  SGOV is a short-term treasury and will overlap with SCHO.  RSP is an … [Read more]

ITA Weekly: 11 September 2026

September 13, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

With so much material now available on the ITA Wealth Management site, it is time to once more help readers know how to best navigate this blog so as to derive useful information for readers managing their own portfolio(s). ITA has a powerful search … [Read more]

Kepler Asset Allocation Portfolio Review: 11 September 2026

September 11, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Kepler is the asset allocation portfolio scheduled for a review this morning.  The current lineup of ETFs is only three months old so we have little data as to whether this new asset allocation mix will improve the historically poor performance of … [Read more]

Pauling Asset Allocation Portfolio Review: 9 September 2026

September 9, 2026 By Lowell Herr Leave a Comment

Pauling is an asset allocation portfolio set up to generate dividends.  It is also a portfolio where the asset classes are consolidated or tilted toward value rather than growth.  This is in keeping with the latest Vanguard recommendation of what the … [Read more]

Carson Sector BPI Portfolio Review: 8 September 2026

September 8, 2026 By Lowell Herr 5 Comments

Carson is the Sector BPI portfolio up for review today.  The single significant sector move occurred with the Industrial section of the S&P 500.  Industrials came within a whisker of moving into the oversold zone so I used available cash to add … [Read more]

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