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I remain cautious on equities, but I am boosting exposure by adding to ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats (REGL), reducing the recently purchased Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (VGSH). I am also adding to the very cheap PIMCO 15+ Years TIPS ETF (LTPZ). The trades: Sell 50 VGSH at $57.50 Buy 25 REGL at $87.29 Buy 20 LTPZ at $45.07 The updated model portfolio:

I am extending from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index ETF (VTIP) to PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS ETF (LTPZ) and iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP). The trades: Sell 70 VTIP at $49.34 Buy 25 LTPZ at $47.09 Buy 25 TIP at $105.40 The updated model portfolio:

Yesterday, a day ahead of the FOMC meeting, I added to ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats (REGL) and sold some Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index ETF (VTIP). Today, I am trimming REGL slightly, and also reducing PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS ETF (LTPZ), which gapped up today but is cheap and adding to VTIP. The trades: Sell 25 LTPZ at $47.34 Sell 10 REGL at $90.84 Buy 40 VTIP at $49.52 The updated model portfolio:

I reduced it yesterday, and I am trimming it again today at a higher price. I will still hold a very large position in ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (REGL). I am boosting one that I trimmed, PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS ETF (LTPZ). The trades: Sell 10 REGL at $94.59 Buy 25 LTPZ at $48.44 The updated model portfolio:

I like TIPS a lot and fear equities are going lower, but I am trimming PIMCO 15+Year US TIPS Index ETF (LTPZ) and adding again to ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV). The trades: Sell 25 LTPZ at $48.49 Buy 25 SMDV at $76.76 The updated model portfolio:

I hold a tremendous amount of the model portfolio in TIPS, and I am taking a profit on this one, the PIMCO 15+ Year TIPS ETF (LTPZ) that I added to recently. The trade: Sell 15 LTPZ at $48.40 The updated model portfolio:

It's already quite large (my largest position in the model portfolio), but I am boosting PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS ETF (LTPZ) before the auction this week. The yield of the 30-Year TIPS is over 3% now (and this is before inflation!). I am also boosting iShares TIPS (TIP) a bit too. The trades: Buy 20 LTPZ at $47.18 Buy 25 TIP at $106.78 The updated model portfolio: