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What a strange week! A Friday holiday, which is rare and not even the day (the 4th of July is tomorrow, but the stock market is closed today), a big wedding (I wasn't invited, lol) and a 250th birthday celebration of the USA. I still remember very well the 200th, when I was 11 years old. Last week, I discussed the changes ahead with my coverage of the ETFs, and I did detail those changes in the June Review. A Look at the Market The State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) advanced

I am not a fan of Bitcoin, but I did successfully buy and sell iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) earlier this year, and I am buying it back at the depressed price after a move lower over the past month or so. It is down a lot year-to-date. To fund it, I am reducing Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index ETF (VTIP). The trades: Sell 50 VTIP at $50.44 Buy 75 IBIT at $38.90 The updated model portfolio:

My largest position is PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS Index ETF (LTPZ), but I am reducing it to add to Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index ETF (VTIP). The trades: Sell 50 LTPZ at $51.09 Buy 50 VTIP at $50.29 The updated model portfolio:

American investors have had to learn about inflation over the past five years. The last time inflation was big in the U.S. was the early...