MAY 1, 2026 UPDATE: A BROAD MARKET REBOUND The market gyrations are currently in an uptrend. This is likely a result of the market hoping that the gulf conflict will be quickly resolved. Hope being the operative word. The good news is that the portfolio has recovered most of its recent losses and is only a bit over 1% below its recent peak. At the low, it was almost 7% from that peak, an uncomfortable, but not unusual decline. JANUARY 30, 2026 UPDATE: A RE-ALLOCATION SI

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