The Foundation

Broad, quality-tilted holdings for investors just getting started — no options, no margin, no market timing.

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Starting Capital
$25,000
Currently Invested
$0
Unrealized Gain/Loss
+$0 (+0.0%)
Risk Tier
Conservative
Performance vs. S&P 500 (SPY)
This portfolio's performance history will appear here once it has traded for a few days. Its holdings and starting mandate are shown above in the meantime.
How This Portfolio Picks and Balances Stocks

Holds a fixed-weight core position in a broad-market index ETF (VOO) alongside a live-screened basket of quality large-cap dividend payers. Every quarter, the dividend roster is re-screened against real data — payout ratio, dividend-growth streak, free cash flow, and market cap — so membership reflects current fundamentals rather than a fixed list. Rebalances to target weights on the first trading day of each calendar quarter. No tactical market timing, no options, no margin.


The exact rule, in full, as currently in effect (revision 2, effective Jul 15, 2026):

Universe: 1 broad-market index ETF (VOO, fixed 40% weight) + a live-screened basket of large-cap dividend payers sharing the remaining 60%, equally weighted. Screen thresholds (re-evaluated live against current data at every quarterly rebalance, from a fixed candidate pool of well-established dividend payers): payout ratio < 60%, 10+ consecutive years of dividend growth, positive free cash flow, market cap ≥ $10B. Roster membership is not fixed — it can change quarter to quarter as a candidate's fundamentals change. Rebalance/reconstitution on the first trading day of each calendar quarter. No market-timing entries/exits, no options, no margin.

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Current Holdings

This portfolio hasn't opened any positions yet.

Trade Log

No published trades yet — every trade this portfolio makes will appear here with a plain-English explanation once it's reviewed and published.

At a Glance
Risk tier
Conservative
Starting capital
$25,000
Uninvested cash
$25,000
Benchmark
SPY
Inception
Jul 15, 2026