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The plan is to introduce some new portfolios and retire both Playground and Sandbox.

These portfolios attempt to achieve different objectives.

The portfolios did well for 2025, although April was a challenge.

One of the core algorithms in use with Playground and Sandbox has been updated. This gives the algoithm far better resolution and enhanced performance. It can almost double the performance for the same or equivalent risk.

Changes to Playground and Sandbox portfolio.

Changes to Playground and Sandbox portfolio.

Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are a type of ETF that use financial derivatives and debt to amplify returns. They are designed to provide investors with a multiple of the daily return of a benchmark index, such as the S&P 500. For example, a 3x leveraged S&P 500 ETF, (SPXL) aims to deliver three times the return of the benchmark index on a daily basis.

The portfolios did relatively well for 2024. Both SleepWell and Insomniac both performed as expected from their past returns. The Playground suffered some trouble keeping up in the later half of the year. It still has had a decent year but compared to the S&P 500(24.01%) and NASDAQ(30.78%) it underperformed on raw returns. However drawdowns were more contained and manageable.

Additions to Playground portfolio.