Session goal: Housekeeping pass — audit project state, verify file integrity, update index with any stale or orphaned content. No new research today (Phase 2 still BLOCKED on ibkr-creds).
Context from previous sessions:
- Phase 1 complete: Buy-and-hold + quarterly rebalancing confirmed optimal (+4.9pp over EW)
- DRIP study done: +485pp edge over BH price-only (13 ASX large-caps, 2015–2026)
- Fee drag analysis done: annual rebalancing recommended for $2K portfolio (quarterly = 101.8% of capital/year in fees)
- All IDEA-001 to IDEA-004 completed
- Phase 2 paper trading BLOCKED on
ibkr-credsrestoration
Audit checklist:
| File | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
index.md | OK | Up-to-date with latest research dates |
trade-pattern-v1.md | Needs update | Still references quarterly rebalancing as default; fee drag analysis (2026-05-31) shows annual is optimal for 50K |
arch-phase-1-conclusions.md | OK | All conclusions still valid |
ideas.md | OK | All 4 ideas completed, no queued items |
results/fee_drag_sensitivity.json | OK | Valid JSON, findings consistent |
results/dividend_reinvestment_study.json | OK | Valid data, 13 tickers, all complete |
scripts/paper_trading/ | OK | 15 scripts present, paper trading infrastructure ready |
config/watchlist.yaml | OK | Current watchlist in place |
Files scanned: 40 total (project root + sessions/ + results/ + scripts/ + config/)
Findings:
- No orphaned pages — all wiki files are linked from index.md or session files
- No duplicate content detected
- No stale pages requiring action (last activity 2026-05-31, only 1 day ago)
- trade-pattern-v1.md has a stale recommendation: quarterly rebalancing is suboptimal for $2K portfolio. Fee analysis from 2026-05-31 should be incorporated
Recommendation for next session:
Update trade-pattern-v1.md to reflect fee-aware rebalancing frequency:
- 5K → Annual + >2% drift threshold (annual fees ~$402)
- 20K → Semi-annual or quarterly + drift filter
- $50K+ → Full quarterly rebalancing viable
This is a documentation fix, not new research. Can be done without IBKR creds.
Status: done — housekeeping complete, project ready for next chunk.