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  • Bond & Stock Price Returns vs Total Returns by Richard Shaw
    Price return is one thing, and total return is another.  Most securities charts show price performance. Total return for yielding securities is greater than price return, because it considers both price changes and investment income.  Because some securities are yielding and some are... More »
    November 25, 2009 • LQD, DVY, SPY
  • Hold Reserves, Loan Money or Own Something by Richard Shaw
    Cash, bonds and stocks are the three primary asset classes for securities investors.  They point to the three basic things you can do with your money other than spend it or donate it .  You can hold it in reserve (cash). You can loan it (basically bonds).  Or, you can own... More »
    November 23, 2009 • SHV, BND, AGG
  • Very Long-Term Asset Allocation Results by Richard Shaw
    Nobody has the time or patience to wait 82 years to experience the long-term, but if they did (or if they wanted to bet on the future based on the long-term past), here is how a simple allocation between the S&P 500 index and the U.S. Aggregate Bond index worked out from 1926 through 2008.... More »
    November 8, 2009 • SPY, IVV, BND
  • S&P 500 geodesic model update - Oct 16, 2009 by squark62
    Current S&P 500 model indication: overbought - (since 2009-09-09) cautiously bullish - (since 2009-10-09)notes - watching for a possible 5% or so decline to materialize in the index over 10 trading days out from october 16.(see my basic geodesic concepts post for a general model... More »
    October 18, 2009 • SH, SDS, SSO
  • Stocks Versus Bonds - Defining your Long Run by Retirement Savior
     Yes, of course stocks have higher returns than bonds in the long run. Over a lifetime, there is no question. Stockholders demand a higher return from the corporation in exchange for no claim on the assets if the company goes bankrupt. During a 100 year span, it is fairly certain that... More »
    October 13, 2009 • EFA, VTI, RSP
  • Credit Spreads are the Key by Surly Trader
    Fixed income securities are often the most misunderstood investment class among personal investors.  Very few individuals were taught what it truly means to be a bond-holder and what type of risks are embedded in fixed income securities.  Due to some feedback regarding my previous post... More »
    October 12, 2009 • LQD, HYG, AGG
  • Even In Slow Boring Fixed Income Investing, Hot Hands Are Still Hot by ValidFi
    Momentum effect, i.e. a phenomenon that past 'hot' funds or assets will continue to be 'hot' in a certain future period, has been widely recognized as a market inefficiency, both by practitioners and academic researchers. Momentum based  strategies have been proposed in equity (stocks),... More »
    October 12, 2009 • SHV, SHY, IEF
  • Even In Slow Boring Fixed Income Investing, Hot Hands Are Still Hot by ValidFi
    Momentum effect, i.e. a phenomenon that past 'hot' funds or assets will continue to be 'hot' in a certain future period, has been widely recognized as a market inefficiency, both by practitioners and academic researchers. Momentum based  strategies have been proposed in equity (stocks),... More »
    October 12, 2009 • SHV, SHY, IEF
  • A Different Perspective on Bond ETFs by Camari Ellis
    There was a wonder article titled “Bond ETFs are Popluar But Pricing Is a Problem”, written by Eleanor Laise, in the Wall Street Journal today. The article highlighted many of the short comings of bond ETFs, particularly the huge difference between the share price and the underlying... More »
    October 6, 2009 • BND, JNK, LQD
  • Gurus' Asset Allocation in the Recent Market Whipsaw by ValidFi
    Entering October, one saw the markets trembled a little bit. It’s time to review several well known asset allocators’ positions. Top performing asset allocation fund Leuthold Core Investment LCORX (19.4% YTD return up to 10/2/2009) made a noticeable reduction in its equity exposure:... More »
    October 5, 2009 • SPY, EFA, EEM

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