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  • How Rebalancing Added Over 2% To The Returns Of A Simple ETF Portfolio by Mitch Tuchman
    Rebalancing is a key to lower risk and higher returns because it forces the discipline and takes the emotionalism out of “buy low and sell high.”   The illustration below shows how a simple portfolio that has a target allocation of 50% bonds and 50% stocks gets rebalanced... More »
    October 14, 2009 • BIL, BIV, BLV
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs model - Sep 25, 2009 by squark62
    previous model indication: * cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21current model indication: * the S&P 500 is overbought since 2009-09-09(click here for my introduction to basic geodesic concepts)what a difference a week has made.  the coordinates of the model parameters... More »
    September 27, 2009 • SPY, SH, SDS
  • Bond Funds Price Change vs Volatility by Richard Shaw
    Stock volatility versus price change gets a lot of financial media attention, but bonds don’t get so much. Bonds are an important part of portfolios that deserve investigative attention too. This article provides data for  bond funds of various types in terms of price rate of change... More »
    September 21, 2009 • TIP, MBB, SHV
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs trade - Sept 18, 2009 by squark62
    previous model indication: cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21current model indication: the S&P 500 is overbought since EOD 2009-09-09the red series of parameter coordinates show the time progression of the overbought condition of the S&P 500 index according to my... More »
    September 20, 2009 • SPY, SH, SDS
  • Pocket Change Portfolio – August 2009 by Dividends4Life
    Each month I update the Pocket Change Portfolio (PCP). The table below reconciles the PCP from beginning of period to end of period for August 2009, Year-To-Date (2009) and Life-To-Date. The Portfolio Returns line provides the calculated return for the three displayed periods.Description... More »
    September 20, 2009 • BLV, PG, GPC
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs trade - September 11, 2009 by squark62
    previous model indication: cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21current model indication: the S&P 500 is overbought since EOD 2009-09-09my geodesic model for the S&P 500 is now signaling an overbought status effective EOD 9-9-09.  the signal is based on the... More »
    September 13, 2009 • SPY, SH, SDS
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs trade - September 4, 2009 by squark62
    current model indication: cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21based on this chart, the data appears to indicate the S&P 500 bull run since the march lows has a little more milage upward.  like a pendulum, the model has almost swung a full half cycle.  however,... More »
    September 7, 2009 • SPY, SH, SDS
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs trade - August 28, 2009 by squark62
    current model indication: cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21Last week ending 2009-08-28 we saw lots of action by the fed in particular on tues, wed, & thurs.  2 yr, 5 yr & 7 year notes were sold essentially without a hitch.  As the jargon goes, indirect... More »
    August 31, 2009 • SDS, SH, SSO
  • Background Info on Leading Bond ETFs by Richard Shaw
    We find that investors tend to have a clearer understanding of the portfolios behind equity funds than behind bond funds.  This blog post is provided to shine some light in a comparative way on the portfolios and recent performance of several leading bond ETFs. To be clear, we are not... More »
    July 15, 2009 • BND, AGG, TIP
  • Potential Hedges Against Health Insurance Reform, Inflation by Donald Johnson
     Worried about how President Obama’s proposed health insurance reform legislation will send interest rates soaring? Many believe his health care reform, or ObamaCare, will be very inflationary along with the already enacted stimulus bill. The inflationary concerns related to proposed... More »
    June 16, 2009 • TBT, BLV, VHT

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