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  • commenter
    Philly Jim
    Jan 16 06:19 PM
    Global Equity Market Caps: U.S. Loses Ground to China [view article]
    Let's all roll-over for the communists! High rises, cell phones, condos, cars, money - who needs patriotism in the new world!?!

    Money owes allegiance only to that which makes it grow.

    If money continues to shift out of the West at this rate, in ten years Europe, U.K. and North America will start seeing brothels pop-up on every street corner like you see now in Asia. Bird-flu is the only card the West can play to win this game.     Reply
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    Florin
    Jan 15 07:25 PM
    Country P/E Ratios Move Lower on Market Weakness [view article]
    Where did you get these P/E ratios from? There seems to be a huge discrepancy between these P/E/ ratios, and the P/E ratios from yahoo ETF browser and from iShares.com Reply
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    Thinking
    ahead
    Jan 11 10:02 AM
    ETF Fund Flows (Week Ending 1/4/08) [view article]
    I don't know. But here is my guess: the short is done with futures (or options when no future market exists), with the bulk of funds in tbills against possible drawdowns. My guess is based on the surprisingly large dividend that some of these short ETF's pay. Hopefully, somebody who knows the answer will tell both of us. Thanks in advance. Reply
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    TheWongMan
    Jan 11 09:16 AM
    ETF Fund Flows (Week Ending 1/4/08) [view article]
    Participants will deliver/receive the underlying securities of the ETF when creating/redeeming an ETF. Does anyone know what ETF specialists deliver/receive when they create/redeem on an ultra long/short ETF?
    Thanks     Reply
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    TheWongMan
    Jan 11 09:12 AM
    ETF Fund Flows (Week Ending 1/4/08) [view article]
    Typically, participants will deliver the underlying securities of an ETF to create or receive underlying securities when redeeming. But does anyone know what ETF specialists deliver/create when create/redeem on an ultra short / long ETF? Reply
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    Geoffrey
    Lordi
    Jan 09 11:04 PM
    My Website
    Global Asset Class Returns: U.S., Tech Stocks Off to Bad Start [view article]
    Goatfarmer - the time period might be relevant to those with short time horizons. I've recently fielded some questions re: how good a move into FXP would be considering China's recent floundering...I'm glad we didn't consider it yet, as it was down heftily on Wednesday.

    Many folks had counted China as "needing" a breather (whether you or I agreed with that or not)...And the talking heads on CNBC, Bloomb., et al, have been flapping about Germany, Sweden, and Mexico as worthy, safe, "alternatives&quo... So, yes, I believe 2 weeks' analysis is meaningful - especially if some folks had planned to move from China/HK holdings into "sounder" European holdings (despite our thoughts - or, at least, mine - that Europe is not considerably safer than the US)...

    Best,
    Geoff L     Reply
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    goatfarmer
    Jan 09 09:32 PM
    My Website
    Global Asset Class Returns: U.S., Tech Stocks Off to Bad Start [view article]
    Can we draw any sensible conclusions from a 2 week analysis? Reply
  • commenter
    phinsuntanni
    ng
    Jan 07 01:42 PM
    My Website
    A Multi Currency Strategy Geared for High Returns [view article]
    if interest rates goes up,
    you are a dead man:
    your bonds will head south...
    and you are broke     Reply
  • commenter
    ikkyu
    Jan 06 08:16 PM
    A Multi Currency Strategy Geared for High Returns [view article]
    Thanks for your article. I think it is much easier and safer to carry trade with a reputable currency market maker like Oanda.

    Cheers from osaka,
    john     Reply
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    Geoffrey
    Lordi
    Jan 02 02:51 PM
    My Website
    5 Tactics for 2008 [view article]
    Ellen,

    Indeed, you are correct. We have owned both - Singapore (EWS) and Sweden (EWD) - concurrently, and separately, over the last few years.

    Best,
    GL     Reply
  • commenter
    Ellen
    Jan 02 01:03 PM
    5 Tactics for 2008 [view article]
    You say: ... we've owned strong growth international markets in singular, as well – including Sweden (EWS), Malaysia (EWM), Taiwan (EWT), and Germany (EWG), as well as individual Chinese holdings.

    You refer to EWS as being Sweden - it's actually Singapore.     Reply
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    Geoffrey
    Lordi
    Jan 02 11:15 AM
    My Website
    5 Tactics for 2008 [view article]
    User 114747,

    Thanks for reading my article.

    As I noted, a very high r^2 does not offer a traditional hedge, per say. Still, my investment return, including dividends, in EFA last year was more than triple that in our holdings of VTI.

    While much of that gain multiple was due to the favorable currency denominations of many of EFA's tracked holdings, that (circularly) was *the* reason that EFA does provide a type of hedge - while many companies in the VTI might garner a reasonable percentage of their earnings from international business, nearly all of EFA's constituents do so. My sincerest apologies if I wasn't clear enough in my explanation.

    And regarding my other hedges - consider them, or don't. I know what works for me, and as long as I am further building our funds (I am), then we should each take whichever path best works for us.

    Best,
    GL     Reply
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    Geoffrey
    Lordi
    Jan 02 11:08 AM
    My Website
    5 Tactics for 2008 [view article]
    Hello, NARSpin,

    Thanks for your comments.

    I have used SKF before, and feel it is a good tool. It certainly provided some ballast during the steepest declines in banking, though I haven't been recently inclined to use it, caring to put together some cases for other investment possibilities instead.

    Best,
    GL     Reply
  • commenter
    Geoffrey
    Lordi
    Jan 02 11:04 AM
    My Website
    5 Tactics for 2008 [view article]
    Hello, NoFate,

    Thanks for your comments.

    Yes, I am holding IYR, even as I consider a moderate position in SRS. The reasoning behind it is this long/short strategy has worked for me in the past with other tracking etfs as a sort of counterbalance. If I implement correctly, I should see some dampened volatility.

    Another reason is that I've been long IYR for a considerable period of time, and although I suppose I could have sold some as long term gains prior to December 31, I didn't really have many losses to offset this year.

    Best,
    GL     Reply
  • commenter
    User 114747
    Jan 02 08:19 AM
    5 Tactics for 2008 [view article]
    What a load of rubbish! How can you possibly "hedge" out the US equity risk with a 99.8% correlated EFA ETF just because it is in overseas markets? And all that trading activity to hedge out partially some of your "hedging" ideas, just doesn't make sense, except to your discount on line broker! For pete's sake, if you like Japan enough to own it outright, just buy a smaller EYJ position rather than getting too complicated. Reply

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