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A Better Target Date Option for Investors by Dirk Q
A Better Target Date Investment Option Target Date Funds were designed to automatically manage investor assets with an age appropriate investment strategy that becomes more conservative as the Target Date is approached. For example, the 2045 fund might be 90% equity and 10% Bonds... More »
December 7, 2009 • IJR, IVV, IJH
Systematic Trading of the 200 day simple moving average, ETF’s (QQQQ) by Mark Seleznov
Systematic trading using the 200 day simple moving average is used by many of the largest college endowments, money managers and registered investment advisors. I am opposed to using one system for all assets, but the 200 day simple moving average system and versions of it is an excellent... More »
November 13, 2009 • SPY, ILF, IYM
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
[Peaceful Gains ETF] - Midcap stocks - August 9, 2009 by Alex Strashny, Ph.D.
Peaceful Gains ETFFinancial advisory newsletterswith consistently high long-term returnsAugust 9, 2009Update frequency: weeklyAllocationsConservativeIJH (iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index): 100%BalancedIJH (iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index): 100%Commentary: Midcap stocksHappy V-J Day.We are... More »
August 9, 2009 • IJH
Top 10 June ETF Inflows by ETF Grind
Investors worried about inflation and high fees poured money into commodities, inflation protected bonds, and cheaper versions of existing funds in June.The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) was the month's big winner with as investors showered 1.7 billion dollars on the commodity futures... More »
July 6, 2009 • UNG, TIP, VWO
Under the Hood of "Target Retirement Date" ETFs by Michael Johnston
The exchange-traded fund industry has enjoyed explosive growth in recent years due to the significant advantages of these investment vehicles over traditional mutual funds and individual securities. Perhaps most notably, ETFs offer investors a cost-efficient mechanism to gain access to a... More »
May 25, 2009 • AGG, EFA, IJH
How Beta Got Her Groove Back by Michael Johnston
It's been almost 17 years since two economists at the University of Chicago, Eugene Fama and Kenneth French, published an attack on the stock price measure of risk known as "beta," prompting "Beta is Dead" headlines from numerous financial publications. While these... More »
May 7, 2009 • EEM, EFA, IJH

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iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index (IJH)

Instablog posts on IJH

A Better Target Date Option for Investors by Dirk Q

Systematic Trading of the 200 day simple moving average, ETF’s (QQQQ) by Mark Seleznov

How Rebalancing Added Over 2% To The Returns Of A Simple ETF Portfolio by Mitch Tuchman

[Peaceful Gains ETF] - Midcap stocks - August 9, 2009 by Alex Strashny, Ph.D.

Top 10 June ETF Inflows by ETF Grind

Under the Hood of "Target Retirement Date" ETFs by Michael Johnston

How Beta Got Her Groove Back by Michael Johnston

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