iShares S&P 500 Index (IVV)

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  • commenter
    Aug 19 06:35 AM
    Second Quarter Sector Beat Rates [view article]
    Frankfurt whoever you are - shut up already. Nobody cares that you have the ability to be rude in broken English while repeating more or less the same thing on every site this morning. If you think every contibutor is stupid, then contribute something yourself. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 19 02:30 AM
    Market Internals [view article]
    thank you Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 19 12:41 AM
    Understanding the TED Spread [view article]
    Is there a site online that would provide the TED spread for a given period of time - or even real time, or must this be manually calculated? If calculated, how would you suggest doing so? Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 18 07:45 PM
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    Weekly Street Sentiment: Sell-Side Looking for Financials to Fall [view article]
    Bearish sentiment at all time high?
    Surely it must be time to buy!
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  • commenter
    Aug 18 06:50 PM
    Sentiment Review: Bullishness Rising [view article]
    2houndz-
    Thank you for pointing out my flawed sentence. But, do you have anything of value to add to the topic of this discussion?
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  • commenter
    Aug 18 05:48 PM
    Sentiment Review: Bullishness Rising [view article]
    End of 2002, SP 500 was about 880. What happened since then that justifies current levels; credit expansion, huge profits for banks and inflation under control thanks to China. Now, bank profits are gone, credit is frozen and we import inflation from China. Of course, this has to be refined on a sector basis since some industries created real value during these past years but altogether it seems to me that the market is still very high. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 18 05:35 PM
    Defining a Set of Core Asset Classes [view article]
    Dear 75 and retired. Being in bonds in a mutual fund is not the same as owning the bond itself where the risk is the return of capital and realization of the yield. At your age I would prefer to see you in bonds not funds which removes the interest rate/yield risk and assures your money is returned.


    On Aug 18 09:20 AM chick wrote:

    > Hi Geoff,
    >
    > I have mostly managed mutual funds with managers I find are some
    > of the best, Evillard, Leuthold, Romick, McGregor, Rudolph-Riad Younes,
    > Royce, Cuggino. I don't own any bonds or bond funds except those
    > in the funds I own. Can those bonds serve as my allocation to bonds?
    > If I have 40-50% bonds from those mutual funds, can they be considered
    > my bond allocation? I am 75 and only recently retired.
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  • commenter
    Aug 18 03:25 PM
    Sentiment Review: Bullishness Rising [view article]
    User 24491: I like the sound of your conviction in your writing, and would like to know the underlying basis of your conclusions if you feel that the dow will head that far south. (other than that you may be short already.)

    There may be several data points available to support such an opinion of an extreme downturn, but in the interest of sharing your knowledge, would you be willing to publish how you have arrived at your conclusions?
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  • commenter
    Aug 18 03:21 PM
    Sentiment Review: Bullishness Rising [view article]
    Jimmy - absolutely yes, there is a correlation - the better, less emotional traders are on vacation, and the "kids" are left to run the place - this tends to lead to exaggerated moves both ways. But keep the 8 Ball handy anyway. ;-) Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 18 02:57 PM
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    Performance Since the Dollar's Lows [view article]
    fairly clear, selling everything and staying in cash as inflation os booming,
    looks good for gold
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  • commenter
    Aug 18 12:36 PM
    Market Internals [view article]
    It's not trivial to everyone. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 18 10:34 AM
    Sentiment Review: Bullishness Rising [view article]
    There is a bear case to be made, but User's logic is today's amusement!
    I expect the action to start in the fall, as is typical. Seasonally speaking, the summer doldrums max out in Aug. Takes big news to get the key players back from vacation. They'll be back when school starts.
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  • commenter
    Aug 18 09:20 AM
    Defining a Set of Core Asset Classes [view article]
    Hi Geoff,

    I have mostly managed mutual funds with managers I find are some of the best, Evillard, Leuthold, Romick, McGregor, Rudolph-Riad Younes, Royce, Cuggino. I don't own any bonds or bond funds except those in the funds I own. Can those bonds serve as my allocation to bonds? If I have 40-50% bonds from those mutual funds, can they be considered my bond allocation? I am 75 and only recently retired.
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  • commenter
    Aug 18 09:12 AM
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    Sentiment Review: Bullishness Rising [view article]
    Thanks for the feedback. As has been pointed out by others, capital from many sources including a shift out of commodities or bonds. Also, according to the latest data from the Investment Company Instititute, there is more than $3 trillion sitting in money market funds. Private equity funds and mergers are another source.

    As for VIX below 20 because of the holidays, maybe. But, it is also interesting to note that it was hitting multi year highs of 37.5 exactly one year ago Friday.
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  • commenter
    Aug 18 08:20 AM
    Defining a Set of Core Asset Classes [view article]
    I thought I was doing ok with a managed futures RYMFX fund but not now.

    finance.yahoo.com/q/ta...

    It seems that commodities have disrupted any benefit, in the short term, at least. How can this be prevented?
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