iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM)

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    Geoff
    Considine
    Jun 12 03:11 PM
    My Website
    Fixing Target Date Strategies: 'Target Date Folios' [view article]
    FYI: Geoff is quoted on target date funds in U.S. News and World Report:

    www.usnews.com/article...     Reply
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    Flav
    Jun 11 09:04 PM
    Choosing Your Portfolio Risk Tolerance [view article]
    Geoff:

    Great article. Have one question for you: if you used historical data from a larger range than 5 years, let's say 20 years, would the assets' weight be more accurate? Or does the equal-weight still outperform?     Reply
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    kowalski
    Jun 11 12:32 PM
    Looking Harder for Equity Returns [view article]
    All you are saying, basically, is to expect returns to reverse to mean (short term), which is ok, but how to exploit this practically is not so obvious, because it tends to be easy to buy the bad stock and to sell the good stock. What if the one stock you sell after a 100% run up (short term) is the very stock that trades 10 times higher (long term)?!
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    Alpha Seeker
    Jun 10 11:31 AM
    ETF Top 10 Lists: Fastest Growing, Largest By Net Assets, Top Providers [view article]
    Usually, i rely on FRC in Boston for ETF research and data... Reply
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    yhoomajor
    Jun 09 05:43 PM
    My Website
    The Long Road: Bears Go Home (for Now) [view article]
    Anyone I hear from, their moms and their grandmothers are buying commodities.

    This movie has been played before (in dot com era and in housing market). Just remember what goes up.. must come down. You can't fight gravity for long.     Reply
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    Bear Stocks
    Report
    Jun 07 11:28 AM
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    The Long Road: Bears Go Home (for Now) [view article]
    Energy and other commodity ETFs enjoyed hefty gains on Friday as oil spiked to almost $140 while the Dow tanked 394 points. Staying long in strong sectors like commodities (OIL) and selected foreign markets like Brazil (EWZ) has been the ticket lately. It protects you against both rising inflation and the deflating economy. Check out our website for more info. Reply
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    theinvesting
    speculator
    Jun 07 07:16 AM
    My Website
    The Long Road: Bears Go Home (for Now) [view article]
    That story doesn't look so smart today. I have been short for more than a month. I will explain why @ theinvestingspeculator... Reply
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    Murray
    Coleman
    Jun 06 10:06 PM
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    The Long Road: Bears Go Home (for Now) [view article]
    Sorry ... typo ... should've said I'm NOT trying to give advice! Reply
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    Murray
    Coleman
    Jun 06 10:05 PM
    My Website
    The Long Road: Bears Go Home (for Now) [view article]
    Afraid not ... finished it up as it was happening! Understand this isn't an attempt to market time, rather aimed at our audience of long-term focused investors. Is this bear going to turn into 2000-2002 again? And I'm trying to give advice ... the point is, if you've got a set allocation and looking at making tactical changes only if the sky falls (or something similar) ... is it time yet to head to the hills? Some experienced managers (two of which went on the record) aren't ready to panic just yet ... and everyone's situation is different. Reply
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    Eagle-Chief
    Jun 06 08:49 PM
    The Long Road: Bears Go Home (for Now) [view article]
    Muray-
    Surely you must have written this article BEFORE the Dow tanked 395 points today and the Russell 2000 tanked 22.9 points (-3.00%). The bulls went home today. Or more appropriately, the bulls were barbecued for dinner! Bull market? Only for BBQ's bull meat!     Reply
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    David
    Jackson
    Jun 01 05:19 AM
    My Website
    ETF Investing Guide: A Core ETF Portfolio [view article]
    mtwoman, first, to clarify -- the ETFs listed here are bond index funds, not actively managed bond funds.

    There are a few reasons why you might want to buy a bond index fund instead of buying individual bonds:
    - owning lots of bonds spreads the risk
    - you only have to buy a single ETF, instead of researching and buying many individual bonds
    - you don't need to worry about buying new bonds when your current bonds mature
    - the spreads on buying and selling individual bonds, particularly illiquid muni bonds, can be wide.

    At the same time, there are disadvantages. You pay a management fee, whereas buying from Treasury Direct is free. And you have more control over maturity dates if you buy bonds directly.

    Hope that helps.
    David     Reply
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    mtwoman
    May 31 06:11 PM
    ETF Investing Guide: A Core ETF Portfolio [view article]
    Could you explain why it would be beneficial to pay for an actively managed bond fund instead of holding individual bonds? Reply
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    mtwoman
    May 31 06:09 PM
    ETF Investing Guide: A Core ETF Portfolio [view article]
    Can you explain why it would be beneficial to pay for managing a bond fund instead of holding individual bonds? Reply
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    David Fry
    May 27 10:45 AM
    Friday Outlook: Resumed Stability? [view article]
    If you're short you pay and with TBT you'd pay twice. I'm unsure re: UHN. Reply
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    User 164277
    May 27 10:13 AM
    Friday Outlook: Resumed Stability? [view article]
    Since you share my interest in TBT----any hints whatever on dividend policy? TLT is monthly and generous.....other short funds (e.g. SKF) pay them.....nothing in any of the literature that I can find....any guidance, anywhere? Speculation?

    How about speculation on future dividend policy of UHN, which some might find attractive on any dips?     Reply

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