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  • 10 Reasons the S&P 500 Has Peaked For the Year by Absolute Capital
    We begin with technicals because fundamentals have not driven this market rally.  In our opinion, this has been a purely speculative, technical bounce similar to past playbooks involving loose monetary policy and oversold market conditions.Technicals - Time Price & Pattern Are... More »
    October 28, 2009 • SPY, QQQQ, IWV
  • U.S. Budget & Debt History and Projections by Richard Shaw
    Amidst all the soundbites and data tidbits about the condition of the U.S. fiscal and debt situation, it may be helpful to look at the data produced by the Congressional Budget Office.  While they may be way off, it is a good idea to know what figures your government is using to make its... More »
    October 24, 2009 • SPY, IWV
  • 12/31/2009 S&P 500 Price Probability Projection by Richard Shaw
    The S&P 500 index has an 80% probability of ending 2009 between the low 970’s and 1150 to 1170. Historical volatility for the past 3-months would suggest 971 to 1151 for 80% probability.  Implied volatility in the 3-month CBOE volatility index would suggest about 974 to about... More »
    October 14, 2009 • SPY, IVV, IWV
  • What is the other guy doing? Follow or Fade by Richard Shaw
    It can be useful to know how the average other guy is allocating assets, whether you are inclined to follow the crowd or to do something else. Asset Allocation Among Public Investment Funds: This table shows the asset allocation among public investment funds available in the U.S.  segmented... More »
    September 28, 2009 • SPY, IVV, TMW
  • Who’s Smarter? Bond Guys or Stock Guys? by Richard Shaw
    Our issue is how to reconcile the opposite views of experts in the bond world versus experts in the stock world.  The market is always full of opposing views.  One stock guy predicts UP and the other predicts DOWN.  However, when the bond guys and the stock guys disagree, that is... More »
    July 13, 2009 • SPY, IWV, VTI
  • Looking For Growth? Look At The Companies Being Added To The Russell 3000 Index. by David White
     “It is the best of times. It is the worst of times.” With the equities markets acting crazily every day, an investor has a hard time picking winners. There is no foolproof way of doing so. There is no saying in today’s market that one should even be trying to pick... More »
    June 28, 2009 • IWV
  • Sirius Sell Off: The Russell Effect by Marco Hickey
    As you may have noticed Sirius (SIRI) took a nose dive in the last 10 minutes of trading Friday, closing down over 20%. The 10 day average volume for Sirius is 67.5 million shares, however on Friday the stock traded over 432 million shares (including after hours). With roughly 100 million shares... More »
    June 27, 2009 • SIRI, QQQQ, DIA
  • BRIC to BIC to BICI? by Richard Shaw
    Goldman Sachs coined “BRIC” for Brazil, Russia, India and China.  Some commentators have recently suggested that Russia’s stocks are too volatile, economy too fragile and politics too hostile to capital, and that maybe “BIC” is more attractive.  Based on... More »
    June 25, 2009 • SPY, VTI, IWV
  • Keeping Portfolios Simple by Richard Shaw
    Different strokes for different folks.  Some investors, prefer individual stocks and bonds.  Others prefer funds.  Some have a combination.  All too often, investors have an eclectic collection of stocks, bonds, funds and  annuities that they have accumulated over a... More »
    June 24, 2009 • VT, ACWI, BND
  • United States Households Are Likely Able To Handle More Debts by Sovestor
    We continue to be cautiously positive on the US households' ability and resiliency to withstand the current size and level of their debts. Here is why: 1. United States' public debt as % of GDP is 60.8 %, lower than many other developed and emerging countries (see appendix A below). US... More »
    June 5, 2009 • SPY, IWV

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