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  • Decidedly Speculative: John Hussman's Commentary and More by ValidFi
    John Hussman's weekly comment on 12/14/2009: "Any virtue of stocks here is decidedly speculative. Stocks are overvalued to a level from which uninspiring returns have always followed. That fact is true regardless of whether or not the economy is in a sustainable recovery... More detailed... More »
    December 14, 2009 • SPY, AGG, IWM
  • Yield Curve by Gary Tanashian
    The yield curve is an old theme that I have not mentioned in a while because to me it is a given that confidence in monetary managers is being lost and the message of the unruly yield curve has long since been driven home. But Mish has come out with an article about it centering on this piece... More »
    December 11, 2009 • TLT, SHV, SHY
  • Playing the Yield Gap by ETFdesk.com
      Trading Opportunity on Recent Weak AuctionAccording to Bloomberg, spreads between the 2 and 30 year notes hit their widest level since 1980. While we believe both long and short term rates will ultimately be higher at some point in our lifetime, the recent harsh over reaction to... More »
    December 11, 2009 • TLT, TBT, SHY
  • Core Satellite Portfolios: A Sound and Proven Method to Achieve Reasonable Return with Managed Risk by ValidFi
    The concept of core satellite portfolio construction has been adopted for several years by many investment advisers, wealth managers and financial planners. The EDHEC has collected several papers detailing this concept. ValidFi has maintained a so called Simple Core Satellite Portoflios strategy... More »
    December 8, 2009 • CIU, CSJ, DBA
  • A Well Balanced Wealth Management Investment Strategy by ValidFi
    Inflation and deflation are the two most important factors for a well designed wealth management investment strategy. Inflation destroys the long term purchasing power while deflation reduces the effectiveness of the capitalism's basic profit machine. A well designed long term strategy thus... More »
    November 29, 2009 • SPY, IWM, VTI
  • ETFs to Challenge Money-Market Funds by Don Dion
    In the latest challenge to the mutual fund industry, Pimco has launched the Enhanced Short Maturity Strategy Fund (MINT) to compete with money-market funds. The new ETF, which Pimco notes is "intended to be a higher yielding alternative to money market funds," is actively managed and... More »
    November 24, 2009 • MINT, BSV, SHY
  • Low Risk yet Reasonable Return Strategies Using Long Term Stock Market Timing Indicators by ValidFi
    What? Are you Madoff? These days, anything related to 'low risk' or 'steady' returns generates skepticism. It is very understandable and perfectly reasonable for investors to have such a feeling, given what have happened in the financial industries. However, if an investor does follow sound and... More »
    November 22, 2009 • CIU, CSJ, DBA
  • This Is Not Good... by Gary Tanashian
    Stock promoters do not want you to look at this chart... the government does not want you to look at this chart... As risk rises, the t-bill generally rises (its yield declines) and well, there ain't no 'less than zero' involved and if there was, it would seek it out. You know, frightened money... More »
    November 20, 2009 • SHV, SHY, IEI
  • Denninger - No Karl, Tell Us How You REALLY Feel by Gary Tanashian
    You know, I sit here and twittle my charts and bitch about this and that, but there are some real heavy weights out there who really know how to get to the point, whether written or spoken. Like Karl Denninger for example, flipping the bird to China in this open letter."Let me give you a... More »
    November 17, 2009 • TLT, IEF, IEI
  • John Hussman's Peak PE Ratio as a Long Term Stock Market Indicator by ValidFi
    John Hussman, manager of Hussman Strategy Growth Fund (HSGFX) proposed price to peak 10 year average earnings as a long term stock market valuation metric. Compared with the normal one year price to earning ratio, Price to Peak Earnings would eliminate short term noise. This is similar to... More »
    November 15, 2009 • SPY, EFA, EEM

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