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  • All That Is Gold Does Not Shine by Richard Shaw
    The well worn phrase, “All that shines is not gold” can be turned about when talking of investing in gold to say, “All that’s gold does not shine.” Gold has been a fine investment as of late, but how has it done over a long period?  How about over a lifetime of... More »
    December 9, 2009 • GLD, IAU, AGG
  • ETFDesk Daily 12/07/2009 Top News and Investment Ideas by ETFdesk.com
      Sign up for Daily email and feed at etfdesk.comToday's market-moving headlines, macro trade ideas and more...An Iranian nuclear bomb, or the bombing of Iran?Bull Market Shows Signs of AgingOusted Gundlach Angled for TCW's Top JobAlcoa says weak dollar is bad for US... More »
    December 7, 2009 • JPM, USO, IWM
  • Less Than Good News from Germany by Richard Shaw
    The elections are over in Germany and the new finance minister is making sobering statements about recovery. Germany is a major part of the European economy. With Italy limping and Spain bleeding, Germany’s statement is hardly welcome. New Your Times (October 25, 2009)... More »
    October 25, 2009 • EWG, EWI, EWP
  • 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
  • Price Probability Ranges for Key Asset Categories by Richard Shaw
    Last week we published a visual view of price range probability cones for several securities (SPY, FXI, TLT and UUP).  This article builds on the concepts in that article and provides a tabular view of the same kind of data for twenty-seven asset categories. The two tables below show the... More »
    October 13, 2009 • BND, MUB, IRF
  • Which Way’d They Go? by Richard Shaw
    Saying it’s better to buy when securities are going up than when they are going down is easy.  Actually determining what is up and what is down is not quite as easy. We have said and wish to reiterate that you should buy makes good sense to own for fundamental reasons when it is going... More »
    June 26, 2009 • BND, MUB, IEF
  • 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
  • Trend Condition of Key Stock Categories by Richard Shaw
    Staying abreast of the direction of the primary trend (200-day average) of key stock categories and the position of moving averages of various length relative to the primary trend is helpful, along with fundamental and marco-economic information, in maintaining an overall situational awareness.... More »
    June 18, 2009 • VTI, VEA, VWO
  • Over-Weight Emerging Markets by Richard Shaw
    Everybody has a different stock / bond /cash allocation that is best for them.   Whether the selected equity allocation is high or low, we think over-weighting emerging markets and under-weighting developed markets within the allocation is the better long-term strategy for long-term... More »
    June 12, 2009 • SPY, DIA, EFA
  • Quantitative Chart Comparisons: Key Categories by Richard Shaw
    This table presents 336 data points that quantitatively compare 12 attributes of the price charts for 28 key asset categories that may be found in many portfolios. The categories include representation for domestic and foreign bonds, hybrid securities, domestic and foreign stocks, real assets,... More »
    June 10, 2009 • BND, MUB, IEF

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