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  • 3 Ways to Play A Falling Dollar by SmartStops.net
    By Kevin Grewal, Editorial Director at www.SmartStops.netThe fundamentals of the dollar remain weak and the currency continues to lose ground against its counterpart currencies as the U.S. government continues to borrow money and drive up our deficit. Although this is discouraging news,... More »
    October 7, 2009 • IYR, VGT, DBB
  • Value and Momentum Strategies in Asset Allocation and Stock Invesment by ValidFi
    In the previous article, we introduced the concept of diversifying along investment strategy styles. In this article, we will discuss value and momentum strategy styles in some detail. Value investment: this has been one of the major styles employed by many famed investors including Warren... More »
    August 2, 2009 • XLU, KBE, IBB
  • Tech Stocks: Look Before You Leap by Sam Subramanian
    The week past was a noteworthy one for technology investors. Share prices in this sector zoomed higher by 9.4%. After Tuesday's market close, Intel's (INTC) second quarter earnings announcement injected life back into the stock market and triggered a bull stampede in many tech names.The... More »
    July 20, 2009 • INTC, IBM, NOK
  • Opening Pandora's Box by Paul V. Azzopardi
    One problem with pumping oceans of money into world economies is that no-one can say where they will eventually erupt.  Is the magma we had to print turning into lava and nasty volcanoes?I am still of the opinion that ominous creatures still lurk beneath the bubbly surface of many markets... More »
    June 1, 2009 • DBC, SPY, SLV
  • Financials - Up 39%in Q2, Will They Continue Rewarding? by Sam Subramanian
    The first half of 2009 has been tough on most momentum-based strategies. After declining 11.0% in the first quarter, the broad market turned around and staged a roaring rally. The S&P 500 is now up 15.7% for the second quarter. The divergence in performance between the first and second... More »
    May 31, 2009 • XLF, XLI, VGT
  • ETFOX: Best Fund, Second Quarter Update by Don Dion
     Since its selection as Fidelity Independent Adviser’s Best Fund for Second Quarter 2009, Paul Frank’s ETF Market Opportunity Fund (ETFOX) has continued to beat the S&P 500. While Frank’s ETF based mutual fund has grown dramatically, his methodology has remained... More »
    April 16, 2009 • TBT, VGT, IGW

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