Mark Hulbert of MarketWatch featured a story called “Still Bullish,” in which he looks at the best long-term timing newsletters to see whether they had maintained their bullishness since early August or reduced their equity market exposure. Interestingly, the bottom line was that nobody was bearish with the average equity allocation having reached 86%. He further mentions that the best …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 10/11/2007
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpProfit taking pulled the markets down, but the bulls prevailed and the week ended up on a positive note. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has moved to +6.42% above its long-term trend line (red) as the chart below shows: The international index inched higher to +5.61% above its …
No Load Fund/ETF Investing: Avoiding Mediocrity In A Hot Sector
MarketWatch had a piece called “Avoid Mediocre Funds In Hot Sectors.” Finally, it’s a story I can agree with because being in a great performing sector should be every investor’s goal. However, just because a sector is hot, does not mean that every fund/ETF in it is performing up to par. The article states to sell a few funds that …
ETF Master List – Mid-Week Update As Of 10/9/2007
Another good start to a new week had all of the major indexes moving higher. Below please find the link to the most recent ETF Master list, which has been updated with yesterday’s closing prices. This will enable you to work with more recent data. You can download the file at:http://www.successful-investment.com/SSTables/ETFMaster100907.pdfAt this point, our Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) remain solidly …
Environmentally Friendly ETFs
If your personal preference is to use environmentally friendly ETFs whenever possible, there are a number of them which might be of interest to you. Of course, just because an ETF is exposed to that area, does not mean it is an appropriate investment at this time. ETF Trends had a listing of 9 ETFs that are involved in that …
ETF Investing: Are You Missing The ETF Rally?
Seeking Alpha recently featured an article called “Are You Missing the ETF Rally?” Some of the points are very interesting, confirming what I have been advocating for a long time that a disciplined investment method is of utmost importance for long-term success. The featured computer model shows a listing of ETF sector rankings, somewhat similar to my StatSheet, although derived …