Last week’s 4.5% market correction pulled the rug out from under most assets. Based on my ETF Master list, which contains 497 ETFs representing just about every sector imaginable, I was curious to see which assets held up best and with ones suffered the most. While obviously all bear market funds/ETFs had an up week, it is too early to …
Sunday Musings: What’s Your Number?
Not too long ago, I read Lee Eisenberg’s book called “The Number,” which tries to answer the life-defining question: “How much money do you need to secure the rest of your life?” Obviously, I am a very interested party in that subject since that topic seems to come up quite frequently when talking to readers and clients. While he has …
ETF/No Load Fund Investing: How To Handle Market Fluctuations
This week’s sharp downside market activity has left a lot of investors somewhat breathless and wondering if a repeat of last year’s Many/June debacle could be on the agenda again. Or, could it be just a one week correction that can be overcome within a 6-week period just like at the end of February 07?While no one has that answer, …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 7/26/2007
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpThe bears managed to pull the major indexes off their highs and handed the bulls a solid defeat. The markets had their worst week in 4 years. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs still remains +1.77% above its long-term trend line (red) as the chart below shows: The international …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker Remains In Buy Mode
Despite today’s sharp sell off, which was reminiscent of the one we experienced on February 27, our Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) stayed above their long-term trend lines, and therefore in Buy mode. Both TTIs gave up ground, but are remaining above their dividing lines to bear territory as follows: Domestic TTI: +2.79%International TT: +4.12% Due to the recent market rally, …
No Load Fund/ETF Investing: How To Stay On The “Right” Side Of The Market
As you know from my writings, there aren’t too many investment professionals, authors, articles and market philosophies I can agree with. My guess is that there are less than a handful of people in this country whose investment approaches I admire. So, it’s really refreshing to occasionally come across an article that represents my view 100%. Al Thomas’ piece on …