My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpLack of confidence in the recovery pulled the markets down for the 4th week in a row. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has now crossed its trend line (red) to the upside by +1.75% keeping the current buy signal intact. The effective date was June 3, 2009. The …
Back To The Big Picture
The markets continued to struggle yesterday but managed a turnaround in the last hour from another sharp sell off. The effect on our Trend Tracking Indexes was negligible. Every so often, I like to look at the big picture as to where we are in relation to other historical bear markets. The best graph on that subject is compiled by …
Slipping And Sliding
The markets could not find any footing yesterday and south we went. Oil prices slipped due to the fact that the much touted recovery may not arrive as expected, which would reduce demand. As is usually the case with sharp market rebounds, the magnitude of this one overshot to the upside and was way overdue for a correction. With talk …
The Stimulus Game
I’ve never thought much of the various stimulus packages in the pas, nor have I changed my mind at this time. From my vantage point, ridiculous amounts of money have been poured down the drain with nothing to show for. For some more on this topic, Mish at Global Economic Trends, had these thoughts in a post titled “No amount …
Looking For Balance
Ever since last year’s market crash, stories abound as to how investors can avoid getting slaughtered again. The WSJ (sorry, no link available) featured brokers promoting managed-futures funds, which returned some 14.1% last year, while other strategies took a dive. Kiplinger published an article titled “Balanced Fund Take The Edge Off Stocks,” which makes the case for the use of …
Sunday Musings: Emotions
The task seemed simple enough and not much different than usual. Write another blog post just as I have done some 900 times over the past 2-1/2 years. Share investment experiences that others can benefit from on their way to becoming better investors. The topic last week was “Emotional Aspects of Investing,” that attempted to answer a reader question. Somehow …