Reader Bob has been following the trend tracking principles for a number of years. Here’s what he had to say: I have followed your Trend Tracking method for several years. It seems that trends are getting compacted into shorter time periods. Thus I end up with “Buy-In Vulnerability.” By that I mean: If I buy Fund A at $10.00 per …
Sunday Musings: Clipping your Dividends
Hat tip goes to reader Delo for pointing to Forbes’ article “They’re Clipping Your Dividends.” Let’s look at some highlights: If you are a prosperous saver, the federal tax rate on your dividends is about to triple. What are you going to do about it? You didn’t know about this tripling? Pay attention. There has been a great transformation in …
(Almost) Everything You wanted To Know About Sell Stops…But Where Afraid To Ask
One of the most frequently asked questions about trend tracking has to do with the implementation of trailing sell stops. How and when to use them along with tracking caused many readers to write emails and comments, many of which I used as new blog posts. While you can hunt and peck through the blog archives for specifics, I thought …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 4/8/2010
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpThe major indexes gained again on hopes of a continued recovery. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has now crossed its trend line (red) to the upside by +4.67% keeping the current buy signal intact. The effective date was June 3, 2009. The international index has now broken above …
ETFs With Religion
Let’s listen in to “ETFs Reveal The One True Religion:” In recent years, ETFs have been the ultimate growth industry. In 2009 more than 120 new products hit the market, and the first quarter of 2010 saw nearly 60 new launches. While some of these new products are “plain vanilla” funds competing directly with existing ETFs, the bulk of expansion …
One Reader’s Viewpoint
In regards to Sunday’s post titled “Opposing Viewpoint,” reader Tad had the following comments: In regards to your Sunday post, I think PTTDX, or better yet HABDX, would be excellent choices when you issue sell signals for equities, especially for those who will not be aggressive enough to short, when and if that becomes the trend. This gives you the …