My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpAnother roller coaster ride with the major indexes ending up slightly to the downside. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has now crossed its trend line (red) to the upside by +3.85% keeping the current buy signal intact. The effective date was June 3, 2009. The international index has …
Why China Buys Our Debt
Reader Tom sent in the following video designed to enhance your understanding of China. It’s very interesting analogy, especially the punch line. Look for it at the end. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXPtdQYOgw8]
Waning Confidence
Not surprising, although unexpected to many, the consumer confidence reading fell to a 10-months low yesterday taking the starch out of the market with all major indexes giving back some of last week’s gains. This brings the validity of the current recovery back on the front burner. With unemployment and underemployment at records levels with no end in sight, real …
Tiebreaker
No, this discussion is not about a tiebreaker in a tennis match, although with a similarly intended outcome. Reader David emailed recently and pointed out that in the StatSheet some of the mutual fund/ETF rankings (as per my M-Index) were showing a tie. What should he use as a tiebreaker? Should the M-Index rankings be shown not only as a …
Reader Feedback: Short Selling With The Trend Tracking Index
Judging by the emails I have received over the years, selling short when the markets tank has quite some attraction for aggressive investors. I have commented before that looking at historical price points with the benefit of hindsight and determine that some of our sell signals would have provided a good shorting opportunity, does not tell the entire story. It …
Sunday Musings: Reasons To Worry
Jim Jubak wrote an article recently that caught my attention. It’s titled “8 Reasons For Investors To Worry.” Let’s listen in: Has economic volatility in the US and abroad left you somewhat twitchy? That isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The trick is figuring out how best to expend your anxiety. This is my fourth take in less than six months …