It’s been a roller coaster ride for the S&P 500 since last Thursday with the index coming off its recent high and rallying right back to it yesterday. Of course, there is nothing normal about this market given the Fed’s variety of stimulus efforts along with the overall anxiety about the election outcome. By the time this latest update gets …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 10/26/2012
Due to this week’s closure of the markets on Monday and Tuesday, as a result of hurricane Sandy, all ETF model portfolios have been updated through last Friday, October 26. Since this only represents 3 days of data, during which the S&P 500 ended up literally unchanged, the models moved only slightly. Hopefully, we’ll be back to a normal schedule …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 10/23/2012
Last week’s rebound attempt lasted exactly 2 days before the bears stepped in and pulled the indexes off their lofty levels with the S&P 500 giving back some 2.9% since last Tuesday’s model portfolio posting. Some reality in regards to earnings and outlooks has finally set in as some of the bellwether companies disappointed. Throw in the fact that a …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 10/16/2012
The continued sell off after last week’s model portfolio report was finally offset by a strong 2-day rebound, as the S&P 500 shifted back into rally mode gaining roughly 1% over the past 5 trading days. Contributing to yesterday’s move higher were better than expected earnings from several bellwether companies. Nevertheless, worries remain that slower growth in Europe and Asia …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 10/9/2012
The markets received a dose of reality yesterday as fears about sharply reduced earnings took center stage followed by the IMF cutting global forecast outlooks. Despite the 1% drop in the indexes, I believe that equity market levels are still way out of whack with fundamentals, a theme which may very well play out further over the next few weeks, …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 10/2/2012
Despite one sharp down day last week, the S&P 500 continued to ride the trading range and added some 4 points since my last ETF Model Portfolio report. Upward momentum in the indexes has definitely slowed down as the Fed’s ongoing and open ended QE program no longer provides the market with what it’s been living on for the past …