And the beat goes on. No matter how bad economic news is, it simply does not matter as the feeding frenzy caused by the Fed’s endless printing efforts continues unabated. It has come to the point where only Fed policy is in charge of market direction; nothing else appears to have any effect. Good thing that we are not involved …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 4/23/2013
Volatility was an ever present companion during the past five trading days as the markets slipped but then managed to re-gain last week’s losses over the past two days with the S&P 500 adding 4 points since the last ETF Model Portfolio report. Earnings were mixed in general so far but Wall Street’s focus was on bad is good and …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 4/16/2013
Monday’s dump fest was a stark reminder that all is not well in equity land and that the S&P’s 1,600 level, which was almost reached last week, still needs continue upward momentum before it will be conquered. Yesterday’s strong rebound, during which some our low volatility ETFs took out their previous highs, makes it easy to forget black Monday. Since …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 4/9/2013
In regards to the S&P 500, it was a slow week with the index mainly hovering below its unchanged line but in the end it gave back only 1 point since the last ETF Model Portfolio report. There has definitely been a slowdown in upward momentum in regards to equity indexes but our model portfolios all gained as the market …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 4/2/2013
While the S&P 500 only gained 0.38% since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio report, it was a gain nonetheless. With metals tanking and bond prices sinking, it has become clear that the Fed’s primary goal is to continue to lift the equity indexes so that we all can feel the wealth effect and consequently engage in rampant spending to prop …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 3/26/2013
The events in Cyprus were front and center over the past week as the story lines changed more often than I care to count. In the end, the parliamentary process was circumvented as the European overlords dictated the terms without paying any attention to minor details such as a democratic process. That’s been pretty much the theme throughout the European …