Sitting above and trying to hold on to the 1,500 S&P level was the theme of the past week, as the benchmark index managed to add 3 points since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio was published. Although that’s not the entire story as the S&P dropped 17 points on Monday only to regain 15 of them back on Tuesday. Maybe …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 1/29/2013
More of the same was the motto for this past week as the S&P 500 added about 1% and clearly pierced its 1,500 milestone marker to the upside. Bad news, good news or no news; it does not really matter; the indexes are being pushed up without regards to any economic reality, which is the hallmark of the central planning …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 1/22/2013
The theme remained the same in that the indexes continued their relentless march into higher territory with the S&P 500 adding another 1.4% since last week’s ETF Model Portfolio report. It’s almost impossible to find a pullback in the indexes intraday in order to establish new positions. On a couple of occasions, I had maybe 15 minutes to place some …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 1/15/2013
With the Fed’s monetary pump fest continuing at a rate of some $85 billion per month, it’s not surprising that a good part of that money flows into equities pushing the indexes higher without much of a pullback or without any regards to underlying fundamentals. The S&P 500 added about 1% since last week’s report, and yesterday’s awe inspiring 7 …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 1/8/2013
The equity rebound continued into the New Year with the S&P 500 gaining some 2% as relief over the watered down fiscal cliff solution translated into reckless support for stocks. I have rebalanced all ETF Model Portfolios as of 12/31/12, since ‘Buy’ signals were still in effect at that time. The #6 Ivy Portfolio was replaced with a new Bond …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 12/31/2012
A roller coaster ride best describes the market activity of the past week, during which the S&P 500 gave back 4 points as the fiscal cliff ‘on-and-off’ negotiations pushed the benchmark index all over the chart. In the end, it was a year during which equities came out ahead while balanced portfolios lagged behind. Our best model ETF portfolio performer …