Sell stops, and especially their tracking, have resulted in a lot of reader feedback. While there are many ways to follow the high price of a fund/ETF you own, reader Kirk had this to say a few days ago: In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am sharing a sample of an easy to use spreadsheet for Trend Tracking.Once it is …
Getting Squeezed By Low Volume ETFs
I have talked about the importance of only using ETFS with high volume to be sure that you can enter and exit at a moment’s notice. One reader had this experience: I have a comment and question about the Nov.2 column about sell stops. The comment: I ran into a different kind of problem recently with sell stops. I had …
RMD Waived For 2009
In case you missed, the annual Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for IRAs and pension plans has been waived for the year 2009. This applies only to those investors over 70-1/2 years of age. Here’s some of the wording: On December 23, 2008 The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 was signed into law by President Bush. This new …
Automating Sell Stops
Reader Joe is trying to use some of the finance.yahoo.com features to make it easier to track his sell stops. He had this to say: I have a related question. I too am familiar with finance.yahoo.com. In a blog post a few weeks ago, you stated the user could download information into a spreadsheet and make adjustments from there. I …
Sunday Musings: Making Up Is Hard To Do
Last Monday, I talked about a reader’s question regarding the use of DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging) with trend tracking. GH had an interesting comment on the subject: I am not a user of DCA nor would I recommend it. However, one should have all his facts straight before coming to any conclusions. Here is the most interesting fact regarding DCA …
Honing In On Bond Funds And Sell Stops
Using sell stops with dividend paying bond funds works the same as with any other equity mutual fund/ETF. Reader Joe had this to say: My question today deals with setting stops on junk bond and short term bond funds. A large element of their performance is their dividend, which may be 6 or 7%. How do you account for dividends …