My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpDespite Thursday’s sharp drop in the markets, the major indexes managed to keep the weekly losses manageable. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has moved to +6.35% above its long-term trend line (red) as the chart below shows: The international index slipped but still remains +3.29% above its own …
ETF Investing: October’s Winners and Losers
Despite its ups and downs, October turned out to be a good month for those invested in the right sectors. The top 10, as well as the worst 5 crowding the bottom of the totem pole, from the 500 ETFs I track, are listed below. Please note that the figures shown cover the past 4 week period: Here are the …
ETF Master List – Mid-Week Update As Of 10/30/2007
Uncertainty ahead of the Fed meeting had the markets move sideways. Today’s announcement could be a trick or treat with many hoping for another interest rate cut of at least ¼ point. Below please find the link to the most recent ETF Master list, which has been updated with yesterday’s closing prices. This will enable you to work with more …
ETF Investing: When Bearish Can Be Bullish
Seeking Alpha had a short blurb on the interpretation of investor sentiment. The story cites a recent sentiment survey showing that the sharp drop on the 20th anniversary of the ’87 crash caused bearish sentiment to rise to its highest levels since May of this year. Their 5-year chart supports the view that, after extreme high sentiment readings that, more …
ETF/No Load Fund Investing: Knowing When To Sell
While there are not too many articles featured in MarketWatch that I can agree with, there was one recent feature titled “Knowing when to get out” that was very sensible. It addressed the fact, I have been hammering on for years, which is that your portfolio can benefit immensely from having a selling strategy. While the story is not very …
Sunday Musings: Something For Nothing
Not too long ago, I read Brian Tracy’s book “Something for Nothing,” which deals with an emotional, economic and sociological epidemic which is sweeping across America and the world today. Tracy argues that this phenomenon destroys individuals, undermines societies while at the same time threatens the future of civilization. The epidemic he refers to is rooted in the out-of-control and …