Occasionally, I am being asked by various readers about my opinion on what I think where the market is headed or how a certain no load fund or ETF might perform in the future. As I try to emphasize repeatedly in my writings, I follow trends, and I am not in the business of predicting future events. Personally, I think …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 10/18/2007
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at: http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.php The bears overpowered the bulls this week and all major indexes ended sharply lower. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has moved to +5.10% above its long-term trend line (red) as the chart below shows: The international index inched lower to remain +2.14% above its own trend …
Multi Manager Funds: Same Old Pig With A Different Lipstick
I guess there is a reason that I called this blog ‘The Wall Street Bully.’ Sometimes it is very difficult for me to silently accept and go along with new ideas that are essentially a different twist simply designed as a new marketing plot with no tangible benefit to the investor; at least not to my way of thinking. I …
ETF Master List – Mid-Week Update As Of 10/16/2007
Higher oil prices and a mixed earnings picture had the bears take charge for the last couple of days. Not helping the bulls’ cause was the realization that the housing debacle might be a drag on the economy for some time to come. Below please find the link to the most recent ETF Master list, which has been updated with …
ETF/No Load Fund Performance Surfing – It’s A Good Thing!
MarketWatch featured a story called “Tide’s Out – Fund Investors have wisely stopped performance surfing.” It goes into detail about the “dangerous” habit of always trying to own funds that always top the short-term performance charts. It’s media ignorance at its finest since the assumptions are flawed due to the fact that not every investor uses the brainless buy and …
ETFs For Your 401k Plan: Fact Or Fiction?
Many readers have expressed regret about not having ETF choices available in their 401k plans. A lot is being done to change that in the future although the mutual fund companies handling most of the custodial functions like the status quo. SmartMoney’s article “Coming Soon: ETFs in your 401k” sheds some light on the dominant positions that the major players …