In case you missed it, hat tip goes to Mish at Global Economic Trends for posting this video explaining in layman’s terms what Quantitative Easing is all about. No comment necessary: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUY16CkS-k?fs=1]
Sunday Musings: Unconstrained Bond Funds
Yesterday, I talked about how to deal with the potential of rising interest rates. What if you need to continue generating income in the face of higher rates? Losing more in principal than receiving in dividends is hardly the way to come out ahead. MarketWatch offered some alternatives in “Bond funds that shield you from interest rate risk:” The smart …
Reader Q+A: Protection Against Rising Interest Rates
Reader Ken emailed the following question that has repeatedly come up from time to time: I am wondering if you could foresee what the wisest investments should be for upcoming increasing in interest rates? It is obvious these low rates cannot go much lower or last much longer so there must be some place for the forward thinking investor to …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 11/11/2010
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.php What a difference a week makes. The bears took over, and the major indexes closed lower by about 2%. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs moved above its trend line (red) by +6.19% (last week +7.99%) and remains in bullish mode. The international index has broken above its …
Crosswinds
The market struggled out of the gate yesterday and slumped during the first hour. Buying set in, and the bulls slowly but surely regained the upper hand as the major indexes pulled themselves out of the doldrums in part supported by good news on the jobs front (initial claims fell). Some crosswinds were blowing from across the Atlantic as global …
More Slipping And Sliding
The dollar proved to be almighty yesterday as its rally stopped just about all other asset classes from advancing. Gold was up initially but reversed course; crude oil fell back and bonds dropped due to a rise in interest rates. And, as usual, the stock market slipped as the dollar headed higher. Amazingly, the dollar’s rally happened despite a downgrade …