Category Archives: Historical Data

Tactical Asset Allocation and Secular Bear Markets

Posted on August 4, 2011 by J.Wenger

Excellent advice from B. Ritholtz: During a secular bear market, an investor’s job is to manage risk and preserve capital During a secular bull market, an investor’s job is to maximize return Before going further, a let’s review these key … Continue reading →

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Cutting Dividends = Bad News

Posted on March 29, 2011 by J.Wenger

From The Dividend Growth Investor : When dividends are cut, stock prices typically nosedive as the last investors who have held on hoping for better news leave the sinking ship. Click here for the full post. Sources: Avoid Dividend Cutters … Continue reading →

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Explore the Link between Income and Education

Posted on March 29, 2011 by J.Wenger

From the website Good, a visual representation of the latest U.S. Census data. Sources: Transparency: Are the Richest Americans Also the Best Educated? A collaboration between GOOD and Greg Hubacek http://www.good.is/post/america-s-richest-counties-and-best-educated-counties/

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Technical Analysis: SP500 Stock Index

Posted on March 23, 2011 by J.Wenger

From the Big Picture: The SP500 bounced back to the 50 day moving average, but volume has been a bit soft (i.e. low). It looks like price action at the 1300 level will dictate a resumed uptrend, downtrend, or range … Continue reading →

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Comparing Major World Indexes Since March 9, 2009 – Michael Covel

Posted on March 22, 2011 by J.Wenger

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Oil Price Spikes: Historical Data Point

Posted on March 5, 2011 by J.Wenger

I have received several questions on the impact of oil price spikes (both personally, via invest-safely.com, and comments on this blog). I do have an opinion, which is based on my limited knowledge of the facts. I am no expert … Continue reading →

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