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Market Futures – Ugly Edition
“Hold on to your butts.” – Samuel L. Jackson – Jurassic Park Sunday evening and market futures are down ~2%.
Tactical Asset Allocation and Secular Bear Markets
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
Technical Analysis: SP500 Stock Index
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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Always Invest with a Plan
A good bit of advice from Barry Ritholtz over at The Big Picture, regarding how to invest during a crisis: The time to look for the emergency aisles and where the exits are located is before takeoff, not after the … Continue reading
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Oil Price Spikes: Historical Data Point
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
Rule-Based Investing Saves the Day
Right now, the market has been in an uptrend for almost two years. Statistically speaking, the rally is one of the longest uptrends on record. So it is only natural for people to begin questioning “when will we see a … Continue reading
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