The Lost Decade for International Equities
The chart of the SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF CWI allows us to visually see that an investor who has bought and held broad International exposure over the last ten years has likely lost money. Since the end of 2006, those who may have held CWI have lost -14.12%...
Valentine’s Day Odds and Ends
The National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics conducted a Valentine’s Day Spending Survey concluding that consumers are expected to spend roughly $18.2 billion dollars this Valentine’s Day. 49.7% of shoppers plan to give the gift of candy. (source: nrf.com) According to thedailymeal.com and jet.com, out of all...
The Importance of a Sector Rotation Plan
There is always plenty of banter regarding “market timing,” how important it is, how hard it is, whether it is an effective use of time and effort, etc. Depending on the prevailing market winds, temperament oscillates from rampant envy of those that appear to have mastered the art of...
Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA Hits Milestone
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA hit a milestone on Wednesday that some have called, “long awaited.” And if 64 days qualifies as a long wait, Dow 20k would certainly meet that standard, but in reality there are probably cricket games that have lasted nearly as long as that!...
The US Dollar is Up
Trend since 5/4/2011 2039 Days is the longest up trend in OVER 30 Years! Average Return EFA (International Index) is +28.38% when the US Dollar is Falling:
As the First Five Days of January Goes, So Goes January, and So Goes the Year.
Were you aware? We have all heard the old market adage, “As January Goes, So Goes the Year,” but for those who haven’t heard, there is another saying that goes something like, “As the First Five Days of January Goes, So Goes January, and So Goes the Year.” Well,...
Day 9 | Domestic Equities Back on Top
As we move into 2017, knowing where to focus our allocation is of the utmost importance. Although there has been quite a bit of rotation among the asset classes throughout the last year, we now find ourselves in an environment where Domestic Equities is back on top in 401k...
Day 8 | Back to Buy for SPX vs AGG
On the 8th day of Christmas, we discussed one of the key RS charts we keep a watchful eye on – the S&P 500 Index SPX versus the iShares US Core Bond ETF AGG chart. This chart is meant to serve as a generic proxy for measuring the relative...