Diversification among the stand-by asset classes (60/40 stocks/bonds) is not what it used to be. In fact, the use of additional “diversifiers” like gold hasn’t been extremely helpful either. What do I mean? In the…
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There are always those who wish to know… “What If.” For example, what if you could go back to January 1, 2007, and purchase 8 ETFs. Could you outperform the S&P 500 with less risk…
It’s days like these that often confound even the most seasoned investor. Why? Because the most powerful word in the Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, “diversification,” isn’t as helpful as one might like. Diversification…
This morning, a reporter for a major U.S. financial publication asked me to comment on widening credit spreads; specifically, what might a worried investor do about the increasing gap between high-yield corporate bonds and the…
Many people equate bonds with safety. Investing in country or corporate debt should deliver a reliable yield with small fluctuations in principal. Over the last few years, however, investors have had to take on longer…
Yesterday, I provided a pillow for those of you who worry about a summertime selloff in stock assets. We talked about several ETFs that may limit the potentially damaging effect of a Fed that won’t…
When the markets move higher, the financial media tend to highlight stories that support a high allocation to stocks. When the markets are heading lower, however, they allude to the summertime’s historical track record for…
In recent months and years, most asset types (e.g., stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) traveled in the same direction; that is, when stock indices moved up, many commodites picked up as well. Similarly, when bond prices…
The poor-timing-of-the-week award has to go to the iShares Lehman MBS Fixed-Rate Bond ETF (MBB). It was served up just this past Friday… right smack in the middle of the sub-prime mortgage weakness. Granted, this…
One of the nicest thing about a Fed that has stopped raising interest rates is the possibility… nay, the probability… that the Fed Funds rate will be brought down in the near future. And one…
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