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Portfolio Management – Part 5: The Hidden Cost of Diversification As “Insurance” 23 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
In economics, risk is defined as volatility. Furthermore, one truth of economics is that high risk accompanies high return while low risk means lower return. Investment managers put us in a dilemma ...
Portfolio Management: Part 4 – “Preservation” or “Growth”, You Can’t Have Both 9 Aug 2013 | 12:23 am
The debate about portfolio management centers on whether one needs to “predict” or “react” for good performance. The professionals settle that for themselves by claiming that since no one can predict...
Portfolio Management: Part 3 – Is Passive or Active Better? 30 Jul 2013 | 01:08 am
In the previous article, I accused investment managers of encouraging their clients to “focus on the risks of losing principal rather than on opportunities for portfolio growth“. I suggested that the...
Portfolio Management – Part 2: Managing Against Risks Today 16 Jul 2013 | 07:40 am
I bought my first stock with gift money and money saved from summer jobs when I was in high school in the hopes of trying to make some extra spending money. So, obviously, I looked only for stocks th...
Portfolio Management – Part 1 10 Jul 2013 | 12:20 am
As good place as any for jump-starting the blog after an extended absence is with a question I recently received from a new Instant Alerts Member. It’s a vexing question for which there is no really ...
Another Opportunity In A Market Correction 14 Jun 2013 | 05:23 am
Check out my latest article “Another Opportunity In A Market Correction” in SeekingAlpha.com. In it I explained how I combine call options on SDS (the ETF that shorts at 2x the change in the S&P 500 I...
S&P 500 Would Not Be Overextended At 1800 This Year-End 17 May 2013 | 05:00 am
Check out my latest article “S&P 500 Would Not Be Overextended At 1800 This Year-End” in SeekingAlpha.com. In it I explained the following charts: TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
Healthcare Providers and Suppliers 16 May 2013 | 06:59 pm
When it comes to stock selection I usually fall back on the following slogan: “50% of a stock’s price movement can be attributed to the overall movement in the market, 30% to the movement in its secto...
Auto and Truck Parts Suppliers 9 May 2013 | 06:49 am
I believe I’ve finally made some sense of how to differentiate between the Weekly Recap Reports offered to Members, the Stock Chartist blog and the articles I begun to write for SeekingAlpha.com. I be...
The Similarity To 1979-82 Is Uncanny 7 May 2013 | 08:15 pm
Check out my latest article “The Similarity To 1979-82 Is Uncanny” in SeekingAlpha.com. In it I explained the following chart: TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
