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We wish we could add some pithy commentary to the markets actions the past week but the fact is there really isn’t much for us to contribute. We’re not going to join in and guess about what’s moving the markets…. Continue Reading →

Over the past few weeks our work has been to try and calm our readers in the face of a very difficult market environment. These types of slides are going to happen and we should be willing to “take them… Continue Reading →

Yes, markets had significant declines last week, but all that means is that we seem to be returning to a normal state following a very comfortable few years. By “a normal state” we mean markets with volatility. The volatility might… Continue Reading →

The 3%-5% declines for our ETFs last week may have been harrowing to some but IF you are following our system you have your investment plan in place. As the market volatility increases you already have your downside risk set… Continue Reading →

Everyone’s talking about the Fear Of Missing Out. Supposedly that’s what is driving the markets higher. Maybe that’s right, maybe that’s wrong, we don’t know. What we do know is that the markets are currently trending higher, and as such… Continue Reading →

“Strength” might be a slightly too strong term to use for the world economy but it is certainly applicable for what we’ve become accustomed to over the past decade. There are very few places in the world that are not… Continue Reading →

Not much in the way of changes last week. We still have 30 Green Arrows out of a possible 30. Although the REIT index (VNQ) was our lone decliner last week and is now only a 3% decline from getting… Continue Reading →

The calendar turned over but the market did not. A strong market theoretically presages a strong economy. The market started to turn up a little over a year ago and recently the economy has confirmed the markets expectations of a… Continue Reading →

Our investment strategy worked very well last year. All 30 of our 30 covered ETFs had positive returns, with most in excess of 20%. At the beginning of the year all our ETFs were in Long Term Uptrends, which they… Continue Reading →

Not much we can say this week that we haven’t said for the past 50 weeks. All of our ETFs are still in Long Term Uptrends, and all continue to have significant cushions before that trend will reverse. Another boring… Continue Reading →