This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Our models continue to show that any correction will be a buying opportunity. Our models do not expect 2008 style crash. Please note that the portfolio is 40% hedged. Those who have not hedged their portfolio may consider learning how to
There is an overabundance of predictions about investing in 2014. The predictions range from those made by market scholars who have spent most of their lives studying markets to those not yet humbled by the markets. A very intelligent investor I know put in a lot of effort to develop
Secretary of State John Kerry’s comment implies that a strike by the U. S. on Syria is imminent. The war trade is on. Gold, oil and Treasury bonds are up. Stocks are down. Here is the most pertinent part of a long Kerry speech, “At President Obama’s direction, I’ve spent
This post was just published on ZYX Emerging Markets ETF Alert. Emerging markets are starting out the year on a tear on the fiscal cliff resolution. However, the optimism is misplaced. Only one part of the three-part puzzle has been addressed. The three parts are: taxes, spending, and debt ceiling. The
Our prediction that the fiscal cliff would be resolved has turned out to be partially right. It is important not to get carried away with optimism because only one part of the three-part puzzle has been addressed. The three parts are: taxes, spending and the debt ceiling. The fiscal-cliff deal
Emerging markets have staged a rip roaring rally in 2012. The rally has come too far too fast. Nothing fundamental has changed, it is just that in 2011 emerging markets were beaten down more than what could be justified based