Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing 10-1-10

Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing
(past 12 weeks)

Flat week for the markets this past week. The DOW lost 30 points and the S&P500 lost about 2 points. The very good news is that September which is typically a weak month in the markets was up about 9% which is outstanding. Market sentiment is still negative thanks to how people feel about the economy and jobs so exercise caution in your investing.

Our buy and hold ETF investor made about $55 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The moving average investor made about $40 for the week in a similar portfolio.

Here's the weekly update:

	ETF Portfolio Value	% Gain
Buy and Hold	$15,962	58.9
Moving Average	$11,357	13.1

(Started in March 2009 with $10,000 in each portfolio)

Moving Average Update
Each week, the moving average investor compares the 50 day MA against the 200 day MA to see if he should sell (or buy) any of the 10 ETFs in the balanced ETF portfolio.

No changes are required this week.

Invested:

SPDRs (SPY)
Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI)
iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM)
Vanguard SF REIT (VNQ)
Vanguard Emerging Markets (VWO)
iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond (AGG)
iShares Barclays TIP (TIP)
iShares Barclays 1-3 Yr Credit Bond (CSJ)
Vanguard European Stock (VGK)
Vanguard Pacific ETF (VPL)