tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31438114455109202762012-02-16T09:16:13.129-05:00ETF Newsletter is the blog for www.etf-newsletter.com. Exchange Traded Funds can be an excellent way to invest and help gain your way to financial freedom. The place to start is to learn about ETFs, how they work and how to trade them.ETF Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03844635164370407954noreply@blogger.comBlogger2181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143811445510920276.post-70186823140169585842011-02-27T19:49:00.003-05:002011-02-27T20:00:24.906-05:00

Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)A down week for the markets with the Dow losing 260 points and the S&P 500 losing about 20. Our two investors made a very small gain since our last update.Our Buy and Hold ETF investor made about $14 the balanced ETF portfolio. The Moving Average Investor made about $5 in his portfolio.Here's the portfolio update:ETF

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)And so the rally continues. Markets were up again this week and as result so were the portfolios of our two ETF Investors.Our Buy and Hold ETF investor made about $200 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The Moving Average Investor made about $134 in his portfolio.Here's the portfolio update:ETF Portfolio Value% GainBuy and

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Another week of rising markets ETF investors. It has been quite a run since the beginning of September. This past week the S&P was up over 34 points and the Dow was up 268 points. Our Buy and Hold ETF investor made about $234 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The Moving Average Investor made about $165 in his portfolio.Here's the

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Since our last update, the markets have been relatively flat. The S&P 500 lost just over 7 points and the Dow gained 107. Our Buy and Hold ETF investor lost about $117 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The Moving Average Investor lost about $86 in his portfolio.Here's the portfolio update:ETF Portfolio Value% GainBuy and Hold

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Another week and another gain for the US markets. The Dow was up 115 and the S&P 500 was up 22 points. This has been quite a run since early September. The question is, how much longer can this last?Our Buy and Hold ETF investor made over $321 for the week and the Moving Average ETF investor made over $211. They are both invested in

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Over the last 5 trading days the US markets have moved down. The Dow was down over 33 points and the S&P 500 was down over 3 points. The markets have moved higher quite significantly over the past month and more so a smaller move down is not a bad thing.Our Buy and Hold ETF investor lost about $186 this past week and the moving average

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks) Happy New Year ETF Newsletter readers!I usually post results based on the previous Friday but today my post includes results through Monday, January 3rd.The markets were actually pretty flat last week but decided to start the New Year off with a bang. The Dow was up 93 points and the S&P 500 was up 14 today alone.Out two ETF investors

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Kiplinger.com Article...Exchange-traded funds and similar products have grown like kudzu in recent years. If, however, two top financial experts are right, excessive trading in ETFs poses a huge danger to the stock market. The U.S. now has more than 1,000 ETFs and other exchange-traded products. Their assets total some $1.2 trillion. Harold Bradley, former longtime head of trading at

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Happy Holidays ETF Newsletter readers and Happy New Year!Pretty flat week in the markets. The S&P was up just over a point and the Dow was up 85 points. However, for the last quarter of 2010, the markets were outstanding. The S&P 500 was up about 14%.The buy and hold ETF investor lost about $40 in the balanced

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Source: Kiplinger

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Excellent week in the markets this past week! Dow was up almost 300 points and the S&P 500 was up over 35 points. After 3 weeks of relatively unchanged weeks, the markets really latched on to news that Europe will be even more proactive in stimulating a recovery.As you already know, our ETF investors were quite happy. The buy and hold

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From SmartMoney.com:It has been several months of surprising gains for European stocks and the exchange-traded funds that track them. Since Greece has, for now, pulled out of a debt death spiral, European country-specific ETFs have been on a tear, up an average of 13 percent. But investors should think twice before saying sí (or oui or ja) to Europe’s country-specific ETFs, some pros say.Read

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Not much going on this past week in the markets. Dow was up just over 9 points and the S&P lost less than 1 points. Our ETF investor portfolios took small losses for the week. The buy and hold ETF investor lost over $16 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The moving average investor lost about $9 for the

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Source: Kiplinger

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Markets finally pulled back. Long over due in my opinion. The Dow lost 247 points and the S&P 500 dropped 24 points. As a result, our two ETF investors lost a pretty good amount of money this past week.Our buy and hold ETF investor lost over $450 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The moving average investor lost

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Wow! Did the markets like the election results? I guess they did with the Dow and S&P moving up sharply this week, especially on Wednesday. The Dow was up about 324 points and the S&P 500 was up 41. This was a very good week for the markets and the rally continues.Both the Buy and Hold and Moving Average Investor portfolios are at all

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Source: Kiplinger

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Your IRA, your own piece of the retirement puzzle, whether paltry or not, requires some tender loving care, especially during the last few months of the year. Here’s a list of what you might need to do before 2011. Read the MarketWatch article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Well it took 7 weeks, but the markets closed lower this past week. Not by much, but they were lower with Dow down 15 points and the S&P 500 down about 1.5. Its been a nice run with the S&P up over 12% since the beginning of September.Our buy and hold ETF investor lost about $53 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The

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While ETFs have helped keep many investors in the market, the more arcane, niche-oriented products being introduced of late—and there are now more than 1,000 funds from which to pick—have created a host of potential booby traps that even many pros didn’t anticipate.Read the article from SmartMoney.com here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Broken record... the markets moved higher again. This is week number 6 that the Dow and S&P was flat or moved higher. Dow was up about 70, S&P was up about 6. As metioned last week, the Buy and Hold and Moving Average Investor portfolios are now at all time highs.Our buy and hold ETF investor made about $53 in the balanced

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According to Kiplinger.com once election day is over, stocks are likely to jump -- regardless of which party wins.Read the article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Markets moved higher again. This is the 5th week in a row that the Dow and S&P was flat or moved higher. Dow was up 56, S&P was up 11. The Buy and Hold and Moving Average Investor portfolios are now at all time highs.Our buy and hold ETF investor made about $152 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The moving average

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From Kiplinger.com:Hedge funds are cloaked in secrecy and charge outrageous fees. And, on average, they offer mediocre returns, a new study shows.Read the article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Markets continue to move higher ETF investors. This is the 4th week in a row that the Dow and S&P was flat or moved higher. Dow was up 177, S&P was up 20. It's been a fun ride but I would think that we're due for a correction. Let's hope it doesn't happen for a while.Our buy and hold ETF investor made about $311 in the balanced

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Robert Schiller, noted Yale economist is worried about a double-dip recession. Read into the Kiplinger.com article to see why he is more fearful than most.

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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

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Very nice week in the markets this past week. The Dow gained 252 points and the S&P 500 picked up 22. This is two weeks in a row that the market has moved higher with a strong move up this last week. The markets are at a 4 month high. For you short term investors, keep an eye as a correction may be in the near future. I think

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The organization that is in charge of defining the dates that a recession starts and ends has said this recession ended in June 2009.That may be the case, but it sure doesn't feel like it, does it? Here's and article on the Motley Fool site about the recession being over.

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A Motley Fool article says that stock purchases now will yield a nice return over the next 10 years based on a historical anomaly. Check the article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)So last week I predicted the market would be higher this week. It turned out I was right, barely (two weeks in a row correct). The Dow gained only 16 points and the S&P 500 picked up only 7. I'm going to predict a down week for this coming week.Our buy and hold ETF investor lost about $24 in the balanced ETF portfolio.

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From Kiplinger.com:Small-cap stocks finally seem to be having their Wile E. Coyote moment. Don’t tumble to the bottom of the cliff with them.Read the article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Happy Labor Day. Last week I predicted the market would be higher this week. It turned out I was right. It was a nice week with the Dow gaining about 302 points and the S&P 500 picking up about 42 points. I'm going to predict up for this coming week as well.The buy and hold ETF investor made about $540 in the balanced ETF

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Very similar story to last week in that the markets were down again but not down significantly. The Dow lost about 65 points and the S&P 500 was down about 4 points. This is 3 week in a row down. I mentioned before how the S&P 500 pattern looks like 2-3 weeks up followed by 2-3 weeks down. Strictly based on this anecdotal data, I

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SmartMoney.com has an article about 3 stocks that may be poised to grow dividends. They are Deere, Texas Instruments and Target. Read the article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Although the markets were down this week, there were not down significantly. The Dow lost about 90 points and the S&P 500 was down about 6 points. The first 3 days of the week were up, but Thursday and Friday were down days. Most reports are that investors/traders are just not confident in the economy yet.The buy and hold ETF investor

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ETFs are suffering from investor weariness about the housing market.Article on Forbes.com. Read it here.

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Good article on Yahoo Finance (actually written by Kiplinger).In this era of high unemployment, flat home prices and do-it-yourself retirement savings, some traditional rules of saving and investing are due for an overhaul.12 New Rules for Your Money

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Bad week for the markets. The Dow was down about 350 pts and the S&P 500 was down about 44. This is our first loss following 3 up weeks. As I look at the chart above, there is a pattern of about 3 up weeks and then down for one or two.The buy and hold ETF investor lost about $597 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The moving

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Broad-based indexing doesn’t make sense in a market with so many bargains -- and so much dangerously overpriced merchandise.Read the Kiplinger.com article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Not a bad week for the markets, the Dow was up about 190 pts and the S&P 500 was up about 14. This is 4 weeks in row that the market has moved higher.The buy and hold ETF investor made about $235 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The moving average investor made about $94 for the week in a similar portfolio.Here's the weekly update

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A top value manager finds global leaders unusually cheap despite a scary economic backdrop. Check out his fund and his picks. Read the Kiplinger article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)The S&P 500 closed up for the 2nd week in a row. Only about 9 points but we'll take it. The gross domestic product numbers indicate the economy was growing at a slower pace in the second quarter than the first, but you corporate earnings are still very good.The buy and hold ETF investor made about $78 in the balanced ETF portfolio.

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The 8 Lazy Portfolios tracked by Market Watch all now have 10 years worth of performance data. And guess what? All 8 beat Wall Street's performance over this time.Read the MarketWatch article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Pretty good week... 4 out of 5 days the markets moved up. There were some good earnings reports that helped investors feel a little more comfortable about stocks. The DOW moved up about 327 points and the S&P 500 moved higher by about 36.The buy and hold ETF investor made about $595 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The moving average

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Insecure about your finances? You're not alone. Economic insecurity in the U.S. is at its highest point in 25 years, according to a report released late Wednesday.Read the MarketWatch article here.

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(past 12 weeks)Well ETF investors, the week was going along fine and then Friday came and knocked us out! The DOW dropped 261 points and the S&P 500 dropped over 31. The buy and hold ETF investor lost about $207 in the balanced ETF portfolio. The moving average investor lost about $114 for the week in the same portfolio.Here's the weekly snapshot:

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Republicans and Democrats are doing little but screaming at each other. If they’d stop, they’d find the answers to our problems right under their noses.

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The Thrift Savings Plan, offered to federal employees, contains features other workers would kill for. But it also has glaring weaknesses.Read the Kiplinger article here:www.kiplinger.com/columns/value/archive/sizing-up-uncle-sams-401k.html

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(most recent 12 weeks)Much better week for the markets. The S&P 500 gained about 50 points, a nice move up. As I've mentioned before, the new norm is big market swings. The buy and hold ETF investor made about $662 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio is now valued at $14,824 and the total gain is 47% since we starting tracking this

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Parnassus Equity Income is so good that everyone should consider it—regardless of what you think about socially responsible investing.Read the Kiplinger.com article here:http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/value/archive/parnassus-equity-income-a-terrific-socially-responsible-fund.html

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(most recent 12 weeks)And so the slide continues. The S&P500 closed down about 55 points this past week and has now lost about 100 points for the past two. For the year, this index is down over 9%.The buy and hold ETF investor lost about $727 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio is now valued at $14,162 and the total gain is 41% since we

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With Europe on edge, this portfolio emphasizes the two best sectors in a volatile market—and also includes two innovative bond funds.Read the Kiplinger.com article here:www.kiplinger.com/columns/value/archive/7-best-mutual-funds-for-this-market.html

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(most recent 12 weeks)Not a good week for the markets. The trend was down for the week and the S&P500 closed down about 46 points giving back twice as much as was gained the week before.The buy and hold ETF investor lost about $373 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio is now valued at $14,889 and the total gain is

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If Congress bows to Wall Street lobbyists over financial regulation, look for the next financial crisis to be even nastier.Read the Kiplinger.com article:www.kiplinger.com/columns/value/archive/how-to-do-financial-reform-the-right-way.html

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(most recent 12 weeks)Happy Father's Day to those dad's out there. General trend up for this past week which was a nice. The S&P500 closed up about 22 points higher for the week.The buy and hold ETF investor made about $350 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio is now valued at $15,262.54 and the total gain is 52%

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(most recent 12 weeks)Greetings ETF Investors. Up, down, up, down, up so the market goes. Last week the S&P moved up over 25 points.The buy and hold ETF investor made about $457 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio is now valued at $14,913 and the total gain is 48.5% since we starting tracking this portfolio in

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Vanguard Convertible Securities, which just reopened to new investors, has beaten the stock market over the past ten years with far less risk -- and pays an attractive yield.Read the Kiplinger.com article:www.kiplinger.com/columns/value/archive/the-ideal-fund-for-this-wild-market.html

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(most recent 12 weeks)Another bad week for the market. The S&P 500 lost over 22 points for the week and is down about 9% since early May.The buy and hold ETF investor lost a stinging $435 last week in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is now down to $14,456 and the total gain is 43.9% since we starting tracking

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With the market in a significant decline since early May, I wanted to show what the moving average investor is seeing in the SPY (he is long in this ETF). The chart above shows the actual data along with the 50 day (green) and 200 day (red) moving averages.You'll notice that even though the SPY has lost 10 points since early May, almost 10% of it's value, the 50 day moving average still has a

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Source: Kiplinger

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(most recent 12 weeks)Hello ETF Investors. Last week the S&P was bouncing around again with a 40 plus point swing between Tuesday and Friday. For the week the S&P 500 closed up about 5 points.The buy and hold ETF investor made about $110 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is now at $14,890 and the total gain is

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Kiplinger: How to beat this market

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Buy and Hold vs. Moving Average ETF Investing(most recent 12 weeks)Significant market swings continue. The Dow was down nearly 400 points on Thursday. For the week, the S&P 500 lost about 49 points. The S&P 500 is down about 45 points for 2010.The buy and hold ETF investor lost $614 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is now at $14,780 and the total gain is

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The moving average investor checked the 50 day/200 day moving averages for the 10 ETFs from the balanced ETF portfolio (listed below), and the Vanguard European ETF (VGK) indicates a sell.He noticed on Monday, May 10 that the 50 day moving aveage crossed below the 200 day moving aveage so our investor has sold this equity at Monday opening price of $44.21. Click chart for larger viewThe 10 ETFs

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We're on a roller coaster again ETF investors. The S&P 500 was up nearly 50 points last week before settling in for a 13+ point gain for this past week. It looks like severe market swings are much more the norm than in years past so we better fasten our seat-belts.Our two ETF investors made a pretty decent amount of money last week. The Buy and Hold Investor was up $440. His total portfolio

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In my previous post, I mentioned how during a rapid market drop, the moving average investor would still not take action to sell ETFs because moving averages take time to change directions.Below is an example chart of the SPY ETF for the three past months with the 50 day (green) and 200 day (red) moving averages plotted. Click on the image for a larger view. You can see last week's big drop of

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What a terrible week. I for one was glad for the week to end. The S&P 500 dropped over 77 points and closed at 1,110.88. It was back in early March that we last last saw this level. At one point on Thursday, the Dow was down over 950 points. When panic sets in, its like watching a train wreck.So what does it mean for our Buy and Hold and Moving Average ETF Investors? For Buy and Hold it

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Kiplinger Article: Click to read

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It was bound to happen. A sharp decline in the S&P 500 occurred this week. We have mentioned several times recently that the market will need a correction. Now we watch to see if it is a correction or a longer down trend.Overall the S&P 500 lost more than 30 points for the week. As a result, our two ETF investors suffered significant losses. The buy and hold ETF investor portfolio lost

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Source: Kiplinger

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Wow... that's all I can say (not really). The S&P 500 moved up an astounding 25 points last week! In stating the obvious, our two ETF investors were quite happy.The buy and hold ETF investor portfolio increased about $350 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is now at $16,381 and the total gain is now 63.1% since we starting tracking this portfolio in March of

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This blog and subsequent website, www.etf-newsletter.com are not fans of Buy and Hold but are also trying to figure out what might be a better strategy. Here is an article from Kiplinger .com that indicates Buy and Hold does work.Source: Kiplinger

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For first time in 7 weeks, the S&P 500 closed lower. This past week it was only 2 points lower but the market does need to correct/cool off.The buy and hold ETF investor portfolio lost only $65 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is now at $16,032 and the total gain is now 59.6% since we starting tracking this portfolio in March of 2009.The moving average ETF

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Source: Kiplinger

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Six weeks and counting with markets moving higher. S&P 500 was up another 15+ points for the week. Our two investors continue to make money without doing a thing. While we're excited, we feel a little anxious as well. Eventually this rally will cool, but how severe will the correction be?The buy and hold ETF investor portfolio increased about $246 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total

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Even though the market ended on April Fool's Day last week, no tricks were played. The markets moved higher... again.S&P 500 was up another 10 points for the week. Our two investors continue to make money without doing a thing.The buy and hold ETF investor portfolio increased about $191 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is now at $15,850 and the total gain is 57.8%

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On Yahoo tech ticker today there is an article/video titled "More "Boom and Bust" Cycles Coming: The Real Reason Buy and Hold Is Dead."Here's an excerpt:"With major averages flat or slightly negative for the past 10 years, many investors have given up on the "buy and hold" strategy that became a mantra in the 1990s. That, of course, has prompted some contrarians to declare that now is the

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Broken record... the S&P 500 moved higher again this week about 9.3 points. However, Wed., Thur. and Fri. were down days. Our two investor portfolios continue at all times.The buy and hold ETF investor portfolio increased about $43 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is now at $15,659 and the total gain is 56% since we starting tracking this portfolio in March of 2009.The

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"What we’re seeing now is some hesitancy due to the fact that we’re getting some resistance as we approach psychological levels like 11,000 on the Dow and 1200 on the S&P 500," says Peter Cardillo, chief market economist for Avalon Partners.Read more: Stocks Close Flat After a Strong Week at SmartMoney.com

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Kiplinger.com indicates that investors are missing out on a bull market. The ETF portfolio comparison that we are doing verifies that there has indeed been quite a nice run up in the markets that started about March '09. Our buy and hold investor is up over 50% during this time.Source: Kiplinger

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The S&P (our general market barometer) moved higher again this week about 11.4 points. The all time highs for our two investor portfolios continue for now.The buy and hold ETF investor moved higher about $44 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is now at $15,616 and the total gain is 55.5% since we starting tracking this portfolio in March of 2009 (55 weeks ago).The

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Part of the balanced ETF portfolio we use is the iShares Barclays TIP. Here is an article from Kiplinger.com on TIPs:"Worried about inflation? You should be. True, the recession and the listless economic recovery have kept a lid on prices for the past couple of years. But Uncle Sam's profligate deficits and easy-money policy will likely stoke higher prices down the road.When inflation starts

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Another good week for the markets. S&P was down on only Friday. Overall up 11.6 points. Like last week, our two investor portfolios are at all time highs.The buy and hold ETF investor moved higher about $206 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is now at $15,572 and the total gain is 55% since we starting tracking this portfolio in March of 2009 (54 weeks ago).The

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Money Magazine has a recent article that suggests that past performance is pretty meaningless in selecting a mutual fund. I think we can all agree that past results does not guarantee future results, but how can you not look at the past results to help eliminate funds?Here is the link to the article:http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/10/pf/funds/fund_performance.moneymag/index.htm

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Last week was very good in the markets. The S&P closed up higher 4 out of 5 days and overall was up over 33 points for the week. Our two investors, Buy and Hold and Moving Average, have seen their ETF portfolios grow to all time highs (see the chart below).The buy and hold ETF investor saw a nice jump of about $543 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is currently $15,366

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Money Magazine has an article online on why investors should not give up on diversification. As you know, the ETF Newsletter is a big believer in the balanced ETF portfolio.Here is an excerpt from the article:"...using the financial crisis to conclude that diversification is pointless because stocks, bonds, and other assets will move in tandem forevermore is a misreading of recent history. A

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The Vanguard European Stock ETF (VGK) is close to the 50 day moving average crossing below the 200 day moving average. Check out the chart from Yahoo Finance below (click on the image for a larger view.)If and when the cross does occur, this would be a sell signal for our moving average ETF investor. By the way, the chart is a 3 month view using the exponential 50 day and 200 day moving average

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Happy birthday ETF Newsletter! It has been 52 weeks since we started comparing a Buy and Hold ETF investing strategy against a moving average strategy. Even though it's been a year, it is still to early to determine which is the better strategy. For the year, the Buy and Hold investor made about $4780 dollars for a hefty 47.6% gain. In comparison, the Moving Average investor made about $775

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Kiplingers.com has an article on putting together a diversified bond portfolio. Here is an excerpt:"Start by putting one-fourth of your bond portfolio in an ETF that invests in short-term corporate bonds. Our choice is iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond (CSJ). If you expect interest rates to rise, you want to keep maturities short because short-term bonds lose less than long-term IOUs when

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Clean sweep in the S&P 500 this week. This index closed higher each day this week! Overall the S&P 500 was up 30 points in only 4 trading days. This is the second week in a row the market has moved higher.Our two ETF investors saw nice jumps in their respective portfolios. The buy and hold ETF investor saw an increase of about $389 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total portfolio balance is

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From the Wall Street Journal:"ETFs, typically index-tracking mutual funds that trade on an exchange like a stock, were once almost exclusively used by pension funds, hedge funds and other professional investors. During the past decade they’ve gained acceptance with many advisers and, more recently, are catching on in discount brokerage accounts.""In one recent survey of about 4,000 well-to-do

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From Forbes.com:"With their eye-popping 80% returns, emerging markets are the places every investor wishes he'd had greater exposure to last year. It's easier than ever to get just such exposure these days courtesy of the exchange-traded fund industry, which since the beginning of last year has launched ten emerging markets funds, plus another eight that invest in single emerging countries.For

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I saw this on Money Magazine's personal finance blog and thought it was worth sharing..."...Fidelity teamed up with iShares to eliminate trading fees on more than two dozen popular ETFs. The move comes three months after Schwab introduced eight of its own free-trade ETFs. Traditionally, if you wanted to invest in an ETF, you had to pay a sales charge each time you bought or sold shares. When

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Broken record... the 50 day moving average is still above the 200 day moving average for the 10 ETFs from our balanced ETF portfolio. As a result, no changes will are made to the moving average ETF portfolio.Here are the 10 ETFs we are tracking:-SPDRs (SPY)-Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)-iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM)-Vanguard SF REIT ETF (VNQ)-Vanguard European Stock ETF (VGK)-Vanguard

ETF Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03844635164370407954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143811445510920276.post-29786536571267228442010-02-13T10:55:00.003-05:002010-02-13T11:06:46.964-05:00

Finally! The market closed up for the first time in 5 weeks. It was a painful journey down so closing up for the week feels quite good. Overall the S&P 500 closed up 10 points for this past week.Our two ETF investors are a little happier since their portfolios are up at least for this week. The buy and hold ETF investor saw an increase of about $161 in the balanced ETF portfolio. His total

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Kiplinger.com writer Steven Goldberg penned an article recently on his suggestions for ETFs for 2010. At the very beginning of the article he indicates that when looking to ETFs, start with Vanguard because of their low cost. ETF-Newsletter.com is a big fan of Vanguard ETFs as well. Five of the ETFs in our balanced ETF portfolio are from Vanguard.Here are a couple excerpts from the article:"Here

ETF Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03844635164370407954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143811445510920276.post-14659959970505135192010-02-07T11:09:00.003-05:002010-02-07T11:13:19.487-05:00

The 50 day moving average is still above the 200 day moving average for the 10 ETFs from our balanced ETF portfolio even though the S&P 500 is down four weeks in a row. As a result, no changes will are made to the moving average ETF portfolio.Here are the 10 ETFs we are tracking:-SPDRs (SPY)-Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)-iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM)-Vanguard SF REIT ETF (VNQ)-

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Let's start with some good news... the market did close higher on Friday! Now back to reality. For the 4th week in a row, the S&P 500 closed down, this time losing just under 8 points for the week. 2010 is not off to a good start in the world of investing. The S&P 500 has lost 4.5% this year (~50 points).Our two ETF investors lost money again this week. The buy and hold ETF investor lost

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SFO (Stocks, Futures and Options) Magazine has an article from Tom Lydon titled "Take Control of Your Trading." Tom discusses the 200-day moving average rule of investing. Readers of this blog know that the ETF Newsletter website uses a 50-day/200-day moving average to manage one of its hypothetical ETF portfolios.Here is an excerpt from the article:"Following the global economic crisis, the

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