August 3, 2020: Sound Investment Strategies
We revisit the concept of a sound investment strategy and look at some of long running portfolios monitored by MyPlanIQ. We also discuss the current market conditions.
July 27, 2020: Total Return Bond Funds Update
We update and review total return bonds we use for our fixed income portfolios.
July 20, 2020: Divergence Between Value And Growth Stocks Everywhere
Growth stocks have outperformed value stocks for a long period of time. We look at how this affects allocation funds’ performance.
July 13, 2020: Short Term Cash, Treasury Bills, CDs And Future Fixed Income
We report the ultra low interests paid by banks, Treasuries and brokerage money market funds. We also discuss what to do with one’s fixed income investments going forward.
July 6, 2020: Bond ETFs vs. Bond Mutual Funds
Bond ETFs, unlike stock ETFs, are still limited with bonds’ liquidity and can still have large discount over their NAVs during a market crisis.
June 29, 2020: Industry Sector ETF Rotation With Composite Momentum
We introduce industry ETF rotation portfolio.
June 22, 2020: Industry Sector Rotation With Composite Momentum
We review Fidelity select fund momentum portfolios.
June 15, 2020: Advanced Minimum Equity Portfolios
We look at combining advanced tactical portfolios with some minimum stock exposure.
June 8, 2020: Recent Positive Developments
Being rigorous and objective, we point out a few positive recent developments.
June 1, 2020: Minimum Equity Portfolios
Our AAC (Asset Allocation Composite) portfolios now have minimum stock allocations. We also discuss the current market conditions in depth.
May 18, 2020: Core Satellite Portfolios In The Current Pandemic
Core satellite portfolios again excel in the current pandemic.
May 11, 2020: Asset Trends Review
We review major asset trends and discuss their implications.
May 4, 2020: The Real, Sensible And Wise Warren Buffett
We find a more assuring Warren Buffett amid his seemingly pessimistic annual shareholding metting.
April 27, 2020: Total Return Bond Funds & Portfolios
We review our total return bond fund based portfo
April 20, 2020: Multi-Factor ETFs and Rotation
We look at the latest factor based ETFs and their momentum based rotation portfolios
April 13, 2020: A Closer Look At 401(k) Investment Portfolios
We reviewed a typical 401k plan’s model portfolios
April 6, 2020: Long Term Stock Market Timing Since 1871 Revisited
We revisit the long term moving average timing data for S&P 500 since 1871. Again such a simple strategy has been able to avoid larger loss even in the current crisis.
March 30, 2020: How Did Bond ETFs And Mutual Funds Fare In The Current Crisis?
We review bond ETFs and compare their behavior from mutual funds. We also continue our discussion on Covid-19
March 23, 2020: Chaos And Hope
We believe stock markets are approaching to some reasonable (still not bargain) levels
March 16, 2020: A Live Lesson
We review current market conditions and discuss likely scenarios of the pandemic and its impact on economy and financial markets