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  • August 25, 2014: Remember Risk

    August 25, 2014: Remember Risk

    August 26, 2014

    Beware of market risk: we discuss and point out that market risk is not equal to economic risk and right now, given the high stock valuation, it is actually very risky for stocks. We also point out that does not mean one should withdraw from stock markets. 


  • August 18, 2014: Consistency, The Most Important Edge In Investing: Tactical Case

    August 18, 2014: Consistency, The Most Important Edge In Investing: Tactical Case

    August 19, 2014

    Consistency is the key to any investment success. Many people just can not consistently  follow a well defined strategy with strong intuition backing


  • August 11, 2014: What To Do In Overvalued Stock Markets

    August 11, 2014: What To Do In Overvalued Stock Markets

    August 12, 2014

    Switching to tactical asset allocation in an overvalued stock market can be beneficial, as shown by a modified method based on Shiller’s long term stock market valuation metric. 


  • August 4, 2014: Is This The Peak Or Correction?

    August 4, 2014: Is This The Peak Or Correction?

    August 5, 2014

    We discuss whether this is the long overdue correction. We also discuss the importance to have a plan when a prediction goes wrong.  


  • July 28, 2014: Stock Musings

    July 28, 2014: Stock Musings

    July 29, 2014

    To be or not to be in the current over valued stock markets? It all depends on where you are at the moment. The best way is to adopt a systematic way to invest. 


  • July 21, 2014: Permanent Portfolios & Four Pillar Foundation Based Framework

    July 21, 2014: Permanent Portfolios & Four Pillar Foundation Based Framework

    July 22, 2014

    We looked at four pillar based investment framework and discuss why it is still valuable for our investment methodology. 


  • July 14, 2014: Composite Portfolios Review

    July 14, 2014: Composite Portfolios Review

    July 15, 2014

    We review our best composite portfolios that we believe can be useful for many investors. 


  • July 7, 2014: Portfolio Behavior During Market Corrections

    July 7, 2014: Portfolio Behavior During Market Corrections

    July 8, 2014

    We compared and contrasted tactical and strategic portfolios during market corrections in the last 23 years. 


  • June 30, 2014: Half Year Brokerage ETF and Mutual Fund Portfolios Review

    June 30, 2014: Half Year Brokerage ETF and Mutual Fund Portfolios Review

    July 1, 2014

    We review asset class performance and portfolio performance. We are cautious on the current market condition. 


  • June 23, 2014: Newsletter Collection Update

    June 23, 2014: Newsletter Collection Update

    June 24, 2014

    We revisited our newsletter collection by categorizing recent ones. We also have a brief summary on recent market overviews. Model portfolios for the 401k plans of both investment power houses Morningstar and Berkshire Haythaway’s General RE are compared. 


  • June 16, 2014: There Are Always Lottery Winners

    June 16, 2014: There Are Always Lottery Winners

    June 17, 2014

    There are always lottery winners in every field, including in investing. Recognizing this is the first step to avoid following a herd of these winners blindly. 


  • June 9, 2014: The Arithmetic of Investment Mistakes

    June 9, 2014: The Arithmetic of Investment Mistakes

    June 10, 2014

    The loss and gain arithmetic reveals how costly an investment mistake can be. 


  • June 2, 2014: Tips On Portfolio Rebalance

    June 2, 2014: Tips On Portfolio Rebalance

    June 3, 2014

    We discuss various portfolio rebalance issues and their solutions. 


  • May 26, 2014: In Praise Of Low Cost Core Asset Class Based Portfolios

    May 26, 2014: In Praise Of Low Cost Core Asset Class Based Portfolios

    May 27, 2014

    Simpler Is Better (SIB) portfolios excel in many aspects. They should be the first choices for many investors. 


  • May 19, 2014: Consistency, The Most Important Edge In Investing: Strategic Case

    May 19, 2014: Consistency, The Most Important Edge In Investing: Strategic Case

    May 20, 2014

    We discuss how a long term buy and hold strategy can deliver a reasonable return. 


  • May 12, 2014: How To Handle An Elevated Overvalued Market

    May 12, 2014: How To Handle An Elevated Overvalued Market

    May 13, 2014

    We discuss the dilemma facing new users or new investors in the current overvalued stock markets. We look at several types of portfolios and discuss how to use them to step into (or scale into) this kind of markets. 


  • May 5, 2014: Asset Allocation Funds Review

    May 5, 2014: Asset Allocation Funds Review

    May 6, 2014

    We review the performance of US centric and global balance funds as well as several tactical funds. 


  • April 28, 2014: Now The Economy Backs To The ‘Old Normal’, Should Our Investments Too?

    April 28, 2014: Now The Economy Backs To The ‘Old Normal’, Should Our Investments Too?

    April 29, 2014

    We remain optimistic in fixed income investing and review total return bond portfolios and a momentum bond ETF portfolio. 


  • April 21, 2014: Total Return Bond Investing In The Current Market Environment

    April 21, 2014: Total Return Bond Investing In The Current Market Environment

    April 21, 2014

    We remain optimistic in fixed income investing and review total return bond portfolios and a momentum bond ETF portfolio. 


  • April 14, 2014: Momentum Stocks Crashed, How About Momentum Tactical Allocation?

    April 14, 2014: Momentum Stocks Crashed, How About Momentum Tactical Allocation?

    April 15, 2014

    We review the recent performance of  portfolios in various momentum investment categories. 


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