Archive for April, 2009

Investment Performance Evaluation Re-Evaluated: Part One

by Steve Selengut

It matters not what lines, numbers, indices, or gurus you worship, you just can’t know for certain where the stock market is going or when it will change direction. Too much investor time and analytical effort is wasted trying to predict course corrections— even more is squandered comparing portfolio market values with a handful of unrelated indices and averages. Read the rest of this entry »

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How to Conduct a Financial Review

What is a Financial Review?

A financial review is an attempt to bring your financial arrangements in line with your personal circumstances and objectives, and external conditions.

A financial review consists of the following steps:

  1. On the basis of your present circumstances and objectives, and prevailing economic conditions, sketch out the optimal configuration of your finances.
  2. Detail your actual current financial situation.
  3. Make any necessary changes. Read the rest of this entry »

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Investment Performance Evaluation Re-Evaluated: Part Two

by Steve Selengut

The Working Capital Model (WCM) looks at investment performance differently, less emotionally, and without a whole lot of concern for short-term market value movements. Market value performance evaluation techniques are only used to analyze peak-to-peak market cycle movements over significant time periods. Read the rest of this entry »

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Stock Market Corrections Are Beautiful – And Necessary

by Steve Selengut

Every correction is the same, a normal downturn in one or more of the markets where we invest. There has never been a correction that has not proven to be an investment opportunity. You can be confident that governments around the world are not going to allow another Great Depression “on their watch”. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hedge Fund ETFs: Under The Radar Wall Street Scam

by Steve Selengut

The other day, with the market giving up about a third of its March gain in DJIA points, I went looking through my favorite market stats to see if any remaining profits could be pounced upon. Typically, profit possibilities can be identified quickly on NYSE lists of the largest dollar and percent gainers. Read the rest of this entry »

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