From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Can the news help your ETF portfolio construction?

by Henry Becker 03.11.2010
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Yes! As an investment advisor I read just about everything I can. On a daily basis I read the Financial Times, Bloomberg.com, WSJ.com, Reuters, and the AP. A look at some of the headlines in the last few days might give you some insight as to what ETFs you might be looking [...]

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Podcast Episode 5 – Why follow trends

by Henry Becker 03.09.2010
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In this episode I will answer the question of why follow trends.  In addition, I cover the basics of my trend following strategy which includes the 200 day and 50 day exponential moving averages (EMA).
Here are links to the research referenced in the podcast.
My study of the S&P 500 buy and hold versus trading the [...]

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Market update

by Henry Becker 03.08.2010
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If you follow the markets on CNBC or one of the many business media sources you may have heard of the VIX or Volatility Index.  The VIX measures how concerned options traders are that stock prices will drop.  The beauty of the VIX is in its contrary indications.  More or less you could view the [...]

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