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Where is the Yin for the market Yang?

by Henry Becker 11.24.2009
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Yin and Yang in Korean philosophy are opposing forces that are interconnected.  Portfolio construction in the modern world is all about correlation and opposing forces.  Correlation, as it relates to investing, is how two assets move relative to one another.  The application of correlation in portfolio construction is to have some non-correlated assets in your [...]

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Profit from a falling dollar without shorting?

by Henry Becker 09.28.2009
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The dollar is looking heavier than cement boots. How can you profit from the dollar’s weakness without shorting the dollar? A common way to make money in a floundering security without shorting is to find something that moves up when the floundering security moves down. Shorting, especially with ETFs, can be a [...]

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