There are no changes to the DAA lineup for February. Read on for the full details.
DAA is a core portfolio strategy that is designed to help SMI readers share in some of a bull market’s gains, while minimizing (or even
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Sector Rotation is a high-risk/high-volatility strategy. While its peaks and valleys have been more extreme than SMI's other strategies, it has generated especially impressive long-term returns, as discussed in Sector
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Of all the many books about money I’ve read and messages about money I’ve heard, several authors and speakers have become favorites. I trust their use of Scripture, I enjoy their style of writing or speaking, and their
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A few years ago, ING ran an ad campaign that showed people going about their day, each carrying a number. The number was the unique amount each of them needed to save for retirement, and the focus of the ads was asking “Do
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When investors look back on 2016 a few years from now, they’ll see solid investment returns from most asset classes. But as is often the case, the story of the trying year that produced those gains will largely be
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When the stock market experiences sharp downturns, as it did in August of 2015 and again in early 2016, we hear from readers asking, “What should I do now?” Our answer is always the same: “Ignore the market and follow your
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Imagine watching your spouse head out the door at the usual time on a weekday morning, but instead of grabbing a briefcase, he or she picks up golf clubs instead — and that’s your first clue that your spouse has
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Be careful whose advice you take
“If you saw my portfolio, you’d never ask me for investment advice.” —Financial author Jonathan Clements, on his Humble Dollar blog, listing one of “14 things financial journalists won’t
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When it comes to guidance about saving money, the Bible uses the word “fool” to describe two extremes — not saving anything and saving too much.
In the first case, we’re told it’s foolish not to save: “In the house of the
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average finally broke through the 20,000 mark this morning, after flirting with that level for over a month. That makes now as good a time as ever to take a closer look at this quirky index, as
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