There are no changes to the DAA lineup for August. 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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The United States of America remains the center of the investing universe, but trends set in motion long ago seem certain to diminish its prominence in the decades ahead. As the 21st century unfolds, other nations and
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The financial markets were robust across the board during the second quarter, as stocks and bonds alike responded to the “Goldilocks” combination of economic growth being “not too hot and not too cold, but just
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One of the tricky things about investments is that you don’t always know how they’re going to turn out.
Long, long ago (in the 1970s before I learned to apply biblical wisdom to managing my finances) in a place far, far
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AARP, the nation’s largest organization for older Americans, traces its heritage to the late 1940s when a high-school principal set out to make sure retired teachers had adequate health insurance. About a decade later, the
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Brokerage houses are continuing their “race to the bottom,” with each competing against the others to offer the lowest commissions and fund expense ratios.
It’s a race that began almost from the moment Charles Schwab
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The Fed’s latest interest-rate increase, continuing a rate-hike pattern started in December 2015, is nudging rates higher for savings accounts, money-market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Rates paid on savings
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Low volatility means…what exactly?
“I’m uncomfortable that people are so comfortable with this. I’m concerned about the very, very low volatility levels. But valuations aren’t super stretched, and companies are cashed
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Enjoy Wall Street’s Quiet Time While It Lasts
Stock market calm has reached new extremes as ongoing central bank asset purchases — mainly out of Japan and Europe — quell volatility. Investors have rarely had it better. A
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