Bond Market
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Tom Lee’s Bullish Forecast and Sectors to Buy
Tom Lee, former JPMorgan chief U.S. equity strategist and founder and head of research...
- Posted September 16, 2014
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Jeff Gundlach Says No Need for Fed to Raise Rates
CNBC's David Faber spoke to Doubleline CEO/CIO and respected analyst on all things bond...
- Posted September 10, 2014
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2013 Performance Review
Given the dismal performance of the SMA Portfolio in 2013 I've contemplated abandoning the...
- Posted June 30, 2014
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Marc Faber Warns of Dangerous Valuations and Crash Ahead
Boom, Doom and Gloom Report publisher Marc Faber was interviewed on CNBC this week...
- Posted May 3, 2014
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Jim Paulsen Predicts Economic Growth Will Lead Market Higher
Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist of Wells Capital Management, presented a rosy economic growth...
- Posted April 21, 2014
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Jonathan Clements and Jason Zweig Discuss Investor’s Challenges
Consuelo Mack interviewed financial journalists Jonathan Clements and Jason Zweig this month.
- Posted April 13, 2014
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Michael Belkin’s Trade of the Year
Michael Belkin, author of The Belkin Report and former vice president at Salomon Brothers'...
- Posted March 23, 2014
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Latest News
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Mary Ann Bartels Explains The Thesis of the Secular Bull
Mary Ann Bartels, CIO at Bank of America - Merrill...
- January 7, 2018
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Carl Icahn Warns of Risk in Stocks and High Yield Bonds
Carl Icahn, reknowned for his large net worth ($23.3 billion)...
- June 25, 2015
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Charles Nenner Warns of Deflation, Says Cash is Best Now
Renowned market technician Charles Nenner, founder and president of the...
- October 1, 2014
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Tom Lee’s Bullish Forecast and Sectors to Buy
Tom Lee, former JPMorgan chief U.S. equity strategist and founder...
- September 16, 2014
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Jeff Gundlach Says No Need for Fed to Raise Rates
CNBC's David Faber spoke to Doubleline CEO/CIO and respected analyst...
- September 10, 2014
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iShares Global REIT ETF Sold
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- January 20, 2021
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iShares Silver Mining ETF Increased
With interest rates creeping up and the US Dollar...
- January 12, 2021
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- December 21, 2020
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- April 25, 2013
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Alarming Chart of the Stock Markets of 1987 and 2012-2013
Several days ago I posted a chart showing the...
- May 22, 2013
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Bill Ackman Thinks Diversification is for the Lazy
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T.T.S. Fear Index
Date | Index | SMA Comment |
1/20/2021 | 2.3 | Massive stimulus and Fed support have nearly eliminated fear |
3/23/2020 | 7.0 | Coronavirus and oil price war panic investors to the highest level of fear since October 2011 |
12/26/2019 | 2.3 | Lowest level of fear in nearly two years (January 2018) |
12/21/2018 | 6.7 | Raised fears likely setting up a buying opportunity |
1/11/2018 | 1.8 | Unusually low fear could mean we're near the top in valuations |
1/13/16 | 6.3 | Terrible start to 2016 raised fears |
10/3/11 | 8.5 | A good tradable bottom (S&P 500 @ 1,085) based on lots of nonsense |
3/9/09 | 7.0 | Market bottom (S&P 500 @ 666); end of the world was nigh |
10/27/08 | 8.8 | Market had dropped 28% in 5 weeks, Paulson pulled out all stops to save Wall Street bankers |
10/12/07 | 3.2 | Market top (S&P 500 @ 1,562); worldwide housing bubble pricked |
Year-to-Date Performance as of January 15, 2021
Index/Portfolio | YTD % |
SMA Portfolio | 8.5% |
S&P 500 | 1.1% |
U. S. Small Caps | 6.9% |
Total U. S. Stock Market | 2.1% |
Total Int'l Stock Market | 4.4% |
Total U. S. Bond Market | -1.1% |