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By April 29, 2013

The Tactical Timing System has generated a sell signal. To comply with the system the following positions will be sold today. The proceeds will be placed in money market assets while awaiting the introduction of Vanguard’s new international bond ETFs [link]. Position (Symbol) BT Group (BT) Exxon Mobil (XOM) Marathon ...

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SMA Portfolio Rebalancing Planned
By March 27, 2013

A review of the Stock Market Advantage portfolio revealed the allocation of assets has shifted from the targeted allocation of 70% fixed income and 30% equities. The SMA portfolio is now approximately 33% equities, 64% fixed income, and 3% cash due to the relentless advance of the stock market. Over ...

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Thumbnail image for Famed Dow Theorist Richard Russell Makes Bullish Call
By March 12, 2013

After being bearish for much of the past four years, Dow Theory Letters publisher Richard Russell said now was a good time for investors to “take a chance” and purchase the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA). Russell sees Dow Theory confirming this rally as he recently wrote: “I really ...

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Thumbnail image for Bill Miller: Bond Bubble as Big as Housing, Internet Bubbles
By February 14, 2013

Consuelo Mack of Wealthtrack had a very interesting, and quite lengthy conversation with Legg Mason’s infamous mutual fund manager, Bill Miller. His Legg Mason Opportunity Trust mutual fund has risen from the ashes of a horrible 2011 loss of 34% to become the top performer in 2012; up 41% last ...

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Thumbnail image for Louise Yamada: One Sector Could Outperform U. S. in 2013
By January 18, 2013

Jeff Macke of Yahoo Breakout interviewed renowned technical analyst Louise Yamada yesterday. Back in August, Yamada said the bull market was becoming “long in the tooth” [link]. Yesterday Yamada noted that U. S. indexes were doing well, but there was one sector of the world markets which had recently outperformed ...

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Thumbnail image for Elaine Garzarelli Sees a Good Year in 2013 for Select Sectors
By January 12, 2013

Elaine Garzarelli, president, Garzarelli Capital, was the guest market monitor on the Nightly Business Report this week. She said her 13 indicators were at 82 percent, “a very, very high level.” Garzarelli stated anything less than 30 percent would indicate a major sell, or bear market signal. A reading below ...

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Thumbnail image for Jack Ablin: Preferreds Could Get Boost From Shift out of Common Stock
By November 17, 2012

The Nightly Business Report’s Tom Hudson interviewed “Market Monitor” Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Harris Private Bank yesterday. Hudson mentioned that with 45 days before the end of the year, lawmakers said they would speed up negotiations to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. Ablin commented that the ...

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Thumbnail image for James Paulsen is Bullish on Emerging Markets
By October 15, 2012

The Nightly Business Report interviewed a bullish James Paulsen, chief investment strategist of Wells Capital Management, on Friday. Citing improving consumer confidence, an economy where more parts are beginning to work along with a growing labor force and falling debt burdens, Paulsen said economic progress is slow, but sustainable, which ...

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Breakout of the Mega-Cap Growth Stocks
By July 18, 2012

Anyone watching the markets regularly has probably noticed long-time dormant large cap growth stocks have awoken from their lengthy slumber. While their earnings and dividends have generally been climbing every year, many of these stocks have changed little for over a decade. P/Es have compressed while their dividend yields have ...

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Thumbnail image for Sam Stovall: Obama Will Likely Lose if Stocks Lower Before Election
By July 3, 2012

As the Nightly Business Report’s guest market monitor, Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist of S&P Capital IQ, provided his opinion on where investors could profit in the second half of the year. The interviewer, Tom Hudson, asked Stovall if it was unusual for the market to be down in the ...

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