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There are approximately 50 archived newsletters that will be attached to this blog daily....
- Posted May 3, 2006
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The Very First Issue
One past issue will be posted each day starting from the very first issue:...
- Posted May 2, 2006
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The Stock Market Advantage
This is the first post in the blog format for The Stock Market Advantage,...
- Posted April 30, 2006
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SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) Added
The energy sector has suffered a melt-down over the past...
- June 21, 2017
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Royce Value Trust to be Added
Concerns following Great Britain's decision to exit the EU have...
- June 27, 2016
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BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust to be Added
The recent buyout of Checkpoint Systems (CKP) and liquidation of...
- June 9, 2016
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Global X MLP ETF to be Added to the SMA Portfolio
The rout in the energy complex has decimated the energy...
- December 7, 2015
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Closed-end Fund Adams Natural Resources to be Added to the SMA Portfolio
There are occasions when a Closed-End Fund (CEF) is preferable...
- July 1, 2015
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SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) Added
The energy sector has suffered a melt-down over the...
- June 21, 2017
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Bear Market Not Seen Under Current Liquidity: Bernstein
Today on CNBC, Richard Bernstein, CEO of Richard Bernstein...
- May 16, 2017
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Marc Faber: Selling Avalanche Ahead, Buy Resource Stocks and Emerging Markets
Marc Faber, the editor of "The Gloom, Boom &...
- February 27, 2017
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Is the Retirement Crisis Really a Crisis?
PBS Frontline recently presented a documentary called “The Retirement...
- 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
Bill Ackman made a speech at the Active/Passive Investor...
- March 4, 2010
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Based on a scale of 1 (major complacency) to 10 (extreme fear): Current and Selected Past Readings:

Date	Index	SMA Comment
2/14/2017	2.2	Breakout to new highs has bears in retreat
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 starting to be pricked