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  Interview With Ben Inker, Asset Allocator at GMO

  Weathtrack’s Consuelo Mack began her introduction of Ben Inker by commenting that no one knows how central bank’s experiments with new forms of monetary stimulus will turn out. Mack pointed out that bond funds have had inflows...

  • Posted April 22, 2013
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  SMA Portfolio Rebalancing Part Two

  As noted in an earlier post the SMA Portfolio required rebalancing. The sale of the entire position in the SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate (RWX; $42.86) ETF and 40% of the position in Nautilus (NLS; $7.45)...

  • Posted March 27, 2013
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  SMA Portfolio Rebalancing Planned

  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,...

  • Posted March 27, 2013
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  Marc Faber’s Latest Market Views

  Gloom, Boom & Doom Report Editor Marc Faber was interviewed on Fox Business regarding his outlook for the markets (see video below). When asked how long stocks can go up in a poor economy, Faber stated as...

  • Posted September 11, 2012
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  Marc Faber’s Ideal Asset Allocation

  Marc Faber, editor of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report, was interviewed yesterday on CNBC (before today’s ugly market action).   When asked what an investor should do if the missed the huge rally of the last...

  • Posted March 6, 2012
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  Robert Rodriguez Remains Liquid and Cautious

  Robert Rodriguez, First Pacific Advisors, was interviewed on CNBC.  Rodriguez is a three-time top money manager with a much better than average long-term track record. Rodriguez remains cautious with 35-40% of his managed portfolios in liquid assets...

  • Posted August 20, 2011
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  An Alternative to Going to Cash in May

  Selling equities in May and avoiding them for six months has been written about extensively over the years.  The blog Econompic has an alternative to employing cash as the “safe” asset.  Transferring to the Long Government / Credit bond...

  • Posted May 9, 2011
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• Big Cap Tech Appears Cheap

  Mike Santoli of Barrons recently commented on whether large cap technology stocks (HPQ, IBM, INTC, MSFT, ORCL) are truly inexpensive. What once was one of the most expensive sectors of the market has become amongst the cheapest...

  • Posted August 12, 2010
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• Dan Sullivan Advises Investors Go to 100% Cash

  Mark Hulbert, who tracks newsletter sentiment, says, ”we’re seeing one of the fastest trips from the bull side to the bear side that I’ve seen in years.” The average newsletter writer is only recommending a 20% exposure...

  • Posted May 23, 2010
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• Nouriel Roubini: Risk of a Double Dip is Everywhere

  The recent bearish market action has brought the bears out of hibernation. This includes Nouriel Roubini, who sees a 20% correction in U. S. stocks over the next several months. He recommends cash or short-term bonds in...

  • Posted May 21, 2010
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