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All posts tagged "Tactical Timing System"

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  2013 Performance Review

  Given the dismal performance of the SMA Portfolio in 2013 I've contemplated abandoning the TTS, but believe it still has promise and will hopefully shine when normal market volatility reasserts itself.

  • Posted June 30, 2014
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  2012 Performance Review: One Year, Five Year, and 10 Year Comparisons

  The past year was one which exhibited very little in overall market volatility. In this environment the major stock market averages performed remarkably similarly. International, U. S. large, mid and small cap annual performance was in the...

  • Posted January 2, 2013
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  Burton Malkiel Defends the Efficient Market Hypothesis

  CNBC’s Steve Liesman interviewed Princeton University economist Burton Malkiel, author of the excellent book A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing (Completely Revised and Updated) this morning. Liesman brought up criticism of...

  • Posted April 13, 2012
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  Stock Market Advantage Sell Signal

  The Tactical Timing System has generated a sell signal. To comply with the system the following positions were sold today. The proceeds were allocated equally between the Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) and the Vanguard Intermediate-Term...

  • Posted February 21, 2012
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  Performance Review: One Year, Five Year, and 10 Year Comparisons

  The performance of the Stock Market Advantage (SMA) Portfolio was particularly fortuitous in 2011 as the investment returns trumped the indexes and the vast majority of professional money managers. This sort of outperformance is probably achievable only...

  • Posted January 3, 2012
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  Stock Market Advantage Sell Signal

  The Tactical Timing System has generated a sell signal. To comply with the system the following positions were sold. The proceeds from the sales were reinvested in the Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) and the Vanguard...

  • Posted October 27, 2011
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  Stock Market Advantage Buy Signal

  The Tactical Timing System has generated a buy signal. To comply with the system the following positions were purchased and funded with the sale of a portion of the Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH).

  • Posted October 4, 2011
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  Stock Market Advantage Buy Signal

  The Tactical Timing System has generated a buy signal. To comply with the system the following Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) were purchased and funded with the sale of a portion of the Vanguard Short Term Corporate Bond...

  • Posted August 5, 2011
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• Sell Signal

  The Tactical Timing System has generated a sell signal. To comply with the system the following positions will be sold: 30% of the position in Rayonier Inc. (RYN) 100% of the position in Vanguard Total Stock Market...

  • Posted January 18, 2011
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• 2010 Performance Review

  The year 2010 was marked by a stock market that was strong in the spring with the S&P 500 closing as high as 1,212 on April 26, 2010.  A subsequent vicious correction ensued with the S&P 500...

  • Posted January 16, 2011
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