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In January, the S&P 500 rocketed 4.4%… the largest monthly run-up for U.S. stocks since 1997. At the same time, 5-year U.S treasury bond yields hit record lows and the yields on 10-year... read more »
Just a few years ago there were only a handful of bond ETFs available to U.S. investors, and almost all of them focused on securities from U.S. issuers denominated in U.S. dollars. One of the most... read more »
Following up with my prior inter-market post this week “Something’s Gotta Give,” let’s take a look at the sharp down-move that developed since then as seen in bond funds IEF and TLT. Let’s... read more »
If you use Intermarket or Cross-Market Analysis in your trading or investment decisions, you’ve probably noticed something very strange over the last few months. Let’s take a look at “What’s... read more »
It’s understandable if you’ve forgotten about the bond market with all the activity centered on the stock market along with the recent multi-month sideways “rectangle” pattern in Bond Prices,... read more »
Let’s face it. Maybe you weren’t cut out for volatility. And the stock market isn’t about to let you garner remarkable rewards in 2012… at least not without monstrous price swings. Can you... read more »
Financial advisors and individual investors who have embraced ETFs are generally painted as a cost conscious crowd, passing over expensive active mutual funds in favor of cheap indexing strategies.... read more »
For the fun of it, let’s start this out with some interesting statistics: Italian 2-Year government bonds traded up to a 7% yield last week. Italy has a debt to GDP ratio of 120% and an... read more »
If you’re looking at the Stock Market only, you’re likely missing the other side of the coin which is the Bond Market. With the recent surge through resistance in stocks, let’s get a check-up... read more »
Introduction Early in their careers investment professionals are taught the importance and benefit of properly diversifying their client’s portfolios. Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT), which was... read more »
