Investment Insights: The recent bear market rally was primarily fueled by market manipulation/speculation (i.e., re-inflating another bubble) and a weaker dollar. This is why the following sectors led the rally and performed well: Energy, Oil, Materials, Metals, Commodities, and lower quality/more speculative securities. The easy money has been made already. Stocks are no longer cheap. […]
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Investing Insights, Outlook, and Trends
SmartValue, August 20th 2009
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Asset and Portfolio Allocation By Age
Asset Allocation: There is a simple rule of thumb to figure out how much to invest in stocks, subtract your age from 100–so a 45-year-old would put 55% (100 minus 45) in stocks. However, simple rules are only base guidelines and won’t help most investors meet their goals. Instead, decide what return you need to […]
SmartValue, August 20th 2009