June 1, 2015: Summer Blues?
Stocks are historically weaker in summer. This is one of few prominent stock market anomalies investors should be aware to make a proper risk management decision.
Stocks are historically weaker in summer. This is one of few prominent stock market anomalies investors should be aware to make a proper risk management decision.
Looking at historical data, one can see that in the rising rate environment from 1940-1982, stocks tended to do better while in the meantime, bonds suffered. But are we in a similar era as in those years?
Switching to tactical asset allocation in an overvalued stock market can be beneficial, as shown by a modified method based on Shiller’s long term stock market valuation metric.
We discuss whether this is the long overdue correction. We also discuss the importance to have a plan when a prediction goes wrong.
To be or not to be in the current over valued stock markets? It all depends on where you are at the moment. The best way is to adopt a systematic way to invest.
We looked at four pillar based investment framework and discuss why it is still valuable for our investment methodology.
We review our best composite portfolios that we believe can be useful for many investors.
We compared and contrasted tactical and strategic portfolios during market corrections in the last 23 years.
We review asset class performance and portfolio performance. We are cautious on the current market condition.
We introduce several new features including email attachment for FolioInvesting portfolio allocations, portfolio dividend data and dynamically changing a static portfolio while maintaining historical performance data.