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Portfolios Building Based On Vanguard Commission Free ETFs Continues To Be Solid
Vanguard started to offer commission free ETFs on its brokerage in 2010. Since then, it has added more ETFs and lowered their fees. Right now, it offers 49 ETFs. These ETFs are solid portfolio...
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Bond Market Recap
By Rom Badilla, CFA – Bondsquawk July 16, 2012 The bond market rallied further today after the release of an economic report that suggested waning consumer demand and a slowing U.S. economy. The U.S....
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ETFs Then And Now
As the calendars get ready to flip to 2013, another chapter in the relatively short history of ETFs will be written. Next year will mark the official 20th birthday for ETFs, as SPY will enter its third...
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2012 Permanent Portfolios Performance Review And Outlook
By MyPlanIQ: Now that the dust of 2012 has settled, it is time again to review how popular permanent portfolios performed in 2012: ...
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Yes, There Is Still Hope In Bond Investments
By MyPlanIQ: Current bond yields are at historical low. Even though Federal Reserve's quantitative easing is ongoing and at some point, it is going to tail off. The Fed Chief Ben Bernanke is likely to...
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Bond moves to make as U.S. Fed fires warning shot on rates
By John Wasik (Reuters) – Now that the U.S. Federal Reserve has announced it might wind down its stimulus program, and as rates rise, it’s critical to adjust your portfolio. Bond prices fell as yields...
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Excess Cash: What’s An Investor To Do?
By Morningstar: By Samuel Lee The following is based on a blog post originally sent out to subscribers of the ETFInvestor newsletter on May 26, 2013. The most common question I get from subscribers is...
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Investment Portfolio Review: Retirement Income ETFs — Steady Eddie
Retirement Income ETFs consists of 42 funds. These funds enable participants to gain exposure to 5 major assets: US Equity, Foreign Equity, Emerging Market Equity, REITs, Fixed Income. These funds are...
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Vanguard ETFs for Portfolio Construction
As many brokerages such as Fidelity and Schwab plans, Vanguard provides a list of commission free ETFs. They are essentially all of Vanguard ETFs. Clients can trade these ETFs in a Vanguard brokerage...
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Asset Allocation Model Portfolios Using Vanguard ETFs
Vanguard now has one of the largest ETF lineups. Continuing their low cost index fund tradition, Vanguard has made these ETFs have extremely low (if not lowest) cost. If you have a brokerage account at...
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How bad is a bond bear market?
Schwab’s latest piece of commentary has some interesting information. It looks at the returns of U.S. Intermediate-Term Government Bond Index in the last secular bond bear market from 1954 to 1981, a...
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The Autobiography of Fezziwig
BY DAVID JOHN MAROTTA Faithful readers of this blog know that I am a fan of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol and the financial lessons which can be learned from it. Fezziwig has always been one of my...
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2013 Portfolio Review: Alexander Green’s Gone Fishin Portfolio Hurt by...
Alexander Green proposed this The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio which was outlined in his book ‘The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio’. Based on the book, the following is the allocation using Vanguard low cost index...
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How To Prepare For Rising Interest Rates
By Safety In Value: As nearly everyone is aware, the Fed is considering ending its quantitative easing program, and even raising in...
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The Same Returns With Half The Risk?
By Dale Roberts: Back in May of 2013, I wrote this article based on one of our accounts that was named the Freakishly Low Beta Portfolio. You'll find that article, here.
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