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Passive Income With Tax Free Municipal Bonds - Amateur Asset Allocator

Municipal bonds aren't just for high-income investors anymore. read more »
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Automated Trading Destined To Beat Mutual Funds

As technology improves, Automated Trading systems will make more and more sense for self-directed traders and investors with limited time for researc[...] read more »
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Schwab’s Commission-Free ETF’s: This Changes Everything

Schwab has changed everything by offering commission-free ETF's. Now I can invest through dollar cost averaging without losing all my profits to tr[...] read more »
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6 Foreign Fund Jewels

These funds find big opportunities in pint-size foreign firms. read more »
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Why The Cheapest ETFs Aren’t Always The Best

In fact, quite the opposite seems to be the norm in the ETF industry, as there are several examples of investors clearly favoring more expensive ETFs[...] read more »
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Trend Following Wizards - Fund Performance

Review of a selection of renowned CTA fund managers investing using the trend following philosophy.
This is the latest update with October 09 perfor[...] read more »
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Use the Weekly Charts!

Commodities continue to perform well as the US dollar tests the October lows. If we step back and take a look at the weekly charts of the gold, silve[...] read more »
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Festival of Stocks: My Thoughts on Investment Products

For this festival, I have decided to share my thoughts on a few investment products you may have or consider to include in your portfolio.
#1 ETF’s [...] read more »
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Amusing Ticker Symbols - Amateur Asset Allocator

A few amusing ETF ticket symbols read more »
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Diversify Away With EFA!

Asset allocation is the most influential factor on investment outcome. There have been growing signs that the worst of the global crisis might have [...] read more »
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Lies from the Fund Industry

We keep buying actively managed funds despite the mountains of evidence showing they lose to index funds. I suspect it has something to do with excel[...] read more »
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VFIIX - Vanguard GNMA

Vanguard GNMA invests in government-backed mortgage securities, which are very high-quality mortgage bonds. Many government bond funds can boast grea[...] read more »
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Precious Metals and Oil Gone Wild!

Precious Metals ETF have gone wild the past 2 weeks. Last week we saw gold and silver prices drop sharply as it shook out short-term trader’s stop or[...] read more »
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11 Tips for Selecting Mutual Funds

Selecting mutual funds doesn't have to be difficult. Here are some tips that should help you succeed. read more »
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Take a Look at The Burnham Financial Industries Fund

An interview with Anton Schutz, the portfolio manager of the Burnham Financial Industries Fund (BURFX), a fund that only lost 7% in last year and is [...] read more »
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