Category Archives: Security Selection

Use Relative Strength to Confirm Trend Direction

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

In previous articles, I explained how to make market timing decisions with relative strength and how to use relative strength to identify market trends. Both of these articles used relative strength to forecast trend changes in the equity market and … Continue reading →

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Are You Paying Too Much for Your ETFs?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Have you ever had the nagging suspicion that you were paying too much for an exchange traded fund (ETF)?  Your fears were probably justified. This article explains how to find the real-time value of an ETF using a free resource … Continue reading →

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Take the First Step Toward an Investment Process

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Most investors do not use an investment process.  Instead, they ask their friends for stock tips, watch CNBC, read a few newsletters (or blogs), and hope for the best.  There is no consistent rationale behind their decision-making process, very little … Continue reading →

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Proven Stock Screens Earn 20%+ Annual Returns

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Consistently picking individual stocks that will generate excess returns is hard, but most investors make it much more difficult than necessary.  There are a number of simple, fundamental stock screens that have generated historical returns of 20% to 40% per … Continue reading →

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