Asset Allocation

So far, the decline in the market has been fairly orderly; no panic, no hysteria to get out - even the VIX has remained calm [but] I wonder how much longer the decline will continue to be orderly. Frankly, there's something eerie about what's happening and, to be honest, what's happening is almost beyond analysis. I have nothing to compare it with....I really have to go on my intuition and instinct at this point - and my instinct is to get in cash.

There are hundreds of articles posted every month with supposed insights into how best to manage one's money to generate the greatest return with the least amount of risk. Not many deliver the knowledge they claim to convey. Here are a few that do and should be of particular interest to all you investment advisors/planners out there.

For those who think bonds are a safe place to be, you might want to reconsider. In addition to rising sovereign risk (yes, for the U.S. as well as other countries), there is interest rate risk....[should you not] hold it to maturity. If interest rates rise, then the value of your bond falls (Bonds can produce capital gains/losses, just like stocks.) and the possibility of interest rates rising is pretty good. Words: 530

The fear factor among investors is high with investors unsure just where to put their money. Let's review the options and come to a conclusion as to where best to invest our cash at this point in time. Words: 402

I attended an investment presentation last week by a company that is introducing an innovative skin cancer detection device into the Canadian/American markets that was so enlightening, so potentially financially rewarding and so potentially life-saving, that I just have to share it with you. Words: 888

We are in for another bummer of a summer, with the Dow tumbling over the next several months to the 12,000-12,200 range.... [Let me explain why and how best to protect your portfolio and profit from what is unfolding.] Words: 580

A top analyst at Citibank has told King World News that global stock markets are set to plunge 27%...the panic will move global bond markets to extreme levels, but gold will remain firm.

There’s also no doubt in my mind that another inflationary surge is right around the corner....probably starting no later than September. [Here's why and where you should invest to get the greatest bang for your buck.] Words: 785

People don’t know where to put their money. [Those from Europe] don’t trust the euro system -- they think the wheels might come off. They are buying physical gold. They are not buying equities. They are buying real estate and they are buying gold.

Most novice investors don’t understand the fundamentals and so they are puking up the mining stocks because they just want out but...this is when you want to buy, when sentiment is negative and fundamentals are astoundingly positive.