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Bull Market Can’t Last Long – “Ugly Market Month” September is just around the corner…

Friday, July 31st, 2009

The recent Bull Market has been impressive but with very unusual activity of late.During the first part of June my personal charts indicated a significant drop in the market place was possible, so I moved my equity positions into money market and cash holdings.  Well, the markets did drop 500 – 600 points rapidly and I [...]

Market & Mutual Fund Weekly Wrap Up including Gold-Oil-Precious Metals-Nat.Gas…

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

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•• Best Performing Sectors re: Mutual Fund Investments
1 month:  Hedge funds
1 month:  Can. Focused Sm/Mid Cap Equity funds
 
3 month:  Can. Focused Sm/Mid Cap Equity funds
 
• Personal Portfolio Holdings:
No changes from prior week.  Although my personal charts have returned to a buy position, [...]

Market & Mutual Fund Weekly Wrap Up including Gold-Oil-Precious Metals-Nat.Gas…

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

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• Best Performance Sectors/Mutual Funds:
1 month:  Canadian Div & Income Funds
1 month:  Greater China Equity Funds
 
3 month:  Precious Metal Funds
 
• Personal Investment Portfolio:
Money Market Funds and Cash.
Two weeks ago markets showed significant weakness.  Not knowing how far they [...]

Toxic Loans held by Goldman Sachs and other large banking facilities still in trouble…

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Are banks like Goldman Sachs dealing with toxic loans or simply sweeping them under the proverbial carpet?  As delinquency rates on commercial real estate loans persist and continue to rise dramatically, banking firms are granting extensions to these loans in hopes of  at least delaying bankruptcy proceedings.  While this may seem like an act of good will, in [...]

Market & Mutual Fund Weekly Wrap Up including Gold-Oil-Precious Metals-Nat.Gas…

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

• Best Performing Sectors Re: Mutual Fund Investments
1 month:  Global Fixed Income Funds
1 month:  Health Care Equity Funds
1 month:  Can. Long Term Fixed Income Funds
 
3 month:  Global Sm/Mid Cap Funds
3 month:  Greater China Equity Funds
3 month:  High Yield Fixed Income Funds
 
• Personal Portfolio Holdings:
100 percent of personal holdings are now in money market funds and [...]

Global & Primarily North American Fiscal/Economic Recovery Becomes Stagnant…

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

All current news would seem to indicate Global and primarily the North American fiscal and economic recovery has indeed become stagnant and damaged significantly enough to warrant a long drawn out and perhaps even more painful time before this situation is reversed.  With a second stimulous package being considered in the United States to further economic growth, [...]

Market & Mutual Fund Weekly Wrap Up including Gold-Oil-Precious Metals-Nat.Gas…

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

• Best Performance Sectors/Mutual Funds:
1 month:  Japanese Equity Funds
1 month:  Health Care Equity Funds
1 month:  Greater China Equity Funds
 
3 month:  Global Sm/Mid Cap Equity Funds
3 month:  Greater China Equity Funds
 
• Personal Portfolio Holdings:
35 percent  Renaissance China Plus
25 percent  Templeton BRIC Corp Class $US
20 percent  Mavrix Explorer
10 percent  Dynamic Far East Value
10 percent  Brandes Emerging Markets
 
Assuming [...]