March 14, 2009
Investment Advisors are getting spanked – and they deserve it. It seems thousands of common folk like you and me, right up to people in the millionaires club, are fed up with the advice and strategies presented and overall performance of their savings gurus. Statistics say, as clients they are prepared to shop around and try to find alternative advice from other sources. Generally speaking, they are seeking confidence and advice that will see recovery in their portfolios from losses suffered during the current market turmoil, and investment strategies that will capitalize on opportunities in the future.
Going forward, if your advisor failed to communicate, wasn’t proactive enough and didn’t react appropriately to protect your savings and investments during last years market turbulence, it probably is time for a new innovative investment strategy.
On the mutualfundwealth.com web page you can find an alternative investment strategy that I believe will provide benefits not only to your investment portfolio, but also provide you with peace of mind. It is simple really, get more involved in the placement of your investments.
| Weekly Market Wrap Up |
| MARKETS | This Week | 1 Week Ago | 1 Month Ago |
| Dow Jones | 7223.98 | 6626.94 | 7850 |
| TSX | 8303.39 | 7591.47 | 8678 |
| Nasdaq | 1431.50 | 1293.85 | 1534.36 |
| Venture | 848.97 | 829.12 | 925.64 |
| S&P | 756.55 | 683.38 | 826.84 |
| METALS | This Week | 1 Week Ago | 1 Month Ago |
| Gold | $930.10 | $942.70 | $941.50 |
| Silver | $13.22 | $13.33 | $13.62 |
| Platinum | $1063.60 | $1078.70 | $1061.00 |
| Palladium | $199.65 | $203.65 | $216.00 |
| Oil & Gas | This Week | 1 Week Ago | 1 Month Ago |
| Oil | $46.25 | $45.52 | $37.51 |
| Nat Gas | $3.93 | $3.95 | $4.46 |
Best Performance Mutual Fund:
1 month: Alternative Energy Funds.
3 month: Precious Metals Funds.
Worst Performance Mutual Funds:
1 month: Health Care Equity funds.
Global Small/Mid Cap Funds.
3 month: Japanese Equity funds.
European Equity funds.
Personal Portfolio Holdings:
50 percent Creststreet Alternative Energy Fund. (chart)
25 percent Dynamic Precious Metals Fund. (chart)
25 percent Cash & Money Market.
.Updates Will Be Posted.
It is evident that my investments increase in value. (see charts)
You should always navigate and check out other information sites prior to making any investment decisions.
Doug T……….The fund guy
