S&P 1500 Index Ishares (ITOT) 96.79 $ITOT
KISS Retirement Portfolio: Smooth Out Your Returns With Rick Ferri's 3-Fund Portfolio
Robert Mattei - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 4:39PM CST
SCHZ: 52.83 (+0.13), IXUS: 56.21 (+1.11), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), IUSB: 102.53 (+0.33), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), VEU: 49.68 (+0.98), VXUS: 51.33 (+0.99), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
U.S. Assets Of All Kinds Are Dangerously Overvalued
Steven Jon Kaplan - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 1:45PM CST
From time to time, investors around the world become irrationally obsessed with certain assets, thereby causing them to become extremely far above or far below fair value. Such a situation exists today, as rising U.S. assets especially since November...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), AGG: 111.32 (+0.34), DRN: 95.15 (+6.58), IYR: 81.96 (+1.94), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
U.S. Assets Continue To Outperform
The Short Side Of Long - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 11:30AM CST
Chart 1: Dollar has been a major market mover over the last 6 months! Source: Short Side of Long Chart 1 shows the performance of major asset classes since January 2007 (prior to Global Financial Crisis). All assets are priced in U.S....
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), TUSA: 27.18 (+0.18), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
2015 Market Outlook: A Bumpy But Still Profitable Year
Kirk YU, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 29, 5:47PM CST
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), TUSA: 27.18 (+0.18), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Back In Uptrend Mode
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 23, 3:55PM CST
Markets have decided to head higher over the past few days after struggling for the past couple of weeks. Since trading down to two standard deviations below its 50-day moving average (bottom of green zone in chart below) earlier this month, the...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
2 Important Credit Market Indicators Of Stock Market Declines
Richard Shaw - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 15, 5:40PM CST
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79), IWV: 126.62 (+1.08)
2015 May Be A Very Good Year For The U.S. Economy
AllianceBernstein - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 13, 5:38PM CST
By Joseph G. Carson The U.S. economy shifted into a higher gear in 2014 as growth over the last three quarters averaged 4.5%. With consumer, business and even government spending set to rise, the outlook for 2015 is even brighter-and that should be...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Q4 2014 U.S. Equity Performance Summary
Lipper Insight at Thomson Reuters - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 13, 12:23PM CST
By Tom Roseen Equity Funds Post Their Third Consecutive Year of Plus-Side Returns In fall cautious investors were bombarded with mixed news, ranging from continued Eurozone weakness, new cases of Ebola in the U.S, and a massive slump in oil...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Most Countries Still Oversold; China And U.S. Overbought
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 3:33PM CST
While the U.S. is enjoying a stock market at new all-time highs, most countries around the world are still at oversold levels. Below is a look at our trading range screen for the 30 largest country ETFs traded on U.S. exchanges. For each ETF, the dot...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
Despite Record Highs For U.S. Indices, Investors Flee Domestic Equity Funds
Lipper Insight at Thomson Reuters - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 3:29PM CST
By Tom Roseen In spite of the upbeat U.S. economic news toward the end of the flows week ended Wednesday, December 3, 2014, conventional fund investors were net sellers of equity funds (ex exchange-traded funds) for a second week in a row,...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
U.S. Economy: The Disconnect Between Reality And Perception
Russ Koesterich, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 10:08AM CST
By most measures, the U.S. economy is improving. Recent economic reports revealed two encouraging facts: The United States just experienced the best back-to-back quarters of growth since 2003 and fewer Americans are filing for unemployment benefits...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Market Review: Lessons From October's Wild Ride
Ron Sanders - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 12, 2:41PM CST
After a challenging September and flat Q2 2014, U.S. stocks saw positive returns for the month of October. The month saw an increase in market volatility with 13 days where U.S. equities moved up or down by more than 1%. Contrast this with the first...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Finding The Best Fund For A Passive Allocation To U.S. Equities
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 2:21AM CDT
By Michael Rawson How many funds is enough? Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 (MUTF: VFFVX ) is a fund of funds that consists of just four funds: one for U.S stocks, U.S. bonds, international stocks, and international bonds. In contrast, MassMutual...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), THRK: 158.51 (+1.11), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79), TWOK: 74.81 (+0.54)
KISS Retirement Portfolio: Smooth Out Your Returns With Rick Ferri's 3-Fund Portfolio
Robert Mattei - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 4:39PM CST
SCHZ: 52.83 (+0.13), IXUS: 56.21 (+1.11), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), IUSB: 102.53 (+0.33), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), VEU: 49.68 (+0.98), VXUS: 51.33 (+0.99), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
U.S. Assets Of All Kinds Are Dangerously Overvalued
Steven Jon Kaplan - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 1:45PM CST
From time to time, investors around the world become irrationally obsessed with certain assets, thereby causing them to become extremely far above or far below fair value. Such a situation exists today, as rising U.S. assets especially since November...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), AGG: 111.32 (+0.34), DRN: 95.15 (+6.58), IYR: 81.96 (+1.94), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
U.S. Assets Continue To Outperform
The Short Side Of Long - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 11:30AM CST
Chart 1: Dollar has been a major market mover over the last 6 months! Source: Short Side of Long Chart 1 shows the performance of major asset classes since January 2007 (prior to Global Financial Crisis). All assets are priced in U.S....
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), TUSA: 27.18 (+0.18), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
2015 Market Outlook: A Bumpy But Still Profitable Year
Kirk YU, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 29, 5:47PM CST
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), TUSA: 27.18 (+0.18), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Back In Uptrend Mode
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 23, 3:55PM CST
Markets have decided to head higher over the past few days after struggling for the past couple of weeks. Since trading down to two standard deviations below its 50-day moving average (bottom of green zone in chart below) earlier this month, the...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
2 Important Credit Market Indicators Of Stock Market Declines
Richard Shaw - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 15, 5:40PM CST
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IWB: 118.57 (+1.11), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79), IWV: 126.62 (+1.08)
2015 May Be A Very Good Year For The U.S. Economy
AllianceBernstein - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 13, 5:38PM CST
By Joseph G. Carson The U.S. economy shifted into a higher gear in 2014 as growth over the last three quarters averaged 4.5%. With consumer, business and even government spending set to rise, the outlook for 2015 is even brighter-and that should be...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Q4 2014 U.S. Equity Performance Summary
Lipper Insight at Thomson Reuters - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 13, 12:23PM CST
By Tom Roseen Equity Funds Post Their Third Consecutive Year of Plus-Side Returns In fall cautious investors were bombarded with mixed news, ranging from continued Eurozone weakness, new cases of Ebola in the U.S, and a massive slump in oil...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Most Countries Still Oversold; China And U.S. Overbought
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 3:33PM CST
While the U.S. is enjoying a stock market at new all-time highs, most countries around the world are still at oversold levels. Below is a look at our trading range screen for the 30 largest country ETFs traded on U.S. exchanges. For each ETF, the dot...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), YANG: 9.49 (-0.08), FXP: 37.81 (-0.37), PGJ: 29.21 (+0.92), YINN: 39.08 (+0.56), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), MCHI: 52.97 (+0.18), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79), GXC: 82.40 (+0.45), FXI: 43.34 (+0.19)
Despite Record Highs For U.S. Indices, Investors Flee Domestic Equity Funds
Lipper Insight at Thomson Reuters - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 3:29PM CST
By Tom Roseen In spite of the upbeat U.S. economic news toward the end of the flows week ended Wednesday, December 3, 2014, conventional fund investors were net sellers of equity funds (ex exchange-traded funds) for a second week in a row,...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
U.S. Economy: The Disconnect Between Reality And Perception
Russ Koesterich, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 10:08AM CST
By most measures, the U.S. economy is improving. Recent economic reports revealed two encouraging facts: The United States just experienced the best back-to-back quarters of growth since 2003 and fewer Americans are filing for unemployment benefits...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Market Review: Lessons From October's Wild Ride
Ron Sanders - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 12, 2:41PM CST
After a challenging September and flat Q2 2014, U.S. stocks saw positive returns for the month of October. The month saw an increase in market volatility with 13 days where U.S. equities moved up or down by more than 1%. Contrast this with the first...
EUSA: 45.51 (+0.45), VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), TOTS: 19.17 (+0.12), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), FVI: 26.05 (+0.53), EXT: 75.55 (+0.61), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79)
Finding The Best Fund For A Passive Allocation To U.S. Equities
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 2:21AM CDT
By Michael Rawson How many funds is enough? Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 (MUTF: VFFVX ) is a fund of funds that consists of just four funds: one for U.S stocks, U.S. bonds, international stocks, and international bonds. In contrast, MassMutual...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), IYY: 106.93 (+0.89), ONEK: 99.56 (+0.39), SCHB: 51.56 (+0.43), THRK: 158.51 (+1.11), ITOT: 96.79 (+0.79), TWOK: 74.81 (+0.54)
