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Should You Make Portfolio Decisions Based Upon Historical Correlations?

4 Comments / Asset Allocation, Fox Feed, NASDAQ Feed, Partner Feeds, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Report Card, U.S. Stock Market, Yahoo Feed / By Ronald Delegge

Market correlations explain to us the similarity in performance and behavior by different types of assets. For investors, correlation comparisons might be between two commodities (NYSEARCA:DBC), two stocks, a stock and a commodity, or even a stock and an index. Should correlations be used to make investment decisions? Over the past three years, the Technology Sector SPDR ETF …

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Is it Time for Stock Market Investors to Play Defense?

Asset Allocation, Fox Feed, Industry Sectors, NASDAQ Feed, Partner Feeds, Yahoo Feed / By Ronald Delegge

The U.S. stock market has gained five consecutive years and 9 out of the past 10 years. Put another way, an offensive oriented aggressive approach toward stocks has worked like a charm. Is it time for investors to start playing defense? (Audio) Listen to Ron DeLegge @ The Index Investing Show The consumers staples sector (NYSEARCA:XLP) …

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