by Bill DeShurko | Mar 20, 2012 | Investing
I’m a panelist for an online investing conference “Next Invest” hosted by Covestor. Other panelist include Ian Ayres: Professor, Yale University; Author, Lifecycle Investing and David Whitmore: Senior Strategist, Trading Education, E*TRADE. I will be...
by Bill DeShurko | Oct 26, 2011 | Investing
Article originally appeared on October 20th at www.HorsesMouth.com. After a solid market rally, sentiment seems to have changed from financial Armageddon to Rally Time. But is the exuberance warranted or irrational? Looking at Chart 1 below of SPY the SPDR’s...
by Bill DeShurko | Aug 25, 2011 | Investing, money management, portfolio
Since the market top in 2007 adherents to a buy and hope investment strategies have been pretty disappointed with their results. Headlines have asked “Is Buy and Hold Dead?” Trading has become king. The whole idea of a buy and hope with a diversified portfolio is that...
by Bill DeShurko | Aug 8, 2011 | economy, Investing
I fully expect the markets to be extremely volatile over the next few weeks as investors try and sort through the ramifications of the Standard and Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. During this time I hope to post frequently and offer a perspective on events as they...
by Bill DeShurko | Aug 4, 2011 | economy
This has been a brutal post Debt Ceiling Debate Agreement -week in the markets, eight consecutive down days resulting in a drop of 6.76% for the S&P 500. Then on Wednesday, with the market down nearly another 1%, the market turns and rallies into the black by...
