“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” -Albert Einstein Compound Interest is quite possibly the most powerful concept in investing. With compound interest and time, a small investment can grow to an amount beyond what most investors would ever expect. […]
One of the questions I receive on a regular basis from friends, family, and readers is how to invest. The problem is that the media has presented investing as something of a circus. How so? Well, at a circus there are rides, food, and clowns all over the place. Everything is trying to grab your […]
January seems like it flew by and the Monthly ETF Rotation Systems are getting ready to roll into the February positions. The month was very good to the Schwab Commission Free ETF Rotation System and a little mixed for the Basic Rotation System. The good news is that both systems should end the month in […]
The 200 day SMA is a widely watched indicator of health for the U.S. Stock market. When price is trading above the 200 day SMA, most market participants can agree that a longer term up-trend is either in place or developing. When price is trading below the 200 day SMA, most people recognize that the […]
I’ve been doing a lot of writing about Momentum Based ETF Rotation Systems lately and for good reason. The systems are low maintenance and have historically provided a good return in a variety of market conditions. In this post we’re going to look at backtest results for the Schwab Commission Free ETF Rotation System. We’ll explore […]
As investors move forward into 2015, many of them will make decisions about where to put their money. Some of them might use technical or fundamental information and many will attempt to use some combination. Others will become casualties of the media and actually act on the news. However, what we know is that most […]