Month: August 2013 (Page 2 of 3)
Mutual funds are often selected by their 3 or 5-year track record. This metric may not be the best to base your investment.
For constant maturity fixed income ETFs, the periodic rollover to new issues can be beneficial during rising rates. Duration is not the only factor.
This weekly wrap highlights some major market events from the past week including analysis of asset classes, China's growth and the current bull market.
Rebalance timing is often taken for granted, but it can have a large impact on results. It may be the difference between hired and fired.
If detecting jumps is not hard enough, we have to deal with them afterwards. Models must handle jumps in a way that does not introduce excess whipsaw.