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re: Dow normally dips during the summer?
Posted on 4/3/13 at 8:52 pm to weagle99
Posted on 4/3/13 at 8:52 pm to weagle99
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weagle99
Here is my strategy. Build a good core portfolio with some balanced funds and a few other holdings that you keep pretty much year round. During the Nov.-April time I add equity ETFs to create that little extra alpha. It is not always perfectly on those dates, but market momentum will tell you. For example, this year past year it didn't really happen until December. I set trailing stops behind them around April and protect my gains. Sometimes I miss a little return, but I rarely take the big hit one must avoid.
Posted on 4/3/13 at 9:39 pm to Janky
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Here is my strategy. Build a good core portfolio with some balanced funds and a few other holdings that you keep pretty much year round. During the Nov.-April time I add equity ETFs to create that little extra alpha. It is not always perfectly on those dates, but market momentum will tell you. For example, this year past year it didn't really happen until December. I set trailing stops behind them around April and protect my gains. Sometimes I miss a little return, but I rarely take the big hit one must avoid.
So essentially we have almost identical strategies, setting a trailing stop does not necessarily mean "Selling in May". You're still holding, with insurance on your profits if the stock takes a "big hit". So why are we arguing?
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