Dual Momentum Investing Summary In this post, we'll reproduce Gary Antonacci's dual momentum strategy using FT Cloud, Investors FastTrack's data and …
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Creating Leveraged Investment Portfolios
Leveraging Investment Portfolios Summary In this post, we'll model a 1x leveraged investment portfolio of JNK - SPDR Blmbg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF. …
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Simple Steps for a Diversified Portfolio
A diversified portfolio will reduce your portfolio volatility and allow you to sleep better at night. But, what does it actually mean to have a "diversified …
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Backtest Bogle’s 3 Position Portfolio
The Bogle's 3 position portfolio, popularized by John Bogle, takes a “simpler is better” approach to portfolio construction. Basically, the approach calls …
Reduce Portfolio Volatility
Since the S&P 500’s recent high on 9/20/2018, the S&P 500 has lost 8.47%. However, smart investors have options to reduce portfolio volatility, as there …
Dual Momentum and FT Cloud+
In 2011, FT Cloud started as solely a momentum trading engine, but gradually expanded to incorporate more general tools such as the spreadsheet, chart, and …
Smart Beta and High Yield
We’re highlighting smart beta and actively managed ETFs again this week. While still a small portion of the overall market (see the attached article), increased …
How to Choose an Benchmark – Market Indexes
We get lots of questions about indexes, specifically what are the appropriate indexes to use on the spreadsheet benchmark field. The short answer is… for US …
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A New Twists on Smart Beta
Smart beta is getting a lot of attention from the financial press and new products are coming to market daily. FastTrack is adding 20-30 a month. A great quote …
Is Passive Investing Actually Active?
Interesting article on the development of passive investment products. “There are now so many indexes that putting your money in an index-tracking fund is a …