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What’s the Asset Allocation of your Investing Freeway?
Dear Mr. Market: Nobody likes traffic but it’s without question a part of our daily lives. Being stuck behind a long line of cars and seeing nothing but red taillights is even more aggravating when...
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MPG Core Tactical 60/40: April 2014 Performance Update
Dear Mr. Market: Unless you’ve never picked up a financial magazine or read the business section of any newspaper, you have undoubtedly heard of the old investment adage “Sell in May and go away”. Many...
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MPG Core Tactical 60/40: May 2014 Performance Update
Dear Mr. Market: Where have you been? Whenever you get quiet like this it makes us even a bit more nervous. Hopefully you didn’t succumb to the alluring sounds coming from those in the “bear camp” last...
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3 Common Diversification Mistakes
Dear Mr. Market: Whether you handle your portfolio or hire a professional to manage it, there is no way you have not heard of the importance of diversifying your investments. The reality is, however,...
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Independent Review of the Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX)
Dear Mr. Market: You need to hear about another mutual fund like you need a new hole in your head. That being said, however, how about we talk about one that’s been around for a long time? They must...
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Here comes the stock market correction…What should you do?
Dear Mr. Market: You’ve been messing and toying with the brightest minds since 1792, when the New York Stock Exchange was created under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street. Your latest bull market run has...
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MPG Core Tactical 60/40: July 2014 Performance Update
Dear Mr. Market: Have you ever woken up long before your alarm clock was set to go off? Put yourself in that state of mind for a minute. You see the alarm clock, take a pleasant mental check that you...
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Top 3 Economic Sectors to Invest in Now
Dear Mr. Market: It’s clear that nobody has a crystal ball but there are a few simple tools and “rules of the road” which can help manage your unpredictable and volatile behavior. For those of us who...
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MPG Core Tactical 60/40: September 2014 Performance Update
Dear Mr. Market: October is historically one of your stormier months and it looks like you began to rumble a month or so early this year. We’re headed into the last quarter of the year but in case...
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Understand the Herd…don’t follow it!
Dear Mr. Market: It is human nature to want to fit in or be part of the crowd. We all like to feel that we belong to a group and are not isolated. Take a moment and go back to your youth…everyone can...
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MPG Core Tactical 60/40: October 2014 Performance Update
Dear Mr. Market: When it comes to flipping over a new page of your calendar we know you could care less what month it is! You, (the market) have no idea (or interest) whether it’s November or March....
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Avoid Holiday Stock Envy!
Dear Mr. Market: The holiday season is upon us! We will soon be spending time with friends and family at gatherings as we celebrate this time of year. Let’s take a moment to look at a conversation...
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March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2015
Welcome to the fifth year of our March Madness Investing Bracket! This series of articles is always one of the most popular investing articles on the internet! We’re proud to admit that we were one of...
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What to do if the Stock Market Correction turns into a Bear Market?
Dear Mr. Market: We typically write you letters about your volatile actions and the erratic behavior you bestow upon us as investors. Many of our letters also try to put certain economic events into...
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Is the Death Cross accurate?
Dear Mr. Market: In all of our letters to you it’s been well documented how volatile and irrational you can be. You clearly have a temper and even when there is an abundance of good economic news you...
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March Madness: Final Four Investing Bracket 2019
Dear Mr. Market: Has your alma mater or favorite team already been bounced from the NCAA basketball tournament? My Portfolio Guide can’t change that fact but we can offer you a fresh chance with our...
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Where is the Recession?
Dear Mr. Market: Chalk it up to the “dog days of summer” but we haven’t written a letter to you in a while. Perhaps this is in part to the wild ride you’ve sent investors on since the whipsaw action...
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Black Monday Revisited?
Dear Mr. Market: When we reminisce and think of some of your worst days it would be natural to assume it was sometime during the Great Depression. Believe it or not the worst drop in stock market...
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Keep Calm and Invest On
Dear Mr. Market: We always chide you for having such a volatile temper. Your unpredictability is both alluring yet often makes the most intelligent person seem like an imbecile. What’s your next move?...
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Has the Stock Market reached Capitulation?
Dear Mr. Market: We are living in scary times, as investors and as human beings in general. With stock markets cratering and the uncertainty surrounding Coronavirus, it’s hard to remember when things...
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