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2011 Reflection, 2012 Projection
03 January 12 08:15 AM | Brian Dightman

After delivering about break-even performance for 2011, the S&P 500 is off to a strong start in 2012. Unfortunately small U.S. company , international developed country, and emerging country stocks all suffered significant declines in 2011. This will...

Filed under: S&P 500, China, Credit Markets, Buy & Hold, Developed Markets, Emerging Markets, U.S. Real Estate

The Buy & Hold Portfolio
17 June 08 02:10 PM | Brian Dightman

The following is a modified post I recently made on Marketwatch.com. It is hard to argue with a buy and hold investment strategy, until you look at the numbers. It took the S&P 500 7 YEARS to get back to even from the high hit in March of 2000. Now...

Filed under: S&P 500, Buy & Hold, Balanced Portfolio