INTC & MSFT options look attractive

Its been a while since I’ve talked about option selling as an income strategy. Actually, my first and only post on the topic was back in mid November of 2010. With the US stock market on a nice uptrend since that time and with volatility being low it hasn’t been […]

About the Economic Pulse Newsletter

Welcome the Economic Pulse about page. Here we’ll take you through what we’re trying to do, why it matters, and the impact it can have on your investment results. In Econ Pulse, we are primarily focused on doing the following. If you prefer I’ve put together a short screencast the covers […]

Comparing Portfolio Performance (1973 To 2020)

Time for my annual post updating statistics for the various portfolios that I track. This is the last post rounding up 2020 statistics. All portfolio stats were gathered using AllocateSmartly, P123, and various other sites like MSCI. Obviously, there are many more portfolio options out there. This is just a sampling […]

Q&A on Volatility Curve Model

Recently, I have received a bunch of questions on the volatility curve model that I introduced a few months back. In this post I wanted to answer a few key questions on the model. Current Status What has the model done during this most recent period? The details are for […]

Comparing Portfolio Performance (1973 To 2019)

Time for my annual post updating statistics for the various portfolios that I track. This is the last post rounding up 2019 statististics. All portfolio stats were gathered using AllocateSmartly, P123, various other sites like MSCI, and the wonder that is Excel. Obviously, there are many more portfolio options out there. […]

Adding Zero Yield Assets to TAA Bond Strategies

Ok, one more bond post. I thought I was done with this little series of bond TAA posts but based on some feedback and some very astute questions from my subscribers I decided I needed to do one more. So, here is the basic question I received, “Aren’t you concerned […]

Comparing Portfolio Performance (1973 To 2018)

Time for my annual post updating statistics for the various portfolios that I track. All portfolio stats were gathered using AllocateSmartly, P123, Morningstar and the wonder that is Excel. Obviously, there are many more portfolio options out there. This is just a sampling of three main portfolio varieties; buy and hold, TAA […]