Let the carnival begin

Here is a market that we like a lot more than the US market. We really like the way its acting and it looks set to take out the highs that were seen in December of 2009. If that is the case, then we could see this market make all-time highs pretty quickly. You definitely want to have this one on your radar screen.

In this new short video, I show you what I'm looking at and how we showcased this market last week when we did our last webinar. This webinar is set to be rebroadcast on Friday, September 24th at 5pm EST/9pm GMT. Continue reading "Let the carnival begin"

Diversification Doesn’t Work Anymore

AND HERE’S WHY

Investors have been told for years that diversification lowers risk. While that may be true in certain instances, it certainly isn't true in the world equity markets.

Let me give you an example: Had you purchased the five ETF's that we track in MarketClub's "Global Strategy Portfolio" on January 2, 2008, you would have seen your equity diminish 29% in the space of 30 months. However, had you followed the "Global Strategy Portfolio" with the same five ETF's, you would have seen your equity grow 23% in the same time-frame. With a 52% difference between the potential for profit and the potential loss, those are numbers that no investor can ignore.

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I am off "down under" again, and this time it's very special...

The New Year will be a special one for me personally, and also for MarketClub.

My daughter will be getting married on January 2nd and I will be traveling to New Zealand to attend. She is marrying a wonderful young man from New Zealand and they will be making their home and their future in that country. Anyone who is a parent can understand the joy I feel inside for my daughter and my future son-in-law.

I can't promise that I will be once again jumping off the Sky Tower building in New Zealand like I did last time, but I'll try to do something fun to share with everybody.

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