... Value Style Trends Unlike some advisors we will never be one or the other. Without dismissing the entire notion that investment style is important, we simply think that growth versus value is sometimes ...

... down and assign each of the four “regions” with an asset class and then pick teams (companies) that we think have the best chance at doing well relative to others. This year we will dive right into our ...

... gaining off of someone’s loss). We’ll expand on this point later in the article but the idea here is to think ahead instead of chase what’s hot. Have a crystal ball. Neither you nor anyone has one, ...

...  be a better investor the second you do it! If you don’t …you’ll repeat mistakes like thinking the Fed would raise rates in September. They had to raise rates… right? Slam dunk! No doubt! 17 of 19 Federa ...

... $700/share. Why not now? Is it really done being one of the best companies the world has ever seen? Do you think it might be over $200 in five years or under $50? With the standard and passively managed ...

... think contrary to most everyone in that interest rates are not going to be raised. As we mentioned in the most recent cover piece of “the Guide”, raising rates now is almost a given move but are we seeing ...

... those “experts” claiming that this is a good time to buy Chinese stocks, consider the reality that they are still quite expensive. If you think our markets are frothy after a six-year bull market run and ...

... the “quiet before the storm”…although it’s certainly easy to think that way. The market is not a weather system but rather it needs a catalyst to move strongly up or down. Unless we slip into a recession ...

... make predictions. Most of the ones we see are worthless and often times appear as data mining efforts to make investors think a correlation exists when it doesn’t. Some correlations, however, are worth ...

... te increase in the first quarter forgot to mention how badly they missed the mark. In a world where the 10-year Treasury offers less than 2% we think REITs still should hold a place in every portfolio.  ...

... want and can devote enough time to research and monitor them. Does this number seem right to you? Ironically, we think numbers like this are “insane” which counter the title of Cramer’s book! The market ...

... selling the product? Think about it for just a moment … what professional wouldn’t like to have their business roll over and generate new income every 12 to 24 months?! For financial service professionals ...

... Markets. (continue reading below) Where are we going from here? Let’s get right into why we think Emerging Markets could be one of the best plays you can make this coming year (aside from bolstering ...

... a quarterly dividend of $0.45 which is about a yield of 2.61%. Although we believe this company has plenty of upside growth potential we think it’s the perfect type of stock to wait on buying until there ...

... of solution! One way to think about this is how you personally get your hair cut. Are you they type that goes to a stylist that you know and trust? Are you more the type that goes to Super Cuts, Great ...

... world are made or triggered due to technical analysis so even if you think it’s hogwash don’t be short-sighted and ignore them. Investor Sentiment: Ideally, you’ve kicked the tires and performed your ...

... has been propped up for over five years is about to come to an ugly end. Before we tell you where which camp we think is right let’s first wrap up our year-end summary on all of the MPG Core Tactical ...

  If you’ve read some of our previous articles about what Mr. Market thinks about with regard to what month it is, you’ll know that he could care less! The market has no idea (or interest) whether ...

... ETF has seen 11 declines of -20% over the past 10 years but they’ve been negated by even more powerful rebounds. Nobody in their right mind would touch Brazil over the past decade but what do you think ...

... typically invest in them to hedge your portfolio against either (and/or both) stock and bonds going down together. Think of an asset class that you would feel comfortable investing in right now with the ...