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  1. Tip & Tricks: Less is more

    We've all seen how bonds have been a relatively safe place to harbor your cash off the March 2011 bottom, and the F-Fund has responded in kind with a nice 3.76% YTD return. This is more than twice the performance of the G-fund, so someone might wonder why I haven't IFT'd into the F-fund once in 2011? It's really quite simple, I'm operating under the "less is more" concept where I've been concentrating my efforts on fewer positions, less risk, and less exposure.

    Fewer Positions: By
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  2. Tips & Tricks: Knowing when to give up

    To say it's been an interesting June would be somewhat of an understatement, it's been ugly, the kind of ugly you can't fix with beer. Now that I've IFT'd into the S-Fund, I have the pleasure of measuring price & pain right along side everyone else who's invested. That's ok, I don't mind getting in the trenches, if you want to make money you have to be willing to get dirty. When I made my entry I estimated we were within 5 days of the low. That means I said the low will be put in by this Tuesday. ...
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  3. Tips & Tricks: Monitoring Performance


    This Blog is the start of a new series titled Tips & Tricks. Within this series I'll share some of the things I've learned that I feel give me an edge within the markets. Perhaps you've heard the old adage "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." It was written by a brilliant man named George Sanayana but as with most quotes, they always get paraphrased, so here's the real deal.

    "Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When
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    Updated 06-04-2011 at 04:45 PM by JTH

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