Last Month's Best Fund Method Strategy

**McDuck** · 05-03-2009, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by James48843

Last Month Best Month method would make a transfer to "S" fund this month.

That is correct.

LMBFM's YTD return is -7.6%. Not too good. It took it o the chin during the month of February.

I don't LMBFM work when the government takes over the means of production.

**James48843** · 06-07-2009, 03:27 AM

BY the way- best fund for May was the I fund, with a gain of over 13%.

It's off to a weak start for June, however.

If you are doing the 'LAST MONTH, BEST MONTH" theory, it would be a switch to "I" this month.

Good luck.

**James48843** · 07-01-2009, 04:20 PM

Last Month Best Month method- change in allocation today.

June showed:

G Fund: +0.27%
F Fund: +0.54%
C Fund: +0.24%
S Fund: +0.74%
I Fund: -1.08%

If you are doing the LAST MONTH, BEST MONTH" theory, it would be a switch to the "S" fund this month.

Good luck.

**Viva_La_Migra** · 07-01-2009, 05:22 PM

Is the LMBFM in the tracker? I looked for it, but probably glossed over it. What are the returns so far this year?

**James48843** · 07-02-2009, 04:18 AM

It is NOT in the tracker.

We were looking for someone who wanted to do the honors of posting the changes on a regular basis. Would you like to volunteer?

I'm not sure what the numbers are on it right now. I can go back through and try and figure it out. But not tonight- too much else to do.
Would you like to commit to adopt it for a year, and keep up with it every month?

**McDuck** · 07-02-2009, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by Viva La Migra

Is the LMBFM in the tracker? I looked for it, but probably glossed over it. What are the returns so far this year?

As of today cob, -3.16%.

**McDuck** · 07-03-2009, 01:05 AM

For July, LMBF is in the F-fund.

**McDuck** · 07-06-2009, 01:46 AM

I created a spreadsheet to evaluate this method using 5 blue-chip stocks over the last 9 months. LMBFM had a return of -6.1% while the S&P500 has a return of -21.1%. If all 5 stocks had a negative return for the previous month, then the method was in cash during the current month.

**James48843** · 08-04-2009, 11:33 AM

Last month best month method- would switch to "I" this month.

Last month the I fund gained 9.73%.

**McDuck** · 08-04-2009, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by James48843

Last month best month method- would switch to "I" this month.

Last month the I fund gained 9.73%.

Yes, but LMBFM was in the F-fund.

This year LMBFM is not doing well at all. I can't recommend it.

I think tracking the 20-day EMA is much better. It's essentially the same but isn't restricted to making an IFT only at the beginning of the month.