The ASX200 (XJO) had a clear and significant breakout on 3rd February this year when it rose and closed above the high of 5679 that occurred on 21st August last year. The ASX200 closed last week at 5881, some 202 points above that high. ASX200 Chart The weekly chart below shows solid black trend lines…

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Single ETF Strategy – with timing Last week we discussed the use of a single ETF strategy to replicate the return of a stock market index such as the S&P500 using the SPY ETF, or the S&PASX200 using the STW ETF. This simple strategy uses no timing techniques, but is just a simple “buy and…

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The arrival of ETFs on the investing landscape, their increasing popularity and their ongoing expansion to cover more and more sectors, specific industries, commodities and market segments continues to open up more and more opportunities for passive and active investors. Having discussed many of these benefits over the past few weeks, we can now look…

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Traditionally, investors looking to hold a portfolio of index weighted stocks had two choices; invest in a mutual or managed fund, or attempt to partially replicate an index by buying some of the stocks within that index. Both of these methods have their disadvantages. Using managed funds leaves your money at the hands of a…

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