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What are asset classes?

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Keywords: stocks, commodities, bonds, real estate, modern portfolio theory, cash, alternatives, inherent value,

What is the Risk/Return Trade-Off

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Keywords: risk tolerance, modern portfolio theory, high yield, efficient market hypothesis, high yield bonds, risk return tradeoff, alternatives, potential profit, return on investment (ROI),

What is market risk?

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Keywords: volatility, modern portfolio theory, systematic risk, risk return tradeoff, risk and return, Diversification Score®, market exposure, inherent value,

Is there any merit to some other portfolio theories?

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Keywords: portfolio theories, statistical analysis, investment basics, market research, Black Swans,

What is the black swan theory?

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Keywords: portfolio theories, superstition, modern portfolio theory, efficient market hypothesis, random walk, Black Swans,

Is there any merit to the “dow theory?”

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Keywords: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), portfolio theories, modern portfolio theory, peak, trough, Dow Theory, Dow Jones,

Is there any merit to technical analysis of the markets?

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Keywords: portfolio theories, technical analysis, trends, trend analysis, efficient market hypothesis,

What is the “efficient frontier”?

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Keywords: portfolio management, diversification, risk, modern portfolio theory, efficient frontier, diversifiable risk, risk return tradeoff, risk/return ratio,

Is there any merit to the “Elliot market waves theory?”

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Keywords: portfolio theories, technical analysis, investor sentiment, behavioral economics, modern portfolio theory, trend analysis, technical trading, Elliot Waves, Fourier Analysis, Fibonacci, Elliot Waves Theory,

What is the Hindenburg omen and is there any merit to it?

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Keywords: portfolio theories, technical analysis, superstition, technical indicators, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), market timing, new lows vs new highs,

What is a portfolio?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, volatility, asset allocation, portfolio performance, stocks, diversification, investment portfolio, modern portfolio theory, efficient frontier, Portfolio, risk return tradeoff, investment strategy, rebalancing, Diversification Score®, market exposure,

Is there any truth to saying “sell on Rosh Hashanah, buy on Yom Kippur?”

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Keywords: portfolio theories, superstition, calendar effects, market timing, Judaism, holidays,

What is asset allocation?

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Keywords: portfolio management, portfolio theories, asset allocation, correlation, diversifiable risk, asset classes, Diversification Score®,

What is Whole Life Insurance?

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Keywords: portfolio theories, insurance, estate planning, conservative strategies, universal life,

What is Dow Theory?

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Keywords: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), primary trend, intermediate trend, minor trend, transportation average, Dow Theory, Charles Dow,

Is there any merit to the momentum theories?

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Keywords: active management, momentum investing and trading, trend analysis, market theories, market psychology,

What is the adaptive market hypothesis?

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Keywords: behavioral economics, efficient market hypothesis, evolution, market psychology, emotional investing, universal theory,

Is there such a thing as the “pre-holiday effect?”

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Keywords: portfolio theories, superstition, calendar effects, market timing, buying and selling activity, holidays,

Is there such a thing as a “presidential election cycle” impact on stocks?

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Keywords: portfolio theories, superstition, correlation, calendar effects, market trends, Elliot Waves, elections, market timing, government employees,

What is the Home Market Effect?

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Keywords: macroeconomics, trade balance, monopolies, trade imbalance, comparative advantage, infrastructure, trade theory,

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