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On August 28, 2009, seekingalpha.com. Amid the euphoria on possible economic recovery, most major stock and debt markets have risen in an almost nonstop fashion since June of this year. This presents a heightened anxiety among many prudent investors: will there be another leg down if the rosy picture about the economics turns out to be premature? Read more ...

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On August 24, 2009, SeekingAlpha.com. Managed futures has been long recognized to be an excellent portfolio diversifier.

However, long only commodity investment is not good enough. For example, in this 2008-2009 period, commodity ETFs such as DBC, GSG based on broad based commodity indexes and most of ETFs based on narrow commodity industry indexes such as DBA, DBE, DBB did not do well. Read more ...

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On August 17, 2009, SeekingAlpha.com. Studies have shown that asset allocation is the most important determinant factor in a mutual fund's performance: according to a study by Gary Brinson, Randolph Hood and Gilbert Beebower, asset allocation strategies are responsible for over 90% of variations in portfolio performance. Read more ...

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On August 03, 2009, SeekingAlpha.com. In this article, we will discuss value and momentum strategy styles in some detail. Read more ...

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