Strategies – Page 179 – Smarter Investing

One way to reduce correlation with the S&P: find stocks with a history of lower volatility than the index.

In search of low volatility stocks like Berkshire and Microsoft

This balanced portfolio is complemented by defensive positions

With so many negative headlines, it is often possible to lose sight of the long-term positives for equity investors.

Global deleveraging may be the most powerful force weighing on the market.

Events in Spain or Italy tell us nothing about the long term demand for goods and services from Apple to Varian Medical.

ETFs tend to have low costs when compared with other kinds of investment funds.

I felt it prudent to reduce exposure to volatility given the uncertainty of the Greek elections.

Preserving assets was the goal in June, which led to swapping out more stocks than usual in a tough tape, says investment manager Bob Freedland.

I removed a long-term element after its slump in July of last year.

Corelogic and Digital Globe reported better-than-expected earnings and that bodes well for this Covestor model.

Key portfolio holdings like SodaStream, iRobot and AthenaHealth have great growth prospects.

I'm looking for more housing related trades and would use pullbacks to enter new positions.