Strategies – Page 193 – Smarter Investing

Pop quiz: How many companies are in the Wilshire 5000 Index?

Understand supply and demand’s impact on stocks

I believe 2012 could prove quite interesting for several of this model’s holdings.

Apple appeared to be stalling at the $600 level after climbing to this level in an almost vertical chart move.

Sequenom appreciated 11.2% contributing a great deal to the portfolio's performance.

Our focus in first quarter has been to concentrate only on the best companies going forward and avoid chasing marginal opportunities.

So far, 2012 has been a period marked by low volatility; at some point in time, this will change.

Jim Cramer and CNBC have turned the time-honored concept of prudent investment advice on its head.

We need to get in sync with the waves so we can ride some of these fine trends.

I believe the markets will be weak over the summer.

One of the more positive trends in the first quarter was a significant reduction in volatility.

All of the stocks held in the model carry dividends, which adds to the model’s bottom line.

The market reaction has been positive and Frontier’s share price has been going up in early April.