Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

EFA, Lead the Way

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Right from the get-go, let me say that I use the symbols EFA and IEFA interchangeably. They are pretty much identical, tick for tick. It’s just that EFA has higher volume, and better options, but I have laid down the drawn objects differently on these two. The point, with both of them, is that they are still sporting one of the cleanest tops I’ve ever witnessed in many decades of charting:

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The Problem with Home Runs

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I don’t really care for market opinions.

Oftentimes, they aren’t objective, just simply self-serving.

I’ve traded professionally for over 20 years and it amazes me the lack of forethought that goes into actual investment strategy. I mean, come on: Don’t boast about returns over the past three years when we’ve seen the market skyrocket to epic heights. It’s downright lazy!

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