The 60/40 portfolio is now down almost 18% YTD. My model portfolio is down 9.2% in comparison. For anyone who retired in the past year, this drawdown may be unsettling. It is possible that good news is just around the corner if the 4-year Presidential Election Cycle...

The model that I use to signal when conditions are right to go long individual US stocks was very close to changing to a "Buy" signal this past week and then the inflation report came out which triggered a sell-off in most markets. With many of the ETFs that are...

For the methods I use to select individual US stocks, conditions are still not satisfactory for me to purchase them. As such, I hold no individual US stocks and am following the asset allocations recommended by my models.   Tactical Asset Allocations...