on 2010/07/26 by Alex, [ETF,Exchange-traded funds]

Government bonds (TLT), though a little weaker this week than they were last week, remain the best available investment. The Malaysian market (EWM) is trending up — while it is too risky at the moment, it’s visibly improved since last week. Corporate bonds (LQD) are also in an uptrend and have very little risk right [...]

on 2010/07/22 by Alex, [Testimonials]

Hi Alex, I’ve recently started following Peaceful Gains contribution allocations, and I’ve been very pleased with its recommendations. -R.M.

on 2010/07/19 by Alex, [FAQ]

Question: I’m thinking, if we had stayed in the S Fund in early July, we would have been far better off. Response: You’re right. If we didn’t get out from the S Fund in early July, we would have made about 3.5%. The issue is that no one knows how things will play out in [...]

on 2010/07/18 by Alex, [TSP,Thrift Savings Plan]

While still invested in bonds (F Fund), we’re getting into small-cap stocks (S Fund) again. The stocks are very risky, but their expected return is a good deal higher than that of bonds. The only other fund worth considering right now is money market (G Fund), which, as always, has a low expected return and [...]

on 2010/07/18 by Alex, [ETF,Exchange-traded funds]

Government bonds (TLT) remain the best available investment. The Malaysian market (EWM) is almost as good, though its expected return is a little lower and its risk is a little higher. As last week, real estate (IYR), though potentially a good investment, is way too risky. Corporate bonds (LQD), on the other hand, have about [...]

on 2010/07/12 by Alex, [FAQ]

Question: Based on the advice in your newsletter back in April, I switched to 100% S Fund @ 19.0601 per share. Currently the share price of the S Fund is 16.5461 per share. My question is this: would I not lose a lot by selling off the S fund shares now at a lower price [...]

on 2010/07/12 by Alex, [ETF,Exchange-traded funds]

Government bonds (TLT) still seem like the only sensible investment at this time. The expected return for the Malaysian market (EWM) is about the same, though its risk is a little higher. Real estate (IYR) is a potentially good investment, but its risk is much higher. On the other hand, though the expected return for [...]

on 2010/07/05 by Alex, [TSP,Thrift Savings Plan]

Bonds (F Fund) appear to be the only investment that’s doing well right now. Money market (G Fund) is another good option, that, of course, is always risk-free. Even small-cap stocks (S Fund), which we’ve been recommending recently, are flat. Definitely stay away from the other two stock funds — large-cap stocks (C Fund) and [...]

on 2010/07/05 by Alex, [ETF,Exchange-traded funds]

Government bonds (TLT) appear to be the only investment that’s increasing in value right now. Gold (GLD), which we recommended last week, is still in a good uptrend, though its strength has definitely weakened. Malaysia (EWM), an emerging market, is performing similarly to gold. Like government bonds, corporate bonds (LQD) have a pretty low risk [...]