The market turbulence continues to take its toll, and Income Portfolio holding Ford Motor Company closed below its $13 stop price yesterday. Given Ford Motor Company’s generally positive results and high IDEAL score, we’re not selling it but we are cutting it to a “Hold” for the time… Read More

The bad news is this morning’s rally didn’t hold, with the S&P 500 shedding another 1.3% of value by the time the day was over. The good news is only one of our stocks – Level 3 Communications (LVLT) – closed below its stop price, but since it retains a high… Read More

The long-awaited correction is finally here, and it raises a critical portfolio management question: Do you ride it out and ignore the short- to intermediate-term decline in your portfolio, or do you try to add value by limiting losses by selling certain stocks now and buying them (or others) back… Read More

As I’m sure you know, we are now officially in “correction” territory with all of the major exchanges off more than 10% from their prior highs. My best guess at the moment is that the current correction will bottom out in the 15% – 18% range, as that is the… Read More