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Tue, 04/10/2012 - 3:45PM

Is it Just the Weather?

By: Brian W. Kelly

By Walter S. Frank, Chief Investment Officer

“Given current valuations, we think it is time to say a ‘long goodbye’ to bonds, and embrace the ‘long good buy’ for equities as we expect them to embark …

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Wed, 02/08/2012 - 2:24PM

New Advice — 2/8/12

By: Brian W. Kelly

From Hotline 2/8:

Fidelity Venturesome & Moderate Portfolios: Sell Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX). Buy Fidelity Small Cap Discovery (FSCRX).

Fidelity Conservative Portfolio: Sell FCNTX. Buy Fidelity Capital Appreciation (FDCAX).

Also:

Fidelity Venturesome: Sell Fidelity Worldwide (FWWFX). Buy …

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Thu, 11/17/2011 - 2:07PM

Free Gift Subscription

By: Brian W. Kelly

Share the benefits of MONEYLETTER with a friend or family member at no cost to you …

From now until 12/31/11 you can reserve a free 3-Month Gift Subscription for your son or daughter, best …

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Fri, 10/14/2011 - 9:39AM

Trimming Back

By: Brian W. Kelly

From the MONEYLETTER Hotline for October 12th, 2011:

We are recommending changes to our asset allocations. Specifically, we are trimming back our equity allocations for Venturesome and …

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Thu, 09/22/2011 - 9:01AM

ML in 9/14 Dick Davis Digest

By: Brian W. Kelly

The Dick Davis Digest picked up MONEYLETTER’s profile on Reynolds Blue Chip Growth in their September 14th issue:

“Reynolds Blue Chip Growth (RBCGX)—Blue chip stocks are often thought of as the biggest and best, and the …

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Tue, 08/09/2011 - 7:46AM

Special ML Hotline for 8/8/11

By: Brian W. Kelly

Below is a Special Hotline we released after yesterday’s 635 point decline in the DJIA. Guidance provided by MONEYLETTER’s Chief Economist Walter Frank. — BWK
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Wed, 08/03/2011 - 1:49PM

ML Plus Summer Special

By: Brian W. Kelly

Take out a new Moneyletter Plus subscription (or renew your current one) for 6 months at the low rate of $29.

ML Plus provides you with weekly email updates of our fund recommendations, plus our “ETF …

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Tue, 06/14/2011 - 9:37AM

Commodities Funds Update

By: Brian W. Kelly

MONEYLETTER Chief Economist Walter Frank made the following comments to Chuck Jaffe in a recent MarketWatch story on commodity investing. “The story is still, roughly, the same. You are buying commodities on the premise that …

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Fri, 06/10/2011 - 9:31AM

ETF News

By: Brian W. Kelly

Good News: Firstrade Securities recently began offering commission-free trades on 10 of its most popular ETFs. Several of these newly commission-free ETFs are tracked in MONEYLETTER and MONEYLETTER Plus every week. In fact, Vanguard Short-Term …

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Wed, 05/18/2011 - 9:33AM

Vanguard Lowers Minimums

By: Brian W. Kelly

Vanguard has reduced the minimum investment required to open an account for 27 funds, including several that have been prominent in the MONEYLETTER portfolios over the years. Interestingly, three of the largest and best-known funds …

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