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Can This Be True?

I came across this chart on LinkedIn and wondered if this could be accurate. The actual numbers are S&P 500 12/31/1999 – 1469.25 / S&P 500 12/31/2017 – 2673.61. This is a gain of 81.97%, or 3.38% annualized. Add in dividends and you’re up to 5.40% (see ^SP500TR at finance.yahoo.com) The 2 for 1 Index® has […]

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Another Quarter, Another All-Time High

The third quarter closed out with new highs, or close to new highs, in all the broad market indexes, including the 2 for 1 Index®. The 2 for 1 portfolio stands at +16.23% overall return for the trailing 12 months and a 12.85% annualized overall return over the last 5 years. Stock split announcements have

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2nd Quarter ends at all-time high

The 2 for 1® newsletter portfolio, a real IRA account, finished the 2nd quarter at its all-time closing high, up 14.3% over the trailing twelve months and 13.2% annualized over the last five years. This real portfolio is based on the 2 for 1 Index®, also near its all-time high and up a 12.1% annualized

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Thoughts on the Current Market

I usually don’t spend much time or energy trying to understand the market, but I did throw out a brief analysis in the May issue of 2 for 1. Quoting from the article of May 12th: “In 2 for 1’s twenty year run there have been several times when it seemed our strategy was failing

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More New All-Time Highs

1052.36 – that’s the new all-time closing high for the 2 for 1 Index®. January 24th also saw a new intraday high for the index (1,053.68), and a new all-time high for the 2 for 1® newsletter portfolio. The 2 for 1 Index not only keeps up with the market, it is beating the market handily

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