Not a good week week, maybe time to sell something. The sum of all the deviations has been 825, 810, and now 765.
The number of funds I rate as buy over the last 3 weeks has been 37, 10, and now 15.
On Erik Townsend’s 21Sep Macro Vision podcast, he interviewed Mark Grant. They discussed the pension crisis indicating it is mathematically impossible for many state pensions and even some private pensions to pay the retirees the retirement they promised. They just do not have enough assets in the pension plan and most are counting on a 7%+ annual rate of return. California is decreasing (some by 100%) the pensions of various municipal retirees who did not have fully fund pensions. The other 10 worst states are New Jersey, Kentucky, Illinois, Connecticut, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. These states are in worst condition this year then last year due to increased liabilities. Even Florida, not one of the 10 worst, is counting on a 7.6% return (in the latest annual reporting the return was 0.54%) and if they get it, expect to be able to pay only 85.4% on it’s pension obligations. Obviously no one should count on any promised pension.
August returns for IRA#1 1%, IRA#2 0%, QQQ -1%, SPY/RSP +3%.
For the last 3 months, IRA#1 10%, IRA#2 3%, QQQ 6%, SPY/RSP 3%
For the last 6 months, IRA#1 14%, IRA#2 4%, QQQ 10%, SPY/RSP 6%
For the last 12 months, IRA#1 9%, IRA#2 9%, QQQ 23%, SPY/RSP 15%
July portfolio changes:
IRA#1 – None – Invested 100% in FSPTX
IRA#2 – None – Invested 20% in FSELX, FDCPX, FSPTX, FPEMX, and in cash
QQQ – None – Invested 100% in QQQ
SPY/RSP – None – Invested 100% in RSP
If this type of performance continues, I may just give up on mutual funds and stay invested in QQQ, or SPY/RSP.
My S&P500 investment is in RSP (S&P500 EqualWeighted) which has a price of 96.87, 50 day MA of 94.68, a 200 day MA of 91.74, and a 7% stop loss is
90.59.
My current investments:
IRA#1 and IRA#2 – STechnology has a price of 186.97, a sell price 177.62, a rank of 02, and is a hold. (ETF – CQQQ – stoploss 56.40)
IRA#2
SSemiconductors has a price of 119.71, a sell price 113.72, a rank of of 01, and is a hold. (ETF – PSI stoploss 49.72)
ChinaRegion has a price of 34.41, a sell price 32.75, a rank of 03, and is a hold. (ETF – CXSE- stoploss 77.22 )
EmergingMarketsIndex – IC has a price of 11.14, a sell price 10.72, and a rank of 12, and is a hold. (ETF – EEMO – stoploss 19.54)
SBiotechnology – has a price of 219.44, a sell price 223.65, a rank of 89, and is a sell. (ETF – SBIO – stoploss was hit and sold for a 4.33% loss on 10/26)
My portfolio changes this weekend:
IRA #1 – None
IRA #2 – Sell SBiotechnology
My portfolio market exposure after this weekend’s changes:
IRA #1 – 100% invested
IRA #2 – 80% invested
The top 20 (out of 100+ I follow) Fidelity funds (percent deviation, rank & weeks on top 20 list, fund symbol, fund price, fund name, and %dev
increasing last 2 weeks).
This week:
15.10 01-05 FSELX 119.71 SSemiconductors
14.46 02-40 FSPTX 186.97 STechnology
13.76 03-25 FHKCX 34.41 ChinaReqion
13.37 04-07 FSCHX 184.33 SChemicals
12.87 05-02 FSCSX 170.03 SSoftware&ITServices Yes
12.64 06-23 FSEAX 43.46 EmergingAsia
12.53 07-14 FSDAX 165.26 SDefense&Aerospace
12.35 08-06 FSVLX 15.73 SConsumerFinance Yes
11.80 09-03 FPBFX 35.28 PacificBasin
11.65 10-04 FBSOX 53.95 SITServices Yes
11.13 11-27 FDSVX 33.00 Growth Discovery
11.07 12-17 FPEMX 11.14 EmergingMarketsIndex – IC
10.68 13-04 FSDPX 92.76 SMaterials
10.62 14-05 FCPGX 24.63 SmallCapGrowth
10.52 15-01 FTQGX 23.48 FocusedStock Yes
10.44 16-01 FCNTX 126.58 Contrafund Yes
10.24 17-02 FOCPX 107.32 OTCPortfolio
10.15 18-01 FSUIX 12.99 LargeCapGrowthIndex – IC Yes
9.96 19-01 FLGEX 18.70 LargeCapGrowthEnhancedIndex Yes
9.87 20-01 FJSCX 18.77 JapanSmallerCompanies
Last week
14.79 01-24 FHKCX 34.47 ChinaReqion
14.42 02-13 FSDAX 166.92 SDefense&Aerospace
13.93 03-39 FSPTX 184.68 STechnology
13.23 04-22 FSEAX 43.40 EmergingAsia
12.66 05-06 FSCHX 181.89 SChemicals
12.42 06-16 FPEMX 11.21 EmergingMarketsIndex – IC
12.33 07-04 FSELX 115.90 SSemiconductors
12.18 08-02 FPBFX 35.18 PacificBasin
12.00 09-05 FSVLX 15.58 SConsumerFinance
11.46 10-03 FBSOX 53.53 SITServices Yes
11.36 11-05 FSAIX 87.55 SAirTransportation
11.28 12-01 FSCSX 166.50 SSoftware&ITServices Yes
11.16 13-04 FCPGX 24.61 SmallCapGrowth
11.15 14-11 FLATX 26.14 LatinAmerica
11.11 15-09 FFGCX 12.62 GlobalCommodityStock
10.99 16-29 FEMKX 31.33 EmergingMarkets
10.75 17-04 FSLBX 81.11 SBrokerageandInvestmentManagement
10.36 18-26 FDSVX 32.58 Growth Discovery
10.30 19-03 FSDPX 91.92 SMaterials
10.22 20-01 FOCPX 106.72 OTCPortfolio
IRA#1 is currently invested in:
100% – STechnology(FSPTX)(01May17) from CashReserves(FDRXX)
Sep17 1m+1% 3m+10% 6m+14% 12m+9% 24m+34% 36m+20% 60m+94% 120m-16%
Aug17 1m+4% 3m+7% 6m+5% 12m+9% 24m+33% 36m+17% 60m+93% 120m-8%
Average annual return since 1/82 11%
IRA#2 is currently invested in:
20% – CashReserves(FDRXX)(30Oct17 from SBiotechnology(FBIOX)
20% – ChinaRegion(FHKCX)(16Oct17) from OTCPortfolio(FOCPX)
20% – SSemiconductors(FSELX)(09Oct17) from SComputers(FDCPX)
20% – EmergingMarketsIndex – IC(FPEMX)(24Jul17) from CashResrves(FDRXX)
20% – STechnology(FSPTX)(01May17) from CashReserves(FDRXX)
Sep17 1m+0% 3m+3% 6m+4% 12m+9% 24m+17% 36m+19% 60m+25% 120m+10%
Aug17 1m+2% 3m+1% 6m+3% 12m+10% 24m+17% 36m+17% 60m+28% 120m+20%
Average annual return since 1/82 11%