They are simple and valuable investments with strange sounding names! Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) essentially are mutual funds that trade like a stock. They are baskets of securities held in a trust (just like mutual funds) and can be traded as a listed security on a stock exchange (just like a stock).
Differences between mutual [...]

Managing your investments is just as important as determining what securities to own and when to buy and sell them.
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Why use technical analysis in conjunction with seasonal investing? Seasonality analysis is a useful tool when looking at a general time to enter and exit equity markets and sectors. However, seasonality analysis is not precise. It only gives an approximate time when trades can be made. Equity markets and sectors rarely reach important lows and [...]

By definition, seasonal investing includes:

A start date for an investment
An end date
Either price strength or weakness between the start and end dates for the chosen equity, sector, index or commodity.

A seasonality study preferably uses at least 10 years of data. Most of our studies use 15-20 years of data However, data may not always [...]

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Why fundamental analysis of equity investments is useful when making investment decisions related to seasonality
How to use fundamental analysis
When to use fundamental analysis

Fundamental analysis reports are an important tool when determining the feasibility of a seasonal trade. Most fundamental analyst reports include “nuggets” of information that are useful for timely investing. The [...]