I got a couple of reasonable "oh no you di-ints" on the post this morning that tried to compare complex products versus simple.The fund in question is TFS Market Neutral (TFSMX).My only observation was that the fund is complicated. One reader noted that it has more than bounced back from its August 2007 low and another reader said that he doubted that staying simple could match the result from TFSMX over varied market conditions.The chart goes back to the inception of the Rydex Managed Futures Fund (RYMFX) which I own. The chart also shows two of the hotter sectors over that time, as measured by sector ETF, as well. It would be fair to criticize the chart as not being long enough but it has been a wild 17 months and it is as ...

We are again reiterating our “One to Watch” for MyECheck, Inc. (MYEC.OB) today. The stock is currently up 17.68% with extremely high volume. So far today 475,000 shares have traded compared to an average of 17,100.

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MyECheck differs from ACH by increasing capability with consumer accounts, expediting the clearing process, and providing exceptional

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We selected the single country funds available in the Index Universe database for calendar year return analysis. Cumulative and annualized returns are important, but so too are discreet calendar years.

While statistical tools may theoretically, adequately describe variation or consistency of returns, a visual impression can be helpful too. This analysis is primarily visual.

Within the list we used a traffic metaphor with colored backgrounds of red, yellow and green for each year for each fund as follows:

red for returns < -5% yellow for returns between 5% and -5% (or no data) green for returns > 5%

Funds with no data, were not in operation for those full years.

If you are interested in those country index funds with missing data, you may benefit by researching the index on which the fund is based to estimate how the fund might have done had it been in operation during the missing years. Don’t

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