Thursday August 28, 2014

$SPY Remaining allocated at the 50% long and 50% cash level. I will be traveling, long Labor Day Weekend, low trading volume and renewed noise around the Geo-Political hub.  I have no reason to chase yield or returns into that scenario at this time. However, if you are looking for ideas you might look at $BIIB, $CAVM or $AER for possible adds to your holdings.  You are invited to review Alpha Model Portfolio for details.

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