Simple Portfolio Strategies: The First Step Is to Evaluate the Macro-Economic & Market Trends. (A Key Step Often Overlook and Ignored by the Average Investor)

The position percentages in each of the strategies are at default values. The investor has the option to decrease or increase the percentage size due to his or her own risk tolerance. That said, the key to portfolio success is risk management. What I'm trying to convey in your approach to your own plan is this: How do you evaluate the global economy and the stock market? For myself, I use a short checklist of economic and stock market indicators to assess the short-term, intermediate, and l...