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Marvin Appel is president of Signalert Asset Management in Great Neck, NY, which manages $210 million in client assets in mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and individual stocks and bonds using technical analysis and active asset allocation strategies. Dr. Appel is also the editor of Systems and Forecasts, a highly regarded newsletter on technical analysis that his father, Gerald Appel, started in 1973. His books include Higher Returns from Safe Investments: Using Bonds, Stocks and Options to Generate Lifetime Income (Prentice-Hall, 2010) and Investing with Exchange-Traded Funds Made Easy. Mr. Appel earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Harvard University and is a member of the investmenet committee of the Northwell Heath System and the advisory board of the Hospice Care Network.
Marvin's Articles
The market’s story in January was that Fed tightening was about to change the investment landscape for the worse. But in the past few days stocks have bounced, apparently no longer so alarmed, says Marvin Appel of Signalert Asset Management.
The S&P 500 Index undercut its January 10 intra-day low today, bringing its January loss to 4.9%, which more than reverses December’s gains. The Nasdaq Composite has borne the brunt of the losses, now down more than 8% in January, as is the iShares S&P large-cap growth index ETF (IVW). Meanwhile, the iShares large-cap value index ETF (IVE) is down just 1%, says Marvin Appel of Signalert Asset Management.
The Federal Reserve has upped the ante on fighting inflation, which has jumped to 40-year highs, states Marvin Appel of Signalert Asset Management.
Foreign developed-country stocks have lagged the S&P 500 (SPX) consistently since the end of 2007. That may be about to change in 2022 as valuation and currency patterns have become potential tailwinds, states Marvin Appel of Signalert Asset Management.
Marvin's Videos
Marvin Appel describes the benefits of the mortgage lead preferred stock AGNCN. He explains the yield to call ratio and beneficial interest rate risk.
Marvin Appel explains his approach to getting long high yield bonds through his price momentum models
Marvin Appel discusses how he uses technical analysis in investing. A key is diversification, including a mix of stocks and bonds.
Marvin Appel talks about investing in the bonds market.
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Marvin's Books
Marvin Appel
Higher Returns from Safe Investments: Using Bonds, Stocks, and Options to Generate Lifetime Income
Dr. Marvin Appel shows how to take advantage of high-yield bond funds and income-producing equity strategies...when to purchase individual bonds, when to use bond mutual funds, and which bond funds are best...how to finally make diversification work again.
Marvin Appel
Investing with Exchange-Traded Funds Made Easy
ETFs offer exceptionally low expenses, outstanding performance, and unparalleled transparency. With more than 200 new ETFs added in just the last year, for typical investors, the choices are simply overwhelming. In this fully updated guidebook, renowned ETF expert Dr. Marvin Appel cuts through the ETF marketing hype, offering a start-to-finish plan for choosing the right ETFs–today, and for years to come.
Marvin Appel
Beating the Market, 3 Months at a Time: A Proven Investing Plan Everyone Can Use
Gerald and Marvin Appel show you how to identify, and give you specific recommendations for, the best mutual funds, ETFs, bond funds, and international funds. They do not stop there. They demonstrate how you can quickly and easily evaluate each investment’s performance every 3 months, and how to make adjustments to continually optimize the performance
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Systems & Forecasts
Systems & Forecasts is an award winning investment newsletter founded by Gerald Appel. Gerald Appel is a world-renowned market technician and developer of the MACD. Systems & Forecasts provides fundamental and technical analysis of the stock market. In addition to commentary, the newsletter offers practical guidance to its subscribers in managing their own personal portfolios.
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