Investment Day 2016 is Here!

Today marks the day that The Seasonal Investor will buy into the market. Buy orders will be executed at the close of today's market and The Seasonal Investor will be fully invested in SPY.  

Less Than One Week Until Iinvestment Day

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 is Investment Day.

The summer fluctuations have taken us up to new highs and now back down again. Since The Seasonal Investor's divestment date, the markets are up about 3.9%. We are now at the point in the investment cycle that is investment day. At the close of the market on October 26 The Seasonal Investor will once again reinvest in the market. As the countdown timer to the right indicates, there is less than a week until the date for investment in the market.

Once again, there were no attractive alternatives for summer savings for The Seasonal Investor. From May through most of October, The Seasonal Investor parked his funds in an online savings account paying an annual rate of 1%, making this year again as among the worst in The Seasonal Investor's history. 

The Seasonal Investor extricated himself from the market with the S&P 500 standing at an average level of 2057. With five days to go, the S&P 500 stands at 2137, a gain of 3.9%. At the end of the day on Wednesday we will know the final tally for all of it.

So, starting at the close of the market on October 26, 2016, SPY IS WHERE TO BE!

Today is Divestment Day

It is finally here.  Today is the day to sell out of the market. The Seasonal Investor will sell out of the market at today's close of business. While finding a place your store you cash over the summer may be difficult, even your mattress has been a better place than the market over the summer months.

Starting today, CASH is King!

Sell in May on Wednesday

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 is the day to sell in May. As usual, pundits are espousing their typically unsupported views on Sell in May based upon "anecdotal evidence." And as typical, had they done an analysis, there they would certainly see what The Seasonal Investor has for a long time - divestment day is upon us.

On Wednesday, May 4, The Seasonal Investor will once again turn his attention to divesting from the market. As the countdown timer shows, divestment date is a mere 2 days away.

Just like last few years, this year the summer savings alternatives appear woeful. Despite that, from May through most of October, The Seasonal Investor will park funds in cash and cash equivalents. This year the returns on cash appear to be edging slightly higher than last year's very low levels. Ultimately, an online savings account, now paying about 1%, may prove to be the best return available.

Starting at the close of the market on WEDNESDAY, CASH IS KING!