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Newsletters that in the past were available regarding mutual fund market timing.

• I am researching historical practices of mutual fund market timing for the period prior to September 2003. This is an investment approach that involves rapidly switching funds between an equity mutual fund and a money market mutual fund. Since September of 2003 there has been an industry wide crack down on the practice of mutual fund market timing and a number of mutual funds have paid large settlements to the SEC to settle charges that they allowed market timing that was not in the best interest of mutual fund shareholders. The particular angle that I am researching is the extent to which mutual fund market timing was an out in the open accepted investment alternative in the months and years prior to September 2003. Over the years a number of investment books have been published recommending mutual fund market timing as a way to increase investment returns and reduce volatility. There have been a number of newsletters that an investor could subscribe to in order to get recommendations as to when to switch into and out of specific mutual funds. For an additional fee, some newsletters would send an investor a fax or e-mail alert advising them when to make a mutual fund switch. There were also software programs that could be purchased or leased advising an investor when to make a mutual fund switch. What I am specifically looking for is 4 types of reference: 1. Books that have been published which recommended investment techniques for market timing mutual funds. The entire book need not be on the topic of mutual fund market timing so long as there is an in-depth discussion of how to market time mutual funds in one or more chapters of the book. For example the widely popular book "Market Wizards" devoted several chapters to mutual fund market timing. 2. Newsletters that were available on a subscription basis which made specific recommendations for when to buy and sell mutual funds in a market timing investment program. The newsletter may no longer be in circulation, but it would be sufficient to get a the name and the last available contact information for the publication. 3. Services that would actually give an investor a phone call, fax or e-mail recommending a specific mutual fund market timing switch to be made on a particular date. 4. Computer programs that could be purchased or leased to provide specific signals for when to purchase and when to sell mutual funds as part of a market timing investment approach to mutual fund investing. Although all four of these are related questions and likely could be answered by a single researcher I would like specific and detailed research on all 4 categories. Accordingly I am submitting this same research question with 4 separate headings so that I can offer a $200 research project for each category of reference. In this specific question I am asking for research on topic TWO: newsletters that have been available on a subscription basis (even if not longer available) books dealing with market timing and making mutual fund market timing recommendations. Thank you for your help.

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  Hello, sl7-ga! Thank you for your patience while I worked to compile information for you! This has proven to be a tough question to answer from several standpoints. Your question involves finding historical information that is not easily found online, or even offline, for that matter. Many of the mutual fund market-timing newsletters have dropped out of existence and without an advertisement, a reference from an article, or a web address to use for research in the internet archives, there is no record of them. Unlike books, which are still for sale or on library shelves, or articles that are archived for future reference online, newsletters seem to disappear into oblivion when they are discontinued, unless they are of an extremely important nature!!! Many newsletters that were issued before 2003 still exist, though often under different names or under the umbrella of another publishing company. Many have changed their strategy somewhat over the years (from what I can tell), since some which used to advocate mutual fund market timing now only deal with stocks. Mutual fund trades were also more aggressive several years ago when the stock market was racing along at a high pitch. Unfortunately, without samples of actual newsletters in front of me that are dated from several years ago, it is very difficult to tell exactly how often their buy and sell targets were instituted. Since newsletters are not the type of material kept in library archives, and old advertisements for newsletters don't provide that sort of information, I can really only go by what I have found online and in the internet archives. I did do an offline library search, going though several years worth of such magazines as Money, Forbes, Fortune and Kiplingers. I could not find any relevant information for the small-time, mutual fund market-timing newsletters, of which there were literally hundreds! The major publications kept in library archives were probably too expensive an advertising route for most of them. As a former subscriber to several of those market-timing newsletters, I remember their strategies quite well. Typically, the newsletters dealing with mutual fund market timing touted several sample portfolios, each of which allocated percentages of money to numerous mutual funds and often a money market fund. The percentages of money held in each fund within the individual portfolios would change based on the recommendations. These recommendations often came once a week, with a nightly hotline that a subscriber could call for an additional fee. Often, one was urged to either buy into a new fund, or sell a portion of fund holdings and place the money into a money market fund while awaiting a buy signal. Often times, the recommendations were to merely stay put. The newsletter recommendations were not quite the same as the rapid trading strategies employed by the many hedge fund holders or mutual fund insiders who had extremely large holdings. Hedge funds were traded on a far more frequent basis, whereas newsletters advocating mutual fund market-timing might trade an individual fund no more than 5-6 times per year. However, keep in mind that many newsletters covered numerous mutual funds within portfolios, so buy/sell signals were given more often to cover all of the positions.....hence the phone call alert feature and the weekly updates. = The following article excerpt from the Brain Trader site describes the difference between the trading advice provided by the mutual fund market timing newsletters and the type of rapid trading that prompted the investigations. Even so, many mutual fund families have now instituted restrictions on the number of trades allowed per year in an attempt to enforce a long-term hold. "Why Mutual Funds Discourage Timers By Ken Hoover - Investor's Business Daily." http://www.braintrader.com/fundscandals.htm "If New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is right, a few big mutual fund families have been letting hedge funds and big traders loot their mutual funds through a practice called market timing. For most public shareholders, the first they heard about it was when Spitzer filed a complaint Sept. 3 against New York hedge fund Canary Capital Partners, charging it with fraud by engaging in the practice. The hedge fund settled for $40 million without admitting guilt. But the practice is nothing new. "Fund families have been fighting two forms of it for years. The most common form involves investors buying or selling funds shares based on educated guesses on where the fund is headed. *** Fund timing newsletters exist to serve this niche. "Fund companies, citing extra costs and portfolio disruptions these traders cause, tack on extra fees for them. This led groups like Rydex and ProFunds to create funds that cater to timers. Exchange-traded funds also serve timers' needs." == In order to answer your question, I first tried to identify those newsletters dealing with mutual fund market-timing as opposed to stocks or futures. From there, I tried to determine which newsletters were in existence before 2003. Some newsletters are no longer in existence. In such instances, I have tried to dig up some historical information for you. Again, I want to reiterate that the type of trading advocated by the market-timing mutual fund newsletters was not the same as the extremely rapid, weekly trading employed by certain individuals and brokerage firms. Newsletters could not be compiled and published fast enough to keep up with such rapid buys and sells. However, the newsletters below do advocate a far more frequent mutual fund trading strategy than that employed by "buy and hold" investors and many offer telephone hotlines or daily updates. TIMING 4 DOLLARS ****************** http://www.timing4dollars.com/ "Welcome to Timing4Dollars - your Professional Mutual Fund Market Timers. We have been timing the market since the beginning of 2001 and have had outstanding returns averaging 155.6% a year." "Our service is easy to use. It is not intended for Day Traders, but for Active and Conservative Mutual Fund Market Timers. On average, Timing 4 Dollars issues 4 timing signals per year. This may not seem like much, but our signal has proven to be very profitable during both bullish and bearish markets." Members receive an immediate e-mail when there is any change in status of our Mutual Fund Market Timing Signal(long or short). Members are alerted of potential turning points in the market. Members have immediate access to our current Mutual Fund Market Timing Signal, up-to-date results, Weekly Newsletter and all Weekly Updates." INDEX PILOT ************* http://www.indexpilot.com/home1 "IndexPilot is a Mutual Fund Timing Service. In other words, we tell you when to buy and sell your mutual fund investments. The idea is based on the fact that even if the market shows no returns over a 15 year period, it will still fluctuate up and down over that time frame. What we do is try to time those up and down undulations, which can last a year or 2 at a time, or only a month or 2 at a time." View trades by years http://www.indexpilot.com/ndx_trade_by_trade__95_to__99 http://www.indexpilot.com/ndx_trade_by_trade__00_to__04 (19 trades in 2000, 36 trades in 2002!) Immediate access to the current signal and other subscriber-only resources of the Web site. Same day e-mail notification of Buy or Sell signals when the mechanical Model detects a change in the predominant broad market trend. Informative Quarterly Newsletter with Special Reports on Timing the Market. ETF TIMING (an online, subscription-based service rather than a newsletter) *********** http://www.etftiming.com/Index.aspx The following example of a trade detail will show you the frequency of trading for just one particular fund: http://www.etftiming.com/SampleTradeDetail.aspx FUNDSPECTRUM ************* http://www.fundspectrum.com/ "Over a 15 year period, the FundSpectrum Investment Strategy has produced very impressive results. Even more impressive is the fact that our compounded annual return over the last 6 years now exceeds 100%, and was achieved by focusing on ETF's, mutual and index fund investments, with three goals in mind, avoiding significant drawdowns, selection of the proper funds and choosing the right investment environment." "Our investment system is based on clear, easy to understand Buy and Sell Signals generated by our proprietary model. Our modeling system provides an accurate picture of what is "really going on" in the market, when to Buy and Sell,...and what type of investment strategy to use. It is a relatively passive system that will have you trade on average less than five times per year." Subscription Details (includes email notifications and Market Report) http://www.fundspectrum.com/subscription.htm FIB TIMER *********** http://www.fibtimer.com/ This newsletter was advertised previously under a different name: ProTimer Mutual Fund Market Timing For Active And Conservative Traders "ProTimer mutual fund market timing for aggressive index fund and gold fund timers as well as conservative longer term timers. Actively trading the markets for over 20 years." http://market-timing.net/mutual-fund-market-timing.html (clicking the link brings one to the new name - Fib Timer. One another site, the ad for Fib Timer is as follows: "Mutual Fund Market Timing at FibTimer.com Market timing for active S&P & Nasdaq mutual fund traders using Fibonacci based analysis. Gold, bond, small cap fund timing. Actively timing for over 20 years. http://market-timing.net/mutual-fund-market-timing.html FUND ADVICE ************ http://www.fundadvice.com/ "Since 1983, we have provided market timing signals to the public, through our monthly newsletter, FundAdvice.com (formerly Fund Exchange) and (since 1998) on our Web site. The purpose of these signals is to give individual investors a practical way to manage their portfolios using market timing systems." (Read the entire article for more about their market timing strategies... Who is Paul Merriman? http://www.fundadvice.com/bio.html MONEYFLOW ********** http://www.moneyflow.com/ Goal: "Double the 7% annualized average gain of the benchmark S&P 500 Index in conservative accounts." Strategy: "1)Invest in stronger than market managed funds, index funds or ETF's. 2)Capture the lion share of uptrend profits. 3)Switch to the safety of money market funds to lower risk and limit losses during downtrends." "Helping Individuals and Pros Bank Profits and Manage Risk since 1995." * The Moneyflow weekly report analyzes the price trends and momentum of the NASDAQ Composite Index. * Moneyflow announces objective buy and sell signals 3-5 times a year by e-mail. MUTUAL FUND STRATEGIST (This newsletter is no longer available) ********************** http://www.mutualfundstrategist.com/index.htm "We take an active approach to managing stock market risk by employing sensible trading strategies with mutual funds. When our time-tested indicators begin flashing warning signs, we advise you to switch your investments into the safe haven of a money market fund until the odds of making money are once again in your favor." About Charlie Hooper http://www.mutualfundstrategist.com/about.htm "Charlie Hooper retired to the Green Mountains of his native Vermont in the early 1980s after a 23-year career with the US Air Force. Interested in turning his love of the stock market and the trading strategies he had developed as a hobby into a business, Charlie began publishing The Mutual Fund Strategist newsletter in 1982. The Mutual Fund Strategist was immediately well received: it was rated #1 among all newsletters tracked by Hulbert Financial Digest in 1985 - the very first year monitored. After numerous subscriber requests, Charlie decided a year later to offer a fee-based managed account service for investors who did not have the time, discipline, or inclination to follow the newsletter recommendations themselves. About Charles Hopper and the newsletter: (Nov. 4, 2002) http://www.mutualfundstrategist.com/Timer%20Digest%20Feature.pdf The toll-free number on the site is now registered to someone else, as I called the number and the respondent had never heard of the newsletter! The address might still work if Charles Hopper likely still lives in Vermont: Mutual Fund Strategist, Ltd. Post Office Box 446 Burlington, Vermont 05402 No-Load Mutual Funds Selection and Timing Newsletter ***************************************************** http://www.investmentst.com/NLMFST%20Newsletter.htm I first found reference to this newsletter in the book, "The New Mutual Fund Investment Advisor," by Richard Dorf. (1991) so I know the newsletter was in existence at that time. A description of the newsletter from the book reads: "A newsletter that monitors 300 no-load mutual funds ranking them for relative performance and listing the top performing funds. * Uses technical indicators top provide major market timing signals as well as short-term timing points." * They may have changed their strategy a bit since the early 1990's. "We use the Evolve strategy, our proprietary investment approach to keep you invested with the top no-load funds in America. Each month check to make sure your investment is among the leaders, at least in the top quartile. When it lags, sell it, and reinvest the proceeds into the top fund. * We also provide market timing and asset allocation in order to reduce risk. WALKER MARKET LETTER/LOWRISK.COM ********************************* http://www.lowrisk.com/rbi.htm "We have been publishing continuously on the Internet since August, 1996 - so maybe we weren't the first financial ezine... but we aren't some johnny come lately. And at more than 54,000 subscribers you would be hard pressed to find a larger circulation independent market letter. As far as the best, well...we publish it...of course we think it is the best!" (The type of trading they do now involves the stock indexes) "Our Timing strategy has provided an excellent return with reduced downside risk. This strategy moves funds entirely in and out of the stock market when called for by the Lowrisk Market Allocation Model. The table below shows the yearly results from using this strategy compared to a buy and hold approach for the SP500." http://www.lowrisk.com/timing-yearly.htm THE CHARTIST MUTUAL FUND NEWSLETTER ************************************ http://www.rightsideadvisors.com/advisors/thechartistfund.asp "The Chartist Mutual Fund Letter began publication in September of 1988. It also features an Actual Cash Account in every edition. Editor Dan Sullivan borrowed many of the successful strategies used in his stock newsletter, The Chartist, and applied them to mutual funds. The primary goal of The Chartist Mutual Fund Letter is to achieve maximum returns while minimizing the risks for our clients. The concept of "preservation of capital" dictates our investment approach. We use our proprietary timing models to measure the risk in the stock market. * When risk levels are high, we retreat to the safety of money market funds. When the risk diminishes, we take an aggressive approach and position our clients in high relative strength mutual funds. With market timing, our goal is to avoid market collapses, reduce volatility, and have your capital available when you need it." Dan Sullivan is the editor of The Chartist RightSide Advisors, Inc. 6230 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 49 Los Angeles, CA 90048 MUTUAL FUND PROSPECTOR ************************ http://www.ericdany.com/mfp_info1.htm All the company newsletters http://www.ericdany.com/default.htm Contact Info: http://www.ericdany.com/contact_us.htm WEALTH WATCHMAN **************** http://www.wealthwatchman.com/ Market Timing Barometer - Using QQQs, Rydex, and Profunds, this timing program relies on a successful system that has been used real-time for 6 years. So How Does It Work? --------------------- "All investments have their cycles, periods when prices rise and periods when they fall. The idea is to recognize the trend and to invest in instruments that will move in synch with the general market direction. This is where MTB comes in. Wealth Watchman specializes in market timing! We tell you what, as well as when, to buy and sell." http://www.wealthwatchman.com/mtb/mtb-methodology.asp?sid=18562860 What funds/investments do you recommend? ---------------------------------------- See description of how they use signals for trading Long, Short, and Long/Short http://www.wealthwatchman.com/mtb/mtb-faq.asp?sid=18562860 Signal History (2000 and 2001 were most active) http://www.wealthwatchman.com/mtb/mtb-history.asp?sid=26629845 * Founded in 1997 and still active TIMING CUBE *********** http://www.timingcube.com/app/html?page=home Our Model http://www.timingcube.com/app/html?page=model "TimingCube has developed an innovative investment system we call Trend Timing. At the heart of the system is a 100% mechanical, unemotional market timing Model that is both powerful and simple to use..... "Based purely on changes in market conditions, TimingCube's Model will generate a Buy, a Sell or a Cash signal. Once a signal has been issued, it remains in effect until a new signal invalidates it. Our Model is run daily after the New York stock market closes, and we update our Web site and Signal by Phone message accordingly by 7:00 pm ET that same day. If a new signal is triggered, in addition to posting it on the "Current Signal" page, TimingCube also automatically sends e-mail notifications to all active subscribers." (Site went online in 2001) STOCK MARKET TIMING.COM ************************* http://www.stockmarkettiming.com/ "StockMarketTiming.com, LLC is a financial service for investors and traders who want to increase their portfolios in the most non-stressful and effective way possible in both bullish and bearish markets! We have developed a market timing system that uses technical analysis for trading the popular Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) - DIA, SPY, and QQQ, which has produced outstanding gains." * On a yearly basis, about 20 to 25 signals (i.e., buy long, sell short, or hold cash) are generated for each ETF (DIA, SPY, and QQQ). Weekly email. (Online since September 2002) INDEX PILOT *********** http://www.indexpilot.com/home1 "IndexPilot is a Mutual Fund Timing Service. In other words, we tell you when to buy and sell your mutual fund investments. The idea is based on the fact that even if the market shows no returns over a 15 year period, it will still fluctuate up and down over that time frame. What we do is try to time those up and down undulations, which can last a year or 2 at a time, or only a month or 2 at a time." View trades by years http://www.indexpilot.com/ndx_trade_by_trade__95_to__99 http://www.indexpilot.com/ndx_trade_by_trade__00_to__04 (19 trades in 2000, 36 trades in 2002!) FUND TRACK (an online subscription site rather than a newsletter) *********** http://www.fund-track.com/ Strategy: http://www.fund-track.com/How_To_use.htm#Suggested_Trading_Strategy "Initially purchase the highest ranked fund/s exhibiting a "Buy" signal. Review the Fund-Track ranks regularly. If not the advantage that it was built to give gets lost. Make any appropriate upgrades to your fund portfolio staying with the leaders in the rank by following the Buy, Sell, or Hold recommendations or follow your own upgrading strategy. The basics of following these rule-based recommendations seen in the rank are: Hold a fund until it shows a "Sell" signal then trade into the highest ranked fund exhibiting a "Buy" that you don't already have. * If you find the rare occasion where there are no funds showing a "Buy" * simply go to cash by trading into your brokerage's money market fund. +The Buy, Sell, and Hold trading logic is explained in the following section..... History - first appearance on the web in 2002 and still viable. http://www.fund-track.com/History.htm FUNDBUSTER *********** http://www.fundbuster.com/ Archived Information page: http://web.archive.org/web/20010610032959/www.fundbuster.com/index.html * Trading alerts via e-mail and nightly web updates. TELEPHONE SWITCH NEWSLETTER/SUCCESSFUL INVESTING ************************************************ The Telephone Switch Newsletter was a mutual fund market-timing newsletter originally run by Dick Fabian in the early 90's. It is now under the name, Successful Investing. * "Taking over the reigns from his dad, Dick Fabian, back in 1992, Doug has continued to uphold the reputation of the newsletter as the #1 risk-adjusted market timer as ranked by Hulbert's Investment Digest. For 26 years, Successful Investing (formerly the Telephone Switch Newsletter) has outperformed the S&P 500 and never posted a loss in any 5-year period since 1977. Doug has become known for his timely use of innovative tools like Exchange Traded Funds, bear funds and Enhanced Index funds in any market climate." http://www.fabian.com/aboutdoug.htm Successful Investing https://iplacereports.com/index.asp?sid=FFP703 2-years of Successful Investing for only $379 * 24 monthly Successful Investing issues * 104 weekly e-mail Successful Investing updates * Immediate Buy/Sell broadcasts (via fax or e-mail) whenever market conditions dictate * Unlimited use of the subscriber-only website--including access to our interactive Fund Screener--the only online tool that lets me run 4-, 8- and 12-week performance sorts for over 8,000 mutual funds Read more... INDEX RX ********** http://www.indexrx.com/ The Index Rx plan has been in existence since August of 1994.... "Index Rx supplies subscribers with market timing advice and fund recommendations based on two proprietary models.....Although Index Rx provides subscribers with the benefits of intensive research and detailed analysis, our plan is very simple to follow: just buy the funds in the portfolio of your choosing on the day a buy signal is issued, and sell the funds on the day a sell signal is issued. Our hotline tells subscribers exactly which funds to buy and exactly when to buy and sell. We also offer an email alert service and on-line portfolio updates, which notify subscribers electronically of buy/sell signals and of changes in funds contained in the High Dose, Max Dose, and ETF portfolios." http://www.indexrx.com/intro.htm Back issues can be ordered as far back as 1999. https://ssl001.lighthousehosting.com/IndexrxSSL/backissues.htm ON THE MONEY - (Formerly known as The Mutual Fund Money Letter ************** http://onthemoney.com/ (First issue in 1990) "On The Money is a unique daily investment service. Each day I explain the dominating market cycles and give you crystal clear and concise instructions. Buy and sell recommendations are given by name in the portfolio of your choice. I believe that a subscription to On The Money will help you achieve your financial objectives while providing critical risk management of your valuable financial assets." About: "In 1989, Dennis left Shearson Lehman Hutton to begin a new mutual fund money management firm specializing in mutual fund selection and risk management using the risk management models that he had developed. Later that same year, he was invited to be the author of the Mutual Fund Money Letter, which was owned by Howard Ruff. He accepted the challenge. A year or two later, Dennis money management firm acquired the Mutual Fund Money Letter and changed the newsletter's name to Dennis Slothower's On The Money. (Look at the sample portfolio) OTHER NEWSLETTERS ****************** The following newsletters were culled from a list on the Investools website. Most of them are no longer active so there is no way to know the frequency of the buy/sell recommendations. I listed only those newsletters which mention a specific focus on mutual fund market timing. http://www.investools.com/cgi-bin/Library/nd.pl/data/P/PPSM/home.html Weber`s Fund Advisor ==================== Editor: Ken Weber Address: Weber`s Fund Advisor P.O. Box 3400 New Hyde Park, NY 11040- Phone: 516-466-1252 Description: An aggressive, automatic mutual fund trading system Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Mutual Funds Frequency: 1 Issue per Month Subscriptions: 4 months print subscription for $39.00 1 year print subscription for $95.00 Fabian`s Investment Resource ============================ Editor: Douglas Fabian Address: Fabian`s Investment Resource P.O. Box 2538 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Phone: 800-950-8765 Description: Mutual fund switching. Strategies: Market Timing Frequency: 1 Issue per Month Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $137.00 8 months print subscription for $99.00 Wall Street Digest Mutual Fund Advisor ====================================== Editor: Donald Rowe Address: Wall Street Digest Mutual Fund Advisor One Sarasota Twr, #602, 2 No. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 Phone: 813-954-5500 Description: Timing and fund selection within the equity markets. Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Mutual Funds Frequency: 1 Issue per Month Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $150.00 Sy Harding`s Street Smart Report ================================= Editor: Sy Harding Address: Asset Management Research Corp. 169 Daniel Webster Highway, Suite 7 Meredith, NH 03253- Phone: 603-279-4783 Description: Eight page newsletter with an interim telephone hotline. Market timing based primarily on technical analysis. Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Derivatives, Mutual Funds, Stocks Frequency: 17 Issues per Year Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $225.00 2 years print subscription for $375.00 The Contrarian`s View ====================== Editor: Nick Chase Address: The Contrarian`s View 132 Moreland Street Worcester, MA 01609 Phone: 508-757-2881 Fax: 508-753-7077 Description: Proprietary indicator for mutual fund switches. Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Closed-end Funds, Derivatives, Mutual Funds, Stocks Frequency: 11 Issues per Year Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $39.00 Dennis Slothower`s On The Money =============================== Editor: Dennis Slothower Address: Dennis Slothower`s On The Money 2230 No. University Parkway, Suite 9-C Provo, UT 84604 Phone: 801-373-1100 Strategies: Growth, Income, International, Market Timing, Sector, Value Coverage: Mutual Funds Frequency: 1 Issue per Month Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $149.00 The Ney Stock & Fund Report ============================= Editor: Richard Ney Address: The Ney Stock & Fund Report P.O. Box 92223 Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone: 818-441-2222 Description: Gleans stock market direction by studying specialists' behaviour. Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Mutual Funds, Stocks Frequency: 2 Issues per Month Subscriptions: 6 months print subscription for $195.00 1 year print subscription for $295.00 Switch Fund Timing ==================== Editor: David G. Davis Address: Switch Fund Timing P.O. Box 25430 Rochester, NY 14625 Phone: 716-385-3122 Description: For those interested in switching in and out of mutual funds. Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Mutual Funds Frequency: 1 Issue per Month Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $119.00 3 months trial subscription for $39.00 Fund Exchange ============= Editor: Paul Merriman Address: Fund Exchange 1200 Westlake Ave, No., Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98109-3500 Phone: 800-423-4892 Description: Emphasizes diversification among several market timing strategies as well as among several funds. Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Mutual Funds Frequency: 1 Issue per Month Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $125.00 6 months print subscription for $65.00 The Garzarelli Outlook ======================= Editor: Elaine Garzarelli Address: Phillips Publishing Inc. 7811 Montrose Road Potomac, MD 20854 Phone: 800-804-0938 Description: Market alerts, sector commentary, stock picks, interest rate forecasts and buy/sell/hold advice from analyst known for her accurate Black Monday call. Strategies: Market Timing, Sector Coverage: Mutual Funds, Stocks Frequency: 1 Issue per Month Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $149.00 Global Fund Timer ================== Editor: Greg Cook Address: Global Fund Timer P.O. Box 77330 Baton Rouge, LA 70879 Phone: 800-256-3136 Strategies: International, Market Timing Coverage: Mutual Funds Frequency: 1 Issue per Month Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $96.00 Graphic Fund Forecaster ======================== Editor: Fred W. Hohn Address: Time Your Switch P.O. Box 673 Andover, MA 01810 Phone: 508-470-3511 Description: Performance charts and forecasts for 58 mutual funds. Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Mutual Funds Frequency: 1 Issue per Month Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $145.00 4 months print subscription for $40.00 The Peter Dag Portfolio Strategy and Management ================================================= Editor: George Dagnino Address: Peter Dag & Associates, Inc. 65 Lake Front Drive Akron, OH 44319-3698 Phone: 800-833-2782 Description: Timing advice on no-load mutual funds and model portfolios. Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Mutual Funds Frequency: 24 Issues per Year Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $195.00 2 months print subscription for $42.00 The Leibovit Line =================== Editor: Mark Leibovit Email: [email protected] Address: Almarco P.O. Box 1451 Sedona, AZ 86339- Phone: 520-282-1275 Description: Three-times-daily telephone update service with stock and options recommendations, market commentary, market signals for stocks, bonds and gold. Strategies: Insider Trading, Market Timing Coverage: Bonds, Mutual Funds, Precious Metals, Stocks Frequency: 3 Issues per Day Subscriptions: 1 minute call subscription for $2.50 InvesTech Mutual Fund Advisor ============================= Editor: James Stack Address: InvesTech Research 2472 Birch Glen Whitefish, MT 59937-3349 Phone: 406-862-7777 Description: Top-rated analyst James Stack, frequently cited by the financial media, utilizes an arsenal of advanced technical and monetary tools for a unique market perspective in the InvesTech Mutual Fund Advisor. Strategies: Market Timing Coverage: Mutual Funds Frequency: 18 Issues per Year Subscriptions: 1 year print subscription for $160.00 ===== Finally, the Hulbert Financial Digest tracks the performance of over 160 of the top stock and mutual fund letters each year. I waded through lengthy lists of newsletters compiled from past years of the Hulbert digest to determine which ones were geared toward mutual fund market timing. Some of those that appear in my answer came from those references. To read about the Hulbert Financial Digest, go to http://cbs.marketwatch.com/commerce/hfdProduct.asp?siteid=mktw&dist=Lhstorebx&pname=hfd ====== I sincerely hope that these newsletter references are helpful to your research. If I can provide any further assistance, please don't hesitate to ask. I will certainly help if I am able! umiat-ga Online Research Strategy ========================= "Market Timing" AND "mutual funds" market timing with mutual funds weekly trading with mutual funds day trading AND mutual funds Charles Hooper Mutual fund strategist No load mutual fund selections and timing Co. Walker Market Letter mutual fund "market timing" newsletters market timing signals market timing And mutual funds ANd money market Hulbert Financial Digest Investools newsletters Offline Research Strategy ========================== Manual searches through various financial publications for advertisements and references to newsletters