A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board

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Hi Toofuzzy, In my paper trading and backtesting I'm only finding about 1 or 2% more than the S&P 500 and often a B&H actually does better than AIM over a two or three year period in some cases when you look at total % gain by the time you factor in the % cash you are holding.

I got my AAII issue today and they have listings of ETFs/ETNs and it is amazing how many make nothing or lose significant amounts over 3-5 year period and yet there are some like SPLV have been doing quite well though it has not been around long enough to see how it would do in a bear market.

Looking at the list is sort of like walking into a restaurant with 20 pages of menu items all of which sound like they might be worth trying but you've never had any of them before so you have no real clue what to order.

Best,

Allen