Hi OldAIMGuy,
Having painfully done a number of back tests with basic AIM by hand before I asked for good suggestions to try I couldn't quite see this. However, I just completed my second pass at ENPSX, 1/2007-12/2010, (Thanks for the suggestion!) I can sort of see this. I'm not real clear on the why of it, but I can see it. And I noticed that at the worst it lost about 30% whereas the market lost about 42%, if I recall correctly. ~7.5%/year gain annualized over the four years around the last bear market is quite good in my book.
Had I the chance and my mother would have let me help her I could have saved her a lot of grief in her final years. She was born in 1920 so the Depression was always on her horizon as something to fear. Alas, she panicked and took a big hit.
I've looked at a number of other systems and AIM seems the best overall, but even it requires some practice and tweaking to get it right.
Thanks for all the help. It is greatly appreciated.
Warmest Regards,
Allen
(ASIDE: I try to always do the same one a couple of times a couple days apart to see what errors I make doing it by hand.)
