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Investing through the Economic Cycle

Feb 08, 2012 | About:
From around the web, I thought I would share some useful charts. The first chart shows the characteristics of different phases of the economic cycle, including how different asset classes behave:

ACG Advisors: Characteristics of Each Phase of the Economic Cycle

This chart shows the best sectors to buy at different times:

StockCharts.com: Sectors by Phase

The following shows which strategies outperform at different times:

Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc: Strategies by Phase

Though I believe in a valuation focused strategy regardless of the phase of the cycle, I think the shift from small to megacap and a greater focus on quality (i.e. becoming more defensive) is important.

What do you think of these charts?

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