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Research Literature
National Bureau of Economic Research
Business Cycle academic research overview
Nobel Prize in Economics 2004
Nobel Prize in Economics 2003

Global Asset Allocation and Business Cycles

U.S. Business Cycles drive Global Equities Asset Allocation Investment Strategy
Business Cycle Investor

USA Government Economic Data

US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
United States Department of the Treasury
National Bureau of Economic Research Economic Indicators
Business Cycles Dating Committee
Comparing NIPA Profits with S&P500 Profits
Energy Information Administration

Chicago Board Options Exchange

CBOE Products
Quotes - SPX DJX Index Options & LEAPS

USA Housing Market Data

National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Realtors
House Price Index & Graphs - major USA cities
US Exisiting Home Sales SAAR (in mil) ETSLTOTL:IND
US Property Values - S&P/Case-Shiller US SPCSUSAY:IND
US Median Sales Price - Existing Homes ETSLMP:IND
US Existing One Family Home Sales (mil ann.) EHSLSL:IND
US Building Permits (New Privately Owned Houses) NHSPSTOT:IND
Mortgage Bankers Rates - USA 30y MB30:IND

USA stock market & housing data sets from Prof Robert Shiller

USA stock market data since 1871 monthly
USA home prices & construction costs data since 1890 annually

Leading Economic Indicators - The Conference Board

Economic Indicators: Business Cycle, CEO Confidence, Consumer Confidence, Help Wanted Advertising, Help Wanted OnLine
Consumer Confidence graph CONCCONF:IND

Economic Activity Indicators

Institute for Supply Management
National Association of Credit Management

Interest Rates and Stock Market

Interest Rates and USA Stock Market - 57 years history graph
An International Analysis of Earnings, Stock Prices and Bond Yields

Interest Rates data

Federal Funds Target Rate US FDTR:US
Federal Reserve US Primary Cre DISCPRIM:IND (FED rate for banks)
World Interest Rates - FX Street

Reuters/Jefferies CRB IX (Commodities Prices) CRY:IND

Economic Calendar - FX Street

Economic Calendar - Bloomberg

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Financial News

Bloomberg
Nightly Business Report
Reuters
Wall Street Journal
Financial Times
Morningstar
Yahoo Finance
Google Finance
Barchart.com
StockCharts.com

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Stock Market Timing

Sector Rotation Model- Economic cycle V stock market cycle (Sam Stovall's S&P's Guide to Sector Rotation)
Portfolio asset allocation with ETFs - business cycles stock market timing v stock picking
ETF exchange traded funds advantage
Yahoo Finance ETF Center
Amex  ETF Center
Bloomberg ETF Centre
Reuters - ETFs research
London Stock Exchange - ETFs
Morningstar ETF
Should you time the market?
Seeking Alfa - ETF Resources

USA Index ETF Fund: Diamonds Trust (symbol DIA)

Yahoo Finance - price, chart, info
Bloomberg - price, chart, info

USA Index ETF Fund: SPDR Trust (symbol SPY)

Yahoo Finance - price, chart, info
Bloomberg - price, chart, info
Compare DJIA and S&P 500 - graph

Mutual Funds

Yahoo Finance Mutual Funds Center
Morningstar Funds Research
Barron's Mutual Funds Center
Bloomberg Mutual Funds Center
Reuters - Funds Research

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

DJIA frequently asked questions
DJIA components
DJIA graph Yahoo
DJIA symbols

Standard & Poor's S&P 500

S&P 500 frequently asked questions
S&P 500 constituents
S&P 500 graph
S&P 500 graph Yahoo

Internet Trading Brokers (USA)

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Charles Schwab ph 800-266-5623
E*Trade ph 800-387-2331
Fidelity ph 800-872-0711
Scottrade ph 800-619-7283
Performance of Investment Advisors
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