[{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/","section":"BeyondETFs","summary":"","title":"BeyondETFs"},{"content":" Detecting your device\u0026hellip;\nGet BeyondETFs Pro for your device:\nChoose your store: App Store \u0026middot; Google Play ","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/download/","section":"BeyondETFs","summary":"\u003cdiv id=\"download-app\" style=\"text-align:center; max-width:560px; margin:2rem auto;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp id=\"dl-status\" style=\"font-size:1.15rem;\"\u003eDetecting your device\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv id=\"dl-choices\" style=\"display:none;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eGet \u003cstrong\u003eBeyondETFs Pro\u003c/strong\u003e for your device:\u003c/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\n      \u003ca id=\"dl-ios\" href=\"https://apps.apple.com/app/id1239982859\" aria-label=\"Download on the App Store\"\u003e\n        \u003cimg src=\"/img/app-store-badge.svg\" alt=\"Download on the App Store\" style=\"height:56px; margin:0.4rem; vertical-align:middle;\"\u003e\n      \u003c/a\u003e\n      \u003ca id=\"dl-android\" href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brockmann.beyondetfspro\" aria-label=\"Get it on Google Play\"\u003e\n        \u003cimg src=\"/img/google-play-badge.png\" alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" style=\"height:56px; margin:0.4rem; vertical-align:middle;\"\u003e\n      \u003c/a\u003e\n    \u003c/p\u003e","title":"Download BeyondETFs"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/category/investing/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Investing"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/posts/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Posts"},{"content":" This guest post is by Wilfred Brockmann, our Chief Investment Officer. I want to tell you something that might sound counterintuitive: The moment you feel most compelled to do something with your portfolio is usually the exact moment you should do nothing at all.\nWe're wired all wrong for this game. Every instinct we have screams at us to act when markets get choppy. Do something. Anything. Move to cash. Rotate sectors. Hedge your positions. The financial media amplifies this urge with breathless coverage of every market swing, and suddenly sitting still feels like negligence. But here's what I've learned after four decades in this business: The investors who win are not the ones who act the most. They're the ones who follow their rules when it hurts the most to do so.\nThink about what happens when markets turn volatile. You turn on the television or your portfolio statement arrives, and those red numbers trigger something primal in your brain. Fear floods your system. You start questioning everything. Maybe your allocation is wrong. Maybe you should have seen this coming. Maybe you need to protect what you have left before it gets worse.\nLogic over Biology?\nThis is your biology talking, not your logic. We evolved to respond to threats with immediate action. That worked great when the threat was a predator in the grass. It works terribly when the threat is market volatility. The paradox is that the plan you made when you were calm and rational becomes hardest to follow precisely when you need it most. When everything feels uncertain, abandoning your strategy feels like taking control. But you're not taking control. You're surrendering to fear.\nI've seen this pattern repeat itself through every market cycle. Smart people, successful people, disciplined people—they all feel the same pull to react. The difference between those who build wealth over time and those who don't comes down to one thing: whether they follow their rules or follow their feelings. Your plan was built for moments like these. You didn't create your investment strategy during calm markets because you thought markets would stay calm forever. You built it specifically to carry you through periods when clarity disappears and emotion takes over. The plan is your anchor when everything else is moving. Let me be clear about something. I'm not suggesting blind faith in any strategy regardless of changed circumstances. If your life situation has fundamentally changed, if your time horizon has shifted, if your risk tolerance has genuinely evolved beyond temporary discomfort, then yes, adjustments make sense. But that's different from reacting to market movements.\nThe question you need to ask yourself is this: Has anything about my situation actually changed, or am I just uncomfortable with volatility? Discomfort is not a reason to abandon a sound strategy. Discomfort is the price of admission for earning returns above what you'd get in a savings account. If investing were comfortable all the time, everyone would do it successfully and there would be no premium for taking risk. I think about the investors who sold during March of 2020 when the world felt like it was ending. They felt certain they were protecting themselves. They felt smart for getting out before it got worse. Then the market recovered faster than almost anyone predicted, and those same investors faced an agonizing decision: buy back in at higher prices or stay in cash and watch from the sidelines. Or go back further to 2008 and 2009. The investors who stuck to their discipline, who kept buying when it felt insane to do so, who followed their rules instead of their fear—those are the people who recovered and thrived. The ones who bailed out are often still trying to make up lost ground.\nFollowing your rules doesn't guarantee you'll be comfortable. It guarantees you'll be consistent. And consistency, boring as it sounds, is what compounds over time into real wealth. This is where discipline separates itself from intelligence. You can be the smartest person in the room, but if you can't stick to your plan when markets test you, that intelligence works against you. You'll find sophisticated reasons to justify emotional decisions. The rules you set for yourself are not suggestions. They're not guidelines to follow when convenient. They're the framework that removes decision-making from your emotional brain and puts it back in your rational one.\nWhen volatility hits, I go back to my rules. Not because I lack opinions about what might happen next. I have plenty of opinions. But I've been doing this long enough to know my opinions about short-term market movements are worth about as much as anyone else's, which is to say, not much. What I can control is whether I follow my process. Whether I stick to my asset allocation. Whether I keep contributing regardless of whether it feels like a good time or a terrible time. Your plan is either sound or it's not. If it's sound, follow it. If it's not sound, fix it during calm periods, not during storms. The future will always be uncertain. Markets will always cycle through periods that test your resolve. The investors who survive and thrive aren't the ones with perfect market timing. They're the ones who built a plan they could stick to and then proved they could actually stick to it when everything in them wanted to run.\nFollow your rules. That way you can let your discipline do what emotion never will—build wealth over time.\n","date":"March 3, 2026","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/yikes-market-volatility-now-what/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:heading --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eThis guest post is by Wilfred Brockmann, our Chief Investment Officer.\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:heading --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI want to tell you something that might sound counterintuitive: The moment you feel most compelled to do something with your portfolio is usually the exact moment you should do nothing at all.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Yikes! Market Volatility - Now What?"},{"content":" Knowledge without implementation is worthless. Understanding why systematic approaches work is only valuable if you can actually follow them consistently.\nBuilding investment discipline requires more than good intentions—it requires process.\nThe Components of Investment Discipline Clear rules eliminate guesswork.\u0026nbsp;Successful systematic investing requires predetermined criteria for buying, holding, and selling. These rules must be specific enough that any two people would make the same decision given the same information.\nRegular review prevents drift.\u0026nbsp;Markets change, personal circumstances evolve, and emotions fluctuate. Regular portfolio reviews ensure you're following your system rather than gradually abandoning it.\nObjective measurement tracks progress.\u0026nbsp;You can't manage what you don't measure. Systematic approaches require tracking performance against relevant benchmarks to validate their effectiveness.\nCommon Implementation Failures Even investors who understand systematic principles often fail in execution:\nRules become suggestions.\u0026nbsp;When systematic signals conflict with current market sentiment or personal feelings, many investors override their system \"just this once.\" These exceptions typically become the rule.\nComplexity creates confusion.\u0026nbsp;Overly complicated systems are harder to follow consistently. Simple, clear methodologies are more likely to be implemented successfully over long periods.\nPerfectionism prevents starting.\u0026nbsp;Some investors spend years researching the \"perfect\" system instead of implementing a good system consistently. Perfect execution of an adequate system beats perfect analysis with no execution.\nThe BeyondETFs Implementation The Brockmann Method addresses these common failures through simplicity and clarity:\nThree zones eliminate ambiguity.\u0026nbsp;Every stock falls into Buy, Don't Buy More, or Avoid categories. No complex scoring systems or subjective interpretations required.\nDaily updates maintain relevance.\u0026nbsp;Rankings change as market conditions evolve, ensuring recommendations stay current without requiring manual analysis.\nMobile accessibility enables consistency.\u0026nbsp;The app provides systematic signals wherever you are, removing barriers to following the process consistently.\nStarting Your Systematic Journey Building investment discipline doesn't require dramatic changes to your entire portfolio overnight. Start with a systematic approach for new investments while gradually transitioning existing holdings.\nThe key is consistency over perfection. Following an adequate system religiously produces better results than sporadically following a perfect system.\nThe Long Game Systematic investing is ultimately about playing a longer game than most market participants. While others react to daily news and quarterly results, systematic investors focus on persistent market patterns that compound over years and decades.\nThis requires patience and discipline, but mathematics supports the approach. The evidence shows that systematic, emotion-free processes consistently outperform discretionary decision-making over meaningful time periods.\nThe choice is simple: continue with the approach that feels natural but produces mediocre results, or adopt the systematic methods that feel unnatural but produce superior returns.\nStart your systematic investing journey at BeyondETFs.com - BeyondETFs Pro - Apple App Store / Google Play Store\n","date":"September 3, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/building-a-disciplined-investment-process/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnowledge without implementation is worthless. Understanding why systematic approaches work is only valuable if you can actually follow them consistently.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding investment discipline requires more than good intentions—it requires process.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Building a Disciplined Investment Process"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/category/features/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Features"},{"content":" Numbers don't lie. While investment philosophies and market theories can be debated endlessly, mathematical evidence provides objective insights into what actually works.\nThe data consistently supports systematic approaches over discretionary investing.\nThe Evidence for Momentum Academic research has validated momentum investing across multiple decades and markets. Studies show that stocks exhibiting strong recent performance tend to continue outperforming in the near term.\nJegadeesh and Titman's seminal 1993 study documented significant momentum profits in U.S. stocks from 1965-1989. Subsequent research has confirmed these findings across different time periods, geographic markets, and asset classes.\nThis isn't a theoretical curiosity—it's a measurable, persistent market phenomenon that systematic approaches can exploit.\nThe Compound Effect Small advantages compound dramatically over time. Consider the difference between earning 8% annually versus 11% annually on a $100,000 investment:\nAfter 10 years: $215,892 vs $283,942 (difference: $68,050) After 20 years: $466,096 vs $806,231 (difference: $340,135) After 30 years: $1,006,266 vs $2,289,230 (difference: $1,282,964) A 3% annual advantage creates a $1.28 million difference over 30 years. This demonstrates why systematic approaches that consistently provide modest advantages are far more valuable than occasional \"home run\" stock picks.\nConsistency Beats Volatility Many investors focus on finding the next big winner—the stock that doubles or triples in value. Mathematics shows this approach is inferior to consistent, systematic returns.\nConsider two portfolios over 10 years:\nPortfolio A (volatile):\u0026nbsp;Returns of +50%, -30%, +80%, -40%, +60%, -25%, +100%, -50%, +40%, -20% Average annual return: 16.5% Compound annual return: 8.8%\nPortfolio B (consistent):\u0026nbsp;Returns of +12% every year Average annual return: 12% Compound annual return: 12%\nDespite Portfolio A's higher average return and spectacular individual years, Portfolio B delivers superior compound returns due to consistency.\nThe Backtest Advantage Systematic approaches can be backtested using historical data to validate their effectiveness before risking real capital. This provides mathematical evidence for investment strategies rather than relying on theoretical arguments.\nThe Brockmann Method's backtesting from 2007 shows $100,000 growing to $2.5 million versus $500,000 for the S\u0026amp;P 100 index. This isn't a projection or estimate—it's what actually would have happened following the systematic rules.\nWhy Math Beats Intuition Human intuition evolved for immediate survival decisions, not long-term wealth building. Mathematical approaches remove cognitive biases and focus on what actually produces superior returns.\nThe evidence is clear: systematic, disciplined approaches consistently outperform emotional, discretionary investing over meaningful time periods.\nTomorrow, we'll conclude by examining how to implement these mathematical insights through practical investment processes.\n","date":"September 2, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-math-behind-systematic-investing/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumbers don't lie. While investment philosophies and market theories can be debated endlessly, mathematical evidence provides objective insights into what actually works.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe data consistently supports systematic approaches over discretionary investing.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Math Behind Systematic Investing"},{"content":" The average investor consistently underperforms the market. According to Dalbar's Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior, the average equity investor returned 7.13% annually over the past 20 years while the S\u0026amp;P 500 returned 10.5%.\nThis 3.37% annual gap isn't due to fees or taxes. It's due to emotional decision-making.\nThe Fear-Greed Cycle Human emotions follow predictable patterns that consistently damage investment returns:\nGreed drives buying at peaks.\u0026nbsp;When markets are rising and everyone feels wealthy, investors pour money into stocks at precisely the worst times. The technology bubble of 2000 and the crypto mania of 2021 illustrate this pattern perfectly.\nFear drives selling at bottoms.\u0026nbsp;When markets crash and losses mount, emotional pain becomes unbearable. Investors sell their holdings at exactly the moment they should be buying more.\nRegret fuels poor decisions.\u0026nbsp;After missing gains or realizing losses, investors make increasingly desperate attempts to \"catch up\" or \"get even.\" This leads to speculation, excessive risk-taking, and further losses.\nWhy Smart People Make Dumb Investment Decisions Intelligence doesn't protect against emotional investing mistakes. In fact, smart people often make worse investment decisions because they:\nOverconfident in their ability to time markets Create complex narratives to justify emotional decisions Believe they can outsmart systematic approaches through analysis Ignore objective evidence when it conflicts with their beliefs Successful investing requires acknowledging that emotions will influence your judgment regardless of your intelligence or education.\nThe Discipline Solution Systematic approaches work precisely because they remove emotional decision-making from the investment process. When you follow predetermined rules, you can't second-guess yourself into poor choices.\nConsider the difference between these approaches:\nEmotional approach:\u0026nbsp;\"The market looks scary right now. Maybe I should sell my stocks and wait for things to calm down.\"\nSystematic approach:\u0026nbsp;\"My stocks are still in the Buy zone according to my system. I'll hold until the system signals otherwise.\"\nThe first approach feels comfortable in the moment but typically produces poor long-term results. The second approach often feels uncomfortable but produces superior returns over time.\nBuilding Emotional Discipline Systematic investing isn't just about having better information or superior analysis. It's about creating structure that prevents emotional interference with sound investment decisions.\nThe most successful investors aren't those who feel no emotions—they're those who don't let emotions drive their actions.\nThis requires accepting that you'll sometimes feel uncomfortable following your system, especially during volatile periods. That discomfort is usually a sign that the system is working correctly.\nTomorrow, we'll explore the mathematical evidence supporting systematic approaches over emotional decision-making.\n","date":"September 1, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/how-emotions-destroy-investment-returns/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe average investor consistently underperforms the market. According to Dalbar's Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior, the average equity investor returned 7.13% annually over the past 20 years while the S\u0026amp;P 500 returned 10.5%.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"How Emotions Destroy Investment Returns"},{"content":" Financial media creates the illusion that investing success comes from having the latest information. Turn on any business channel and you'll see urgent market updates, breaking news alerts, and expert opinions delivered with the authority of fact.\nThis constant stream of information feels valuable. It isn't.\nThe Information Overload Problem Financial media operates on a simple business model: capture attention. This creates several problems for investors:\nNoise masquerades as signal.\u0026nbsp;Markets move constantly, and media needs to explain every fluctuation. The result is an endless stream of explanations for random price movements that have no predictive value.\nConflicting advice is presented as expertise.\u0026nbsp;Within the same day, you'll hear bullish and bearish cases for the same stock from equally credentialed experts. Both can't be right, but media presents both as valid analysis.\nShort-term thinking becomes normalized.\u0026nbsp;Media focuses on daily price moves, quarterly earnings beats, and weekly trends because these generate immediate engagement. Long-term wealth building doesn't make compelling television.\nThe Confidence Trap Perhaps the most dangerous aspect of financial media is how it builds false confidence. Regular consumption makes investors feel informed and prepared to make decisions. This perceived knowledge often leads to overconfidence and excessive trading.\nStudies consistently show that investors who trade more frequently perform worse than those who trade less. Yet financial media encourages the very behavior that destroys returns.\nWhat Actually Matters The market already prices in publicly available information instantly. By the time you hear news on television or read it in articles, thousands of professional traders have already acted on it.\nWhat matters for long-term investment success isn't access to information—it's having a systematic framework for processing information that's already reflected in prices.\nPrice momentum, for example, doesn't require you to interpret news or predict future events. It simply measures what's actually happening in the market right now.\nA Better Approach Instead of consuming hours of financial media daily, successful investors focus on systematic processes that remove emotion and speculation from their decisions.\nThis doesn't mean ignoring all market information. It means filtering information through objective criteria rather than subjective interpretation.\nThe Brockmann Method exemplifies this approach by ranking stocks based on measurable momentum indicators rather than news flow or analyst opinions. The system doesn't care what CNBC says about Apple—it cares what Apple's stock price is actually doing.\nTomorrow, we'll examine how emotions compound the problems created by both stock picking and media consumption.\n","date":"August 31, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-hidden-costs-of-following-financial-media/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinancial media creates the illusion that investing success comes from having the latest information. Turn on any business channel and you'll see urgent market updates, breaking news alerts, and expert opinions delivered with the authority of fact.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Hidden Costs of Following Financial Media"},{"content":" Every year, millions of investors try to pick winning stocks. They research companies, analyze earnings reports, follow analyst recommendations, and make careful selections for their portfolios.\nMost of them lose to the market.\nThis isn't a failure of intelligence or effort. It's a failure of approach. Stock picking assumes you can consistently identify undervalued companies before the market does. The evidence suggests otherwise.\nThe Stock Picking Problem Consider the track record of professional fund managers - people with teams of analysts, advanced tools, and decades of experience. According to SPIVA data, roughly 80-90% of actively managed funds underperform their benchmark indexes over 10-year periods.\nIf professionals struggle with stock picking, what chance do individual investors have?\nThe problem isn't information access. Today's investors have more data than ever before. The problem is that stock picking requires you to be right about too many variables: company fundamentals, market sentiment, timing, valuation multiples, competitive dynamics, and dozens of other factors.\nGet one wrong, and your \"sure thing\" becomes a loss.\nWhat Works Instead Systematic approaches remove the guesswork. Instead of trying to predict which companies will succeed, systematic methods identify which stocks are already showing strength through measurable criteria.\nThis is the difference between prediction and observation.\nMomentum-based systems, for example, don't try to forecast earnings or predict market sentiment. They measure what's actually happening in stock prices and trading patterns, then respond accordingly.\nThe Brockmann Method applies this principle to the S\u0026amp;P 100 - America's largest, most established companies. Rather than picking individual winners, it systematically ranks all 100 stocks based on momentum indicators and sorts them into three actionable zones.\nWhy Systematic Beats Selective Systematic approaches work because they:\nRemove emotional bias from decisions Apply consistent criteria across all selections Respond to actual market behavior rather than predictions Maintain discipline during both bull and bear markets Scale efficiently without requiring infinite research time Stock picking asks: \"Which company will do well?\" Systematic investing asks: \"Which stocks are already doing well?\"\nThe second question has measurable, objective answers. The first is largely guesswork disguised as analysis.\nThe Path Forward This doesn't mean fundamental analysis is worthless or that company research has no place in investing. It means that systematic frameworks provide better foundations for investment decisions than subjective stock picking.\nTomorrow, we'll examine how financial media compounds the stock picking problem by creating an illusion of expertise where none exists.\n","date":"August 30, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/why-stock-picking-doesnt-work-and-what-does/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery year, millions of investors try to pick winning stocks. They research companies, analyze earnings reports, follow analyst recommendations, and make careful selections for their portfolios.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of them lose to the market.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Why Stock Picking Doesn't Work (And What Does)"},{"content":" We’re excited to announce the release of BeyondETFs Pro v5.1.0, now available for download on the App Store and Google Play. This update builds on the foundation of version 5 and brings powerful enhancements, smarter insights, and a more intuitive experience for self-directed investors like you.\n✨ What’s New in v5.1.0?\n1. New “Why Buy / Why Avoid” Insights\nEvery stock in our universe now comes with three AI-curated reasons to buy or three reasons to avoid or three reasons to not buy more—clearly presented based on fundamentals, technical trends, sector dynamics, and recent news. Whether you’re researching a potential pick or evaluating a current holding, these insights help you make informed decisions in seconds.\n2. Improved Navigation and Stock Detail Views\nWe’ve streamlined the interface so you can get to the information that matters faster. Stock detail pages are cleaner, with holdings, rankings performance and insights sections that separate performance, risk, and momentum signals for easier review.\n🧠 Built for the Active Investor\nBeyondETFs Pro remains focused on information you can act on—with no distractions, no ads, and no hype. Whether you’re managing a $10K portfolio or $1M retirement fund, our tool is designed to help you buy what’s strong, sell what’s weak, and stay confident in every market cycle.\n📲 Update Today\nIf you haven’t already, update to version 5.1.0 in the App Store or Google Play. And if you’re not yet a subscriber, there’s never been a better time to start.\n","date":"July 30, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/beyondetfs-pro-v5-1-0-is-here/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re excited to announce the release of BeyondETFs Pro v5.1.0, now available for download on the App Store and Google Play. This update builds on the foundation of version 5 and brings powerful enhancements, smarter insights, and a more intuitive experience for self-directed investors like you.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"BeyondETFs Pro v5.1.0 is Here! 🎉"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/category/product/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Product"},{"content":" Last week, we stuck to our process. As always, we ran our rankings at the regular time in the regular way. No drama, no deviation. Then, a few hours later, the world shook—Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Headlines screamed. Markets looked jumpy. And I did what many might do: I picked up the phone and called Wilf.\n“Should we rerun the rankings?”\nHis answer was quick:\u0026nbsp;No.\u0026nbsp;And he was right.\nAt Beyond ETFs, we don’t chase headlines. Our rankings are based on closing prices of the S\u0026amp;P 100—data that doesn’t change in real time. More importantly, our strategy isn’t built for the chaos of the moment. We’re built for long-term, persistent trends. The ones that play out over weeks and months, not seconds and news flashes.\nThis discipline isn’t inertia. It’s design. It’s recognition of what we are\u0026nbsp;not—we’re not hedge funds with algorithms coiled like springs, ready to fire off trades in milliseconds. We’re not traders glued to Bloomberg terminals trying to guess the next twist in a geopolitical saga.\nWe’re retail investors. And that’s not a disadvantage. In fact, when you play the long game with a system that works, it’s a superpower. Reacting emotionally or impulsively to big world events usually leads to mistakes. Waiting, sticking to the process, and letting the strategy work—that’s how you compound returns.\nSo yes, the world threw a curveball last week. And no, we didn’t flinch. That’s not weakness. That’s strength.\nDiscipline isn’t just part of the strategy. It is the strategy.\n","date":"June 20, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/discipline-is-the-edge/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast week, we stuck to our process. As always, we ran our rankings at the regular time in the regular way. No drama, no deviation. Then, a few hours later, the world shook—Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Headlines screamed. Markets looked jumpy. And I did what many might do: I picked up the phone and called Wilf.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Discipline is the Edge"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/category/faqs/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"FAQs"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/category/how-it-works/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"How It Works"},{"content":" 🔄 The market moves every day — and so do we\nAt BeyondETFs, we update our rankings every single day. That’s right — every day, we evaluate all 100 stocks in the S\u0026amp;P 100 and recalculate their standing in the Brockmann Method.\nWhy? Because momentum doesn’t wait for Mondays.\nWhether it’s a shift in interest rates, earnings reports, or sudden price action — our model catches it. And because we update daily, our subscribers never fall behind.\n🧠 But updates aren’t instructions\nHere’s the catch: just because we update daily doesn’t mean you have to act daily.\nIn fact, most users review their portfolio weekly, or even monthly. That’s the beauty of our Zones:\nBuy Zone = top 10 stocks Don’t Buy More Zone = mid-ranked stocks Avoid Zone = bottom 75+ You only sell when a stock hits the Avoid Zone. You only buy from the top 10. Everything else? You can leave it alone.\n⏳ Daily updates without daily stress\nDaily updates help keep the model fresh, especially during fast-moving markets. But they don’t pressure you to trade every day.\nWe believe in showing you the data, clearly — and letting you decide when to act.\n📱 Check when it suits you\nSome users check BeyondETFs every morning with their coffee. Others check once a week on Sunday night. Both work — because the information is always current.\nYou don’t need to watch the market. We already are.\n✅ You’re in control\nWith BeyondETFs, you always have the latest rankings — and a clear, rules-based way to act on them. It’s confidence without chaos.\n","date":"June 10, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/why-we-update-every-day-but-dont-chase-every-tick/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🔄 The market moves every day — and so do we\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt BeyondETFs, we update our rankings every single day. That’s right — every day, we evaluate all 100 stocks in the S\u0026amp;P 100 and recalculate their standing in the Brockmann Method.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Why We Update Every Day — But Don’t Chase Every Tick"},{"content":" Great news!\nStability improvements. Faster and more reliable functions. New 'Chat with the Founders' feature. Creating an account as a Basic or Pro subscribers generates an entirely new chat experience, where subscribers can text the founders, Wilf and Peter Brockmann for suggestions, to answer questions, product support or just to say hi (something our non-founder brother does).\nFor iPad users - charts comes to this version providing the total scorecard and the index, insights on each company represented by the cell in the TickerView and for Pro users, even a stack chart showing the makeup of positively and negatively performing stocks that day. Ever wonder what pulled things down, or which stock was the rocket for the day? I think the stack graph is a good feature to add.\n","date":"June 4, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/announcing-beyondetfs-pro-v5-0-0/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat news!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStability improvements. Faster and more reliable functions. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew '\u003cstrong\u003eChat with the Founders\u003c/strong\u003e' feature. Creating an account as a Basic or Pro subscribers generates an entirely new chat experience, where subscribers can text the founders, Wilf and Peter Brockmann for suggestions, to answer questions, product support or just to say hi (something our non-founder brother does).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Announcing BeyondETFs Pro v5.0.0"},{"content":" The Brockmann Method states that you should buy the stocks in the Buy Zone (top 10 ranked stocks) and then sell only when the stock passes into the Avoid Zone (26+ ranked stocks). Between the Buy Zone and the Avoid Zone is the Don't Buy More Zone. This is a kind of buffer or damper on the natural volatility in the changes in Zones from one day to the next.\nAs it stands, in a typical year the Brockmann Method might require ~ 25-30 trades. Roughly once every two weeks or so. Manageable for most retail investors.\nBesides, if users were to sell a stock whenever it falls outside of the Buy Zone, the frequency of trading greatly increases with no appreciable gain in results. So, the Don't Buy More Zone offers a pause space that simplifies the user experience.\nComparing BeyondETFs Basic vs BeyondETFs Pro - Which One is Right for You? Both the BeyondETFs and BeyondETFs Pro offerings include a 7-day free trial, push notifications telling subscribers what to Buy and when to Sell. Both products include curated News from Yahoo! Finance, on each of the stocks in the Index. Both products offer subscriptions with monthly and annual renewal options at different price points (price varies around the world).\nBoth products are available for iOS and Android, and for iPad.\nOnly the BeyondETFs Pro includes a personalized Scorecard and personalized charts comparing your daily performance versus the Index.\nSo, if you want just to know what to buy and when to sell, with access to news, BeyondETFs is the product for you.\nOn the other hand, if you want to know what to buy and when to sell, want to see your personal Scorecard calculated up to the last five minutes comparing your holdings with the Index, with charts, analysis and stock news, BeyondETFs Pro is a more feature-rich solution.\nEither way, you will have the future of investing in your pocket.\nHow Does A Subscriber Discover That a Stock Has Fallen Into the Avoid Zone? There are two basic ways.\nOnce a day, Brockmann \u0026amp; Company calculates the Zone Changes report. This is processed and distributed to all users. As part of that distribution process, we send a push notification to any user owning a stock in the Avoid Zone, explaining that it should be sold.\nIf notifications are silenced, or missed, there is a special presentation in the app's Scorecard or Main view. Stocks that are in the Avoid Zone are flagged for immediate attention, whenever the subscriber opens the app.\nHow to Get Some Cash From an Investment Account With BeyondETFs Pro? Here's the user scenario: I have a sudden bill payment required, say an opportunity to purchase land, and need cash from my investment portfolio, which happens to be following the Brockmann Method and BeyondETFs Pro. How should one get the cash together?\nLet us consider these options: Sell the lowest ranked stocks to meet your cash requirement? Take profits from the highest ranked stocks to meet your cash requirement? Take proportional cash from each investment to meet the cash requirement? Sell the lowest ranked stocks to meet your cash requirement? Pros: Selling low-ranked stocks can be a practical approach to raise cash. These stocks may have lower growth potential (price momentum) than the others, so selling them could streamline the portfolio, keeping only the highest (expected)-performing investments. With BeyondETFs Pro’s rankings, users have a clear guide on which stocks might align less with their financial goals, making these decisions easier.\nCons: Selling the lowest-ranked stocks increases the diversification risk in your portfolio. How much risk you are willing to handle is completely in your hands. The Brockmann Method leaves exactly 10 stocks in the Buy zone, since biology taught us the number of fingers on our hands. This approach will also likely increase the volatility in your day-to-day results. Some days big (paper) wins. Other days, big (paper) losses. Peter likes this approach since it keeps the high growth engines growing. When he gets new cash to add to the portfolio, he often invests in the next highest Buy zone stock that he doesn't already own.\nTake profits from the highest ranked stocks to meet your cash requirement? Pros: Selling high-ranked stocks that have appreciated can be a straightforward way to realize gains and meet cash needs without liquidating weaker assets. Selling profitable stocks allows an investor to “lock in” earnings from positions that may not continue their upward trend, ensuring gains are realized rather than speculative. With BeyondETFs Pro’s insights, users can identify stocks that are expected to be high performers, making a sale more calculated.\nCons: Taking profits from high-ranked stocks could disrupt a portfolio’s strong performers, reducing future TOTAL earning potential if these stocks continue to appreciate. Furthermore, selling high-ranking stocks could trigger capital gains taxes, potentially reducing the overall profitability of the portfolio. Take proportional cash from each investment to meet the cash requirement? Pros: Selling a proportional amount from each investment allows you to preserve the overall composition and diversification of the portfolio. This strategy reduces the risk of overexposure to lower-ranked or higher-ranked stocks by evenly distributing the sale across all holdings. It also reduces the potential tax impact that could come from focusing on highly appreciated assets, and spreads any losses or gains more uniformly. This steady approach can maintain alignment with long-term investment goals while addressing immediate cash needs.\nCons: However, this strategy might result in selling some of the portfolio’s strongest performers, potentially the real $ gains of future growth. Additionally, taking a proportion from every stock may involve selling shares in low-ranked stocks that aren’t performing well, potentially realizing losses. While balanced, this approach lacks the agility of focusing on either high-profit or low-ranking stocks, potentially making it less efficient in a rapidly changing market. You are the manager of your self-directed fund, so use the strategy that suits your risk and investing style. When Peter needs cash, he sells some or all of the lowest ranked stocks. When Peter adds cash, he buys more of the leaders if he has 10, or he buys the Buy zone members that he doesn't already own, so as to own 10. It's up to you, since you're in charge. BeyondETFs Pro gives you the insights so you can easily determine which option is best for you.\nWhat is the Brockmann Method? It’s an investing approach that calculates the price momentum of the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P 100, ranks and recommends the highest-performing stocks within the S\u0026amp;P 100. Every evening, the app shows which stocks to buy, which to apply don’t buy more rules and which to avoid (exit), based on ranking of the price momentum (relative strength) of the stocks.\nLearn more about The Brockmann Method.\nHow Do I Know That This Works? The Brockmann Method has been live-tested since 2017, when I put my own retirement plan at stake. Great results. We compare performance of the Brockmann Method to the S\u0026amp;P 100 in the nearby performance graph. We believe in transparency, and have backtested to 2007.\nCan I See Past Performance Before I subscribe? Yes — the nearby graph shows how a $100,000 investment using the Brockmann Method compares to the S\u0026amp;P 100 from any point since 2007. Quite the track record!\nDo I Need To Check The App Every Day? No. Most users check once per week or so — even though new guidance posts daily, complete with push notifications if any sales action is necessary at the next trading day. There are some confidence-building niceties when the Scorecard shows a positive result and a larger result than the Index. (Remember, that although our goal is to beat the Index, we are able to do so over time, not all the time).\nDon't delay though, when you get the push notifications...\nCan I Use The App If I Already Own Stock? Yes. Many users use BeyondETFs Pro to rebalance their portfolio or decide what to hold and what to sell. The power of this philosophy and the Brockmann Method is flexible enough to fit just about anybody's personal goals and needs.\u0026nbsp;\nWhat If I'm Not a Professional Investor? BeyondETFs Pro is designed for self-directed investors. No jargon, no overwhelm — just clear, day-to-day direction.\nIs This 'Financial Advice?' No. BeyondETFs Pro is an educational service showing how the Brockmann Method performs and how it would allocate capital. It’s up to you whether and how to act on the information presented.\nWhat Does a Subscription Entail? Both Basic and Pro subscribers get daily signals, individual stock picks, Yahoo! Finance curated news, Founders' Chat (send private chat messages to Wilf and Peter Brockmann) and mobile-first updates through the app.\nOnly the Pro subscribers get the Scorecard, charts and email summaries with approximate details of each sell transaction.\nIt can only be renewed and or cancelled in your respective App Store - Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.\nCan I Cancel The Subscription? Yes. No lock-ins or penalties. You control your subscription via the user-specific controls of the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Subscriptions are pre-paid. Typically, cancellation means that the current service will continue until the subscription anniversary, and then no longer work. Refunds are not generally available, and if so, only from The Apple App Store and Google Play Store.\u0026nbsp;\nHow Is This Different From ETFs or Index Funds? BeyondETFs avoids broad diversification and focuses on momentum. That means fewer positions, clearer signals, and (a very high) potential to outperform the index.\nMost Index Funds have some fraction of each of the stocks of the Index. That is diversification taken to somewhat extreme limits. We believe it to be too extreme.\nBecause we have a method for identifying those stocks in the Index with the greatest propensity to increase in price (Price Momentum) and rank order them by their relative strength, subscribers are well positioned to benefit faster and at a higher growth rate than the Index.\nBeyondETFs Pro subscribers see the comparison with the Index every day.\nHow Long Should I Expect to Hold a Stock? The Brockmann Method updates daily and through the traversing of your purchases over time identifies whenever a stock you own is in the Avoid Zone, which is generates the trigger to sell — so you’re always acting on current information. This could be as short as 1 day (not very often) or years - depending on the stock, the circumstances and especially its relative strength.\nFor example, Disney’s acquisition of certain assets of Fox in 2019 was such a circumstance - FOX was in the Buy Zone for fifteen months while the acquisition sought shareholder and federal approval.\n","date":"June 4, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/how-long-should-i-expect-to-hold-a-stock/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBrockmann Method\u003c/strong\u003e states that you should buy the stocks in the Buy Zone (top 10 ranked stocks) and then sell only when the stock passes into the Avoid Zone (26+ ranked stocks).  Between the Buy Zone and the Avoid Zone is the Don't Buy More Zone. This is a kind of buffer or damper on the natural volatility in the changes in Zones from one day to the next.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Why Not Sell When A Stock Falls Out of the Buy Zone?"},{"content":" What’s happening with tariffs isn’t just economic policy—it’s strategy by pressure. Over the past several weeks, we haven’t seen one consistent direction. Instead, we’ve seen volatility by design—tariffs rising, falling, then rising again. Call it the “Tariff Discipline.”\nIt’s not discipline in the classic sense. It’s more like flexing a muscle. Tension. Release. Repeat. And like any forced workout, the goal is to test endurance and provoke response.\nFor most investors, this muscle-flex has been exhausting. Markets hate uncertainty, and this policy pattern makes lots of it. Every shift throws supply chains, pricing power, and sector momentum into question. The result? Traditional strategies stumble. Reactive portfolios whipsaw. Fear trades spike.\nThe Brockmann Method didn’t escape the discomfort—but it did train for it. While others were trying to predict the next tariff tweet, the Method kept its focus: detect the shift, respond with precision, and move forward.\nNo hero bets. No panic selling. Just disciplined flexibility.\nWhen tariffs shot up, the Method reduced exposure to global manufacturers and looked to sectors with built-in insulation—like domestic health services or local retail. When tariffs pulled back, it didn’t rush back in. It watched, recalculated, then reentered selectively.\nThis isn’t just adaptation—it’s trained behavior. The Method doesn’t flinch when the muscle flexes. It adjusts posture and keeps lifting.\nInvestors who tried to fight the market, or worse, copy its unpredictability, often got hurt. They bought strength too late or sold weakness too early. That’s not strategy. That’s stress trading.\nThe Brockmann Method treated the tariff swings for what they are: stress tests. And like any good stress test, the purpose isn’t to break you—it’s to show you where you’re vulnerable.\nThat insight matters.\nWe don’t know when this pattern will end. But we do know how to endure it: stay systematic, stay skeptical of noise, and stay flexible without being impulsive.\nThe Tariff Discipline isn’t just a test of policy. It’s a test of patience, process, and preparation. That’s exactly where the Brockmann Method stands tall.\nWhen the market flexes, don’t flinch. Flex back—with strategy.\n","date":"April 29, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/tariff-discipline-the-muscle-behind-the-market-shake-up/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat’s happening with tariffs isn’t just economic policy—it’s strategy by pressure. Over the past several weeks, we haven’t seen one consistent direction. Instead, we’ve seen \u003cem\u003evolatility by design\u003c/em\u003e—tariffs rising, falling, then rising again. Call it the “Tariff Discipline.”\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Tariff Discipline: The Muscle Behind the Market Shake-Up"},{"content":" The past six weeks have tested even the most seasoned investors. With trade policy flipping like a coin and tariff announcements landing without warning, many portfolios got whiplash. Welcome to the era of Tariff Discipline—where unpredictability reigns, and reactivity can cost you.\nFor users of the Brockmann Method, the goal hasn’t been to predict policy shifts—it’s been to\u0026nbsp;adapt\u0026nbsp;to them faster than the market. That mindset has made all the difference.\nLet’s be clear: nobody dodged all the hits. But the Brockmann Method didn’t freeze. It recalculated. And it moved—reallocating exposure away from tariff-vulnerable sectors and into tariff-insulated opportunities. Think: domestic infrastructure, regional utilities, and certain service-based tech plays. Not flashy, but stable.\nYes, on paper, some positions dipped. But let’s remember: you don’t\u0026nbsp;actually\u0026nbsp;lose money until you sell. A lot of “losses” were never real gains to begin with—just numbers on a screen. The Method helped users stay grounded in that truth.\nWhat threw many investors was the emotional toll—watching former winners stumble, trying to time policy swings, or worse, chase rebounds that never came. The Brockmann Method’s rules helped avoid panic pivots and discouraged false confidence. It asked a better question: “What’s still working?”\nAnd that’s where it’s made its mark. Not with perfect foresight, but with relentless recalibration.\nShort-term pain is part of the game. The Method doesn’t hide that. But it also doesn’t fold when the rules change mid-hand. It works with what’s real. Not what could’ve been.\nFor investors who felt like they were in a wind tunnel this quarter, the takeaway is simple: strategy matters most when nothing else makes sense. The Brockmann Method stayed pragmatic, nimble, and grounded in data—not headlines.\nThe Tariff Discipline isn’t over. But surviving it may come down to one skill: strategic patience. That, and knowing when to shift—not sprint.\n","date":"April 29, 2025","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/riding-out-the-tariff-discipline-how-the-brockmann-method-stayed-adaptive/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe past six weeks have tested even the most seasoned investors. With trade policy flipping like a coin and tariff announcements landing without warning, many portfolios got whiplash. Welcome to the era of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.beyondetfs.com/tariff-discipline-the-muscle-behind-the-market-shake-up/\" title=\"Tariff Discipline: The Muscle Behind the Market Shake-Up\"\u003eTariff Discipline\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e—where unpredictability reigns, and reactivity can cost you.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Riding Out the Tariff Discipline: How the Brockmann Method Stayed Adaptive"},{"content":"As shown in the image on the right, an activity caused the Index value to jump a lot in a single day. Almost $200k. What would cause that gap reduction?\nHere's what happened: The user sold a big chunk of NVDA (#1 position at the time) and diversified slightly by purchasing that dollar value quantity of TSLA (#2 at the time). NVDA in the past year has been a rocket, so naturally any equivalent $ value of Index would not have grown nearly as much as the NVDA. So in that case the gap between the portfolio and the Index was at it's zenith. By selling NVDA, the Index sum is reduced by the sum of the original purchase amount of NVDA and the amount that Index had grown in the period. By purchasing the TSLA, the same $ amount of Index (the same as proceeds of NVDA, which is the same $ amount as purchase of TSLA) is roughly $200k more than the previous value of Index before the sale of NVDA occurred.\nAlthough it may sound a little complicated, it means that this user is most certainly beating the Index, and is still $800k ahead of the Index.\nThe Index value, for tracking purposes, is reset to the amount of the stock\u0026rsquo;s purchase total at the time of the purchase. It does seem to grow, but at a much lower rate than the stocks in ones portfolio that are following the Brockmann Method and diligently applying the actions of the BeyondETFs Pro app.\nLearn more about the Gap.\n","date":"December 23, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/why-did-my-gap-change-jump-so-much/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/2024/12/gapChanges-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"300\" align=\"right\" /\u003eAs shown in the image on the right, an activity caused the Index value to jump a lot in a single day. Almost $200k. What would cause that gap reduction?\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Why Did My Gap Change Jump So Much?"},{"content":" Here's a few ideas on how to use BeyondETFs Pro and the Brockmann Method on BOTH sides of the taxable and tax-free divide. Situation: I had my entire Investment Retirement Account (IRA) portfolio, which compounds tax-free until distribution. Distribution, you might recall, is the act of removing assets from a tax sheltered account and then attracting the income tax burden associated with the value. If the owner of the IRA performs a distribution before 59 1/2 years of age they may attract a 10% penalty tax (no penalty if funds are for education or medical expenses, or if you put the assets' value back within 60 days).\nSolution: I withdrew a large distribution so that I could apply the assets against the mortgage, and accelerate the payoff of that liability. But, instead of just removing the target amount, I withdrew and set aside an additional 25% to handle the incremental income tax in the new year. With those funds, I reinvested according to the Brockmann Method. It continues to grow and contributes to my Scorecard regardless of which side of the tax barrier it lives. This way my distribution tax liabilities are covered AND, I'm still generating incremental growth that will be taxed at the lower Capital Gains rate whenever they're sold.\nInsights: I think this is how I'll handle the Required Minimum Distribution, which start at age 73. I'll just move the required amount of assets from pre-tax to post-tax and carry on with BeyondETFs Pro and the Brockmann Method. Capital Gains is paid on only once an asset is sold, and only in the year after the sale is completed. I think this will be very effective with only a nominal increase in transaction activities.\nDisclaimer:\nPeter Brockmann, the author of this post, is not a financial advisor. Purchase of stocks carries risk of some, none and negative returns. You are responsible for your financial future.\n","date":"November 5, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/using-beyondetfs-with-ira-distributions/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's a few ideas on how to use BeyondETFs Pro and the Brockmann Method on BOTH sides of the taxable and tax-free divide. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:heading --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eSituation:\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:heading --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI had my entire Investment Retirement Account (IRA) portfolio, which compounds tax-free until distribution. Distribution, you might recall, is the act of removing assets from a tax sheltered account and then attracting the income tax burden associated with the value. If the owner of the IRA performs a distribution before 59 1/2 years of age they may attract a 10% penalty tax (no penalty if funds are for education or medical expenses, or if you put the assets' value back within 60 days).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Win Big with IRA Distributions and BeyondETFs Pro"},{"content":" Don't just take our word for it. Try it yourself. Download the app from your favorite smartphone App Store. We'll show you a few things and then you can subscribe (7-day free trial) and create an account. From there, it's as simple as making a digital twin of your S\u0026amp;P 100 investments. We'll send you a push notification to tell you when it's time to sell. We'll update your personalized Scorecard every five minutes. That's it. No Bonds. No Mutual Funds. No ETFs. Just you and your investments in the finest companies in America.\n","date":"October 5, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-future-of-investing-is-here/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:image {\"id\":49,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/2024/09/cropped-cropped-fairyHeader_091624-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\"/\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:image --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon't just take our word for it. \u003cstrong\u003eTry it yourself\u003c/strong\u003e. Download the app from your favorite smartphone App Store. We'll show you a few things and then you can subscribe (7-day free trial) and create an account. \u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Future of Investing is here..."},{"content":" This guest post is by Wilfred Brockmann.\nFear. Greed. Perfectionism. Pride. Anger. Impatience. Recklessness.\nThese are cited as the 7 Deadly Sins of Trading by Ruth Barrons Roosevelt in her book of the same name. As someone who has traded long enough to be an expert on all of these mistakes, let me assure you that overcoming these emotional breakdowns is more important that understanding any technical indicator, fundamental ratio, news release or trading strategy.\nOvercoming emotion is the most difficult part of trading and will separate those who succeed from the majority who fail.\nSimply saying that you will avoid making these mistakes is easy but doing so when under the pressure that the market inflicts is much more difficult. Every trader needs to go through the list of emotional breakdowns above and think about how they react to these emotions. Write down the mistakes you make because of fear or greed. Think about times when you have been reckless in your trading and write down a plan to overcome them.\nBefore you make another trade, create a plan to overcome the seven deadly sins of trading. Doing so will do more to your profit than anything else you can do. Have a plan and follow it. Follow your rules and don’t deviate from them. BeyondETFs Pro can help.\n","date":"September 29, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/avoiding-the-seven-sins-of-trading/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis guest post is by Wilfred Brockmann.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFear. Greed. Perfectionism. Pride. Anger. Impatience. Recklessness.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are cited as the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7 Deadly Sins of Trading\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e by Ruth Barrons Roosevelt in her book of the same name. As someone who has traded long enough to be an expert on all of these mistakes, let me assure you that overcoming these emotional breakdowns is more important that understanding any technical indicator, fundamental ratio, news release or trading strategy.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Avoiding the Seven Sins of Trading"},{"content":" It might seem that the Brockmann Method is for big investors only. Not true.\nOur research is available for any subscriber, with any amount to invest, that they can use to earn better returns than most. It's actually very simple to follow and not particularly demanding to administer. In fact, we've designed this app and the tools inside it to boil it down to a simple set of instructions:\nBUY only when a stock is in the BUY* zone. SELL only when a stock passes below the SELL* Threshold and lives in the AVOID zone. There is a third space - DON'T BUY MORE - where a stock is no longer in the BUY* zone and is drifting to the SELL Threshold, or back to the BUY zone. Selling a stock in the DON'T BUY MORE zone is often premature since stocks do often rebound right back to the BUY zone.\nOur service prices (your market may vary) are low, flat and completely independent of the frequency or value of any transaction or any portfolio. With the introduction of the BeyondETFs v4.0 in September 2024, we've introduced the lower priced Basic version with fewer features (no Scorecard, no Charts), but does enable the most important capabilities - what to buy and when to sell - the two things every investor needs to know.\nBeyond ETFs is indeed very scalable, for all sizes of investors and all sizes of portfolios.\n","date":"September 29, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/how-scalable-is-this-approach/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt might seem that the Brockmann Method is for big investors only. \u003cstrong\u003eNot true.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur research is available for any subscriber, with any amount to invest, that they can use to earn better returns than most. It's actually very simple to follow and not particularly demanding to administer. In fact, we've designed this app and the tools inside it to boil it down to a simple set of instructions:\u003c/p\u003e","title":"How Scalable is This Approach?"},{"content":" You've heard it all. There are lots of ways to analyze a stock and decide how it might fit into your portfolio. Well, from our humble experience, there's really only one property of a stock that accurately assesses the instantaneous value of it - the price.\nThe Brockmann Method doesn't predict the peak, or the trough of a stock's natural cycle. The research doesn't depend on developing deep insights into the company fundamentals or insider trades. We believe that all of the dimensions of an S\u0026amp;P100 stock are already reflected in the actual price of the stock at an instant in time.\nThe research of Tobias Moskowitz, a professor at Yale School of Management shows that stocks that have increased over the past 6-12 months are LIKELY to continue increasing for the next 6-12 months and stocks that have decreased over the past 6-12 months are LIKELY to continue decreasing for the next 6-12 months.\nThe idea is that good money generally follows good money... and we want to be where the good money goes. No more waiting for solid companies with bad luck to rehabilitate themselves. No more timing theatrics. Just the best companies we can find, owned for as long as they perform relative to others in our universe of possibilities - the S\u0026amp;P 100, which are the best managed companies in the world.\nHOW IS PRICE MOMENTUM USED IN BEYOND ETFs?\nThis is the basics of the Brockmann Method. The relative Price Momentum is used to determine the daily rank-order of the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P 100. From that rank order the model determines the top ten stocks to be in the BUY* zone, the next 15 to be in the DON'T BUY MORE zone (cleverly named, eh?) and the remainder to be in the AVOID zone.\nThe model buys those stocks in the BUY* zone and hangs onto them until they pass through the SELL Threshold, which is the position below 25. Once a stock arrives in the Avoid zone, signals are sent (push notification, visual cues in the app) to indicate which stock is to be sold. Proceeds are used to purchase some or all of those BUY* zone stocks not already owned.\n","date":"September 29, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/what-is-price-momentum/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou've heard it all. There are lots of ways to analyze a stock and decide how it might fit into your portfolio. Well, from our humble experience, there's really only one property of a stock that accurately assesses the instantaneous value of it - the price.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"What is Price Momentum?"},{"content":" Investing doesn't have to be an emotional rollercoaster...\nShocking. Just plain shocking.\nThe Model told me to sell my AAPL stock and I did. I've held the stock for a long time. I've owned them even before I worked for them.\nBut, there they were in my Zone Changes section, below the Sell* Threshold. So, I bit the bullet and traded them for stocks in a bank and an equipment manufacturer that were in the Buy* zone, but that I didn't already own. Sigh.\nA bit of an emotional churn. So long, but actually, it didn't hurt like I thought it would. You see, I've become a believer because I have gained so handsomely this past year... and I'm willing to trust the app to take me even further into my 11th and 12th month of operations.\nAt the same time, I know the drill. I know what I'm supposed to do, and hanging on, hoping for a turnaround, is not the most productive use of my capital or my attention. I think I'll still keep my selfie with Tim Cook on my LinkedIn page, he doesn't have to know that I've sold the stock.\nHopefully, Tim's leadership will take Apple back to the Buy* Zone soon, and I can revel in buying them on the next upswing.\nInvesting doesn't have to be an emotional rollercoaster, just a profitable one.\n","date":"September 29, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/i-sold-my-aapl/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInvesting doesn't have to be an emotional rollercoaster...\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=/uploads/2024/09/shocked.gif width=300 align=left padding=5\u003e\u003cp align=left\u003e  Shocking. \u003cstrong\u003e  Just plain shocking.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Model told me to sell my AAPL stock and I did. I've held the stock for a long time. I've owned them even before I worked for them.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"I Sold My AAPL..."},{"content":" It refers to the evolution of investing.\nSome 200 years ago, the Dutch invented the mutual fund as a practical mechanism for small investors to participate in diversification benefits. Units of a mutual fund can only be purchased from the fund and redeemed at the fund, typically after the market closes.\nMore than 25 years ago, the first Exchange Traded Fund, where the ETF is set up as a financial management company with narrow investment goals imbedded in the company marketing and prospectus details and shares are sold to the public on the public exchanges, was established (SPDR S\u0026amp;P 100 ETF Trust (SPY)).\nSince then, there really has't been many new innovations for us small investor types, until now.\nThe new thing that is 'Beyond ETFs' is the SELF-DIRECTED FUND or Self-Directed Future. Owners of SDFs use information like found in an app (Beyond ETFs) to beat the Index, making it a superior investment vehicle than Exchange Traded Funds, just as ETFs were a superior investment vehicle to mutual funds.\nOn a more personal note:\nMy professional advisors by 2017 had recommended investments in mutual funds, index funds and bonds, which for me, in totality, delivered somewhat underperforming result. I fired my professional advisor when after one particularly large gap between the market performance and my portfolio's results, I had had enough. I was going to convert all of that into an ETF to meet the Index, when my brother suggested that I deserved to beat the Index, not meet the index. And, the rest is history.\nI didn't buy that ETF, but instead built the BeyondETFs (the app) to enable my own Self-Directed Fund, which is what's after exchange traded funds.\n","date":"September 29, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/why-is-beyondetfs-called-beyondetfs-pro/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt refers to the evolution of investing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome 200 years ago, the Dutch invented the \u003cstrong\u003emutual fund\u003c/strong\u003e as a practical mechanism for small investors to participate in diversification benefits. Units of a mutual fund can only be purchased from the fund and redeemed at the fund, typically after the market closes.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Why is BeyondETFs called BeyondETFs Pro?"},{"content":" There are only two ways to extract cash from your Self-Directed Fund because most SDF are fully-vested in stocks. Cash maybe safe, but it doesn't grow very quickly.\nA common approach is to withdraw the dividend income that the stocks in the SDF earn.\nIf you need more cash to be withdrawn from the SDF, it would be wise to sell some or all of the lowest ranked stock even if they're not past the SELL* threshold, which would put them in the Avoid Zone.\nI had to do this when I needed cash to purchase a property. I sold the lowest ranked stock until my cash goal was achieved. Then, because this was in my IRA account and I was younger, I put the cash right back within 60 days to avoid the IRS' premature distribution penalty.\nThe Buy* zone had changed in that two month period, so I purchased shares in the highest ranked companies that I did not already own, which got me right back on track with The Brockmann Method.\n","date":"September 29, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/how-could-i-liquidate-some-of-my-self-directed-fund/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are only two ways to extract cash from your Self-Directed Fund because most SDF are fully-vested in stocks. Cash maybe safe, but it doesn't grow very quickly.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"How Could I Liquidate Some of My Self-Directed Fund"},{"content":" Bitcoin is cool, but not cool to own.\nBitcoin and its brethren of ‘crypto-currencies’ may seem to be cool. But they're not cool enough to actually own. That's because they fail to pass the \"Brockmann Test of Common Sense\". Here are five compelling reasons to stay away. Stay. Far. Far. Away.\n1. Cryptocurrencies aren’t associated with anything of value. A wise financial advisor discusses cryptocurrencies with a parable about a village and monkeys:\nA lot of monkeys lived near a village. One day a merchant came to the village to buy these monkeys! He announced that he will buy the monkeys @ $100 each.\u0026nbsp;The villagers thought that this man is mad. They thought how can somebody buy stray monkeys at $100 each? Still, some people caught some monkeys and gave it to this merchant and he gave $100 for each monkey.\u0026nbsp;\nThis news spread like wildfire and people caught monkeys and sold it to the merchant. After a few days, the merchant announced that he will buy monkeys @ $200 each.\u0026nbsp;The lazy villagers also ran around to catch the remaining monkeys! They sold the remaining monkeys @ $200 each.\nThen the merchant announced that he will buy monkeys @ $500 each! The villagers start to lose sleep! ... They caught six or seven monkeys, which was all that was left and got $500 each. The villagers were waiting anxiously for the next announcement.\nThen the merchant announced that he is going home for a week.\u0026nbsp; And when he returns, he will buy monkeys @ $1000 each! He asked his employee to take care of the monkeys he bought.\u0026nbsp; He was alone taking care of all the monkeys in a cage. The merchant went home. The villagers were very sad as there were no more monkeys left for them to sell it at $1000 each.\nThen the employee told them that he will sell some monkeys @ $700 each secretly. This news spread like fire. Since the merchant buys monkey @ $1000 each, there is a $300 profit for each monkey. The next day, villagers made a queue near the monkey cage. The employee sold all the monkeys at $700 each. The rich bought monkeys in big lots. The poor borrowed money from money lenders and also bought monkeys.\nThe villagers took care of their monkeys and waited patiently for the merchant to return. But after a week the merchant hadn’t returned. Then they ran to the employee, but he was gone too! The villagers then realized that they had gone into debt to buy the useless stray monkeys for $700 each and are unable to sell them.\nCryptocurrencies are a monkey business. It will make a lot of people poorer and a few people rich.\u0026nbsp;\n2. Cryptocurrencies are not regulated by agencies like the Securities Exchange Commission. All other financial instruments - stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, options, derivatives, commodities, certificates of deposit - are regulated by one or more government agency whose job is to protect the public. The SEC uses the force of law and the police/courts/jail to enforce fair trading rules consistently, minimize fraud and punish those guilty of financial crimes. Cryptocurrencies have no such oversight, and owners of cryptocurrencies have no such protection against abuse. For this reason (and several others) cryptocurrencies are a magnet for criminals and unsavory types because they can be easily manipulated and others abused without fear of discovery or punishment.\n3. Cryptocurrencies valuation are extremely volatile - dropping 40% of their value in a single day, for example. This could happen again. Probably, sooner than everyone expects.\n4. The Venezuelan government, which has been condemned by the US government as dictators, crooks, drug dealers and thugs who have presided over fake elections, the mass starvation of their own people and are in process of creating a complete economic collapse, plans to use cryptocurrency to magically bolster their floundering economy. Clearly this is a desperate act by desperate people. It can only end badly - sadly, both for the Venezuelan people and the cryptocurrency.\n5. Cryptocurrencies are vulnerable to theft and fraudulent behavior. Unlike the bank robber who has to go to a bank vault to physically remove the contents in order to steal them, cryptocurrencies can be stolen by hackers from the convenience of their living rooms.\nSo, with these 5 compelling reasons in mind, I think I will avoid cryptocurrencies. And, as I look at the S\u0026amp;P 100, I realize these are pretty cool companies in a stable, transparent and old-fashioned kind of way.\n","date":"September 29, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/5-compelling-reasons-to-stay-away-from-cryptocurrency/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBitcoin is cool, but not cool to own.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBitcoin and its brethren of ‘crypto-currencies’ may seem to be cool. But they're not cool enough to actually own. That's because they fail to pass the \"\u003cstrong\u003eBrockmann Test of Common Sense\u003c/strong\u003e\". Here are five compelling reasons to stay away. Stay. Far. Far. Away.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"5 Compelling Reasons To Stay Away from Cryptocurrency"},{"content":" Hang in there, especially when things are down.\nRuth Barrons Roosevelt described it first as Sin # 6 - Impatience. I see it as something closer to a feeling of ‘underwhelm’ - almost disappointment. Case in point:\nA few years ago, I bought BA, Boeing Company shares at price $x (and nine other companies). Recently, I came across more cash to invest and decided to continue to follow the directives of the Brockmann Method and purchased more shares of BA at about $100 more than my original purchase price. The underwhelming part of the story happens when I tap on my Scorecard.\nBoeing is there, up dramatically, even on Friday as well as from a year ago, however the current price is BELOW what I paid a few weeks ago, so naturally the row representing my recent purchase shows a net proceeds that is red and negative. :-( This is the underwhelming part which, I suppose, is likely to happen from time to time.\nStocks don’t always go up, all the time! That’s kinda obvious, but optimism is sooo infectious.\nWilf would remind me to create a plan and stick to it and that the Brockmann Method works over time, not every time.\nThe trick that I've found seems to work is to take a deep breath, relax, enjoy a few minutes outside of the app, read some white papers, and otherwise just get on with one’s busy life.\n","date":"September 29, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/trials-and-tribulations-of-a-self-directed-investor/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHang in there, especially when things are down.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRuth Barrons Roosevelt described it first as Sin # 6 - Impatience. I see it as something closer to a feeling of ‘underwhelm’ - almost disappointment. Case in point:\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Trials and Tribulations of a Self-Directed Investor"},{"content":" Have you ever noticed how investing is a little like vacation planning?\nEach year, when you’re deciding how you want to spend your summer holidays, you think about how much time you have, how much you can afford, and what you can do to have a fun and memorable summer. Then, you call your travel agent and start packing.\nInvesting is similar. You think about how much time you have before you reap the rewards of your investments and how much you can afford to invest. Then, with the help of BeyondETFs, you decide what mix of investments you need in your portfolio to weather volatility. Making these decisions will help you reach your long-term goals. If you’re worried about market turbulence, you make sure you have an asset mix that helps protect you from it.\nYou may have noticed this year that the weather has been a bit peculiar… a little like the markets.\nSome regions in The United States have seen lots of snow in February and March, others have experienced hotter-than-usual temperatures, and still, others have experienced extremely hot days followed by unusually cold ones. And of course the hurricanes. What’s going on?\nYou may also be concerned about the behavior of the markets – as if the weather wasn’t enough.\nIn this election year all the talk is on inflation, taxes (or no taxes per one candidate) and the role of tariffs in enabling or disabling 'fair' trade between nations. We’re still seeing volatility in stocks, sectors and even currencies. You may not feel completely confident about investing in this environment, and may have chosen to wait on the sidelines to see what’s going to happen.\nYou wouldn’t cancel your summer holiday plans just because of a little weird weather, would you? You’d miss out on all the fun!\nYou’ll be much more successful in reaching your goals if you stick to your plan. Trying to guess what’s going to happen from day to day makes you jump in and out of the markets. Market timing – or trying to time your investments only when the markets are going up – is more likely to have a negative effect on your investment returns.\nIn fact, attempts to “time the market” may be more like canceling your summer vacation plans because the forecast says 'rain'.\nWhen the weather is unpredictable, you prepare for it. You pack your raincoat and umbrella – and your bathing suit and sunglasses. And, when it seems as if the markets are going up and down a little more than usual, you prepare for that too.\nHow BeyondETFs helps.\nFirst of all, because The Brockmann Method only analyzes the S\u0026amp;P 100, you can rest assured that these are the finest of all companies. That means they're not quite as volatile as cryptocurrencies or small firms where unforeseen circumstances such as the sudden death of a founder or the FDA's non-approval of a previously promising medical treatment substantially destroy confidence in that firm's earnings potential, or limit the liquidity of a market for that firm's shares (sellers can't find enough buyers).\nSecondly, it weights recent pricing trends (positive and negative) as the biggest driver of a company's specific and instantaneous price momentum. That means, that as Boeing deals with the ramifications of a second plane crash of their newest aircraft design, like it did in 2019, the ranking of BA quickly falls into the Avoid Zone signaling to users that it is time to sell. And like the announcement of the offer from Disney to acquire certain assets of Fox at a 17% premium, Fox jumped to the top of the rankings until the deal was completed.\nSince the S\u0026amp;P 100 encompass companies in every major segment of the economy - banks, airlines, telecommunications firms, technology companies, real estate trusts, hotels, consumer goods, food, pharmaceutical, insurance, energy, forestry and others - conditions that favor one sector over another also tend to improve the rankings of those participants in that sector. So for example, when interest rates began to rise last year, banks (who are usually the only beneficiaries of higher interest rates) jumped into the Buy Zone, or when the price of oil climbs, so does the rankings of major petroleum producers.\nThe Brockmann Method, at the heart of BeyondETFs is a self-regulating window into the investing world, designed for the retail investor. Users of BeyondETFs get the best available market insights into these trends and consequences, and since they're each compared with every other possible trend and consequence going on for the S\u0026amp;P 100, they are as close to a predictor of future growth as one can get - without having a crystal ball.\n","date":"September 29, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/a-little-bad-weather-shouldnt-change-your-summer-vacation-plans-or-your-investment-strategy/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave you ever noticed how investing is a little like vacation planning?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach year, when you’re deciding how you want to spend your summer holidays, you think about how much time you have, how much you can afford, and what you can do to have a fun and memorable summer. Then, you call your travel agent and start packing.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"A Little Bad Weather Shouldn't Change Your Summer Vacation Plans or Your Investment Strategy"},{"content":" On the Scorecard view of the BeyondETFs Pro default view, is a little label 'Gap' with some % and $ value next to it.\nAt the moment of recorded purchase, an equivalent $ value and quantity of Index was also noted.\nGap refers to the difference between what your actual proceeds are compared to what they might have been if you had purchased the Index at that time. The Gap % is relative to the Index as ((Proceeds - Index Proceeds) / Index Proceeds x 100).\nIn this case, the user has earned 66.8% more and $590,547.66 more than if they had purchased the Index.\nSo, the Gap metric constantly changes. It is the sum of the interval between each stock\u0026rsquo;s instantaneous value and the instantaneous value of the initial equivalent Index quantity recorded at the moment of stock purchase.\nIt\u0026rsquo;s a measure of how well your portfolio is beating the Index and how much better off you are instead of purchasing the Index.\n","date":"September 28, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-gap/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003cimg src=\"/uploads/2024/09/IMG_0012_gap.png\" width=\"300\" align=\"left\" /\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOn the Scorecard view of the BeyondETFs Pro default view, is a little label 'Gap' with some % and $ value next to it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the moment of recorded purchase, an equivalent $ value and quantity of Index was also noted.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Gap"},{"content":" ... some publishers depend on it.\nI had a big laugh yesterday. You see, FOMO is the \"Fear Of Missing Out,\" which is a common ploy for many marketers attempting to prey on their potential customers' fear of not having the latest, the coolest or the home run investment idea. And, as I witnessed yesterday, financial newsletter publishers are not exempt from playing the FOMO card.\nJust a few weeks ago, it was all about cryptocurrencies, and why readers needed to find out which were going to be the winners. Now, which is what almost made me spit out my morning coffee, it was all about the marijuana stocks.\nYes, the \"Pot Play.\"\nI suppose, as the US legal framework moves state-by-state in support of marijuana for medicinal purposes and then controlled release for recreational use, it might be a high growth market. But, marijuana use, possession and retailing is still contrary to federal law - and there's the rub. Federally regulated banks refuse to let marijuana entrepreneurs open accounts for fear of being in contravention of US Treasury regulations respecting financial criminal controls. So, naturally, these businesses have to use cash to accept payment from their customers. Lots of cash. This makes them easy targets for criminals, extortion, theft and for legalizing states, way harder to report taxes collected and pay the taxes. The uncertainty makes it very risky indeed.\nIn contrast, there is no marijuana stocks in the S\u0026amp;P100. There is no FOMO with the Brockmann Method.\nEach of the companies listed in the Buy* zone are the largest and best capitalized companies in America and probably among the best run companies in the world.\nThere's no emotions involved here. No fear of anything. Just responsible purchases of shares in a few large capitalized companies held until sufficiently large number of other stocks in the same category (large capitalized companies) have higher price momentum. This simple process yields returns that usually Beat the Index!\nOn my own account, despite the ups and downs of the market recently, Beyond ETFs Pro reports a gap between my digital twin account and the Index of 51.2%. This is instantly available for the BeyondETFs Pro subscriber on the default Scorecard view. Your results will vary. Even still, that class of result is more than comforting. It is mind-blowing. No fear here.\n","date":"September 28, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/no-fomo-here/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e... some publishers depend on it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI had a big laugh yesterday. You see, FOMO is the \"Fear Of Missing Out,\" which is a common ploy for many marketers attempting to prey on their potential customers' fear of not having the latest, the coolest or the home run investment idea. And, as I witnessed yesterday, financial newsletter publishers are not exempt from playing the FOMO card.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"No FOMO Here"},{"content":" Three issues in a complicated world.\nNo doubt there are many things both wrong and right with investing today. That being said, there will be millions of folks who end up with mediocre results for any number of reasons. Our goal in looking at this question is to develop a sense of what's going on at the 'macro' level to disadvantage the retail investor.\nToday, let us consider three basic issues. Too many choices leads to confusion and a willingness to put too much responsibility into the hands of professionals. Like the Edward Jones commercial, you wouldn't try heart surgery on yourself, would you? Sort of the 'it's complicated, so let a professional handle that ma'am' attitude. Uneven Quality refers to the reality that being a good company, and actually owning shares in it to accumulate wealth are not the same thing. Low Integrity refers to the low level of trust in the professional advisor, low level of trust in the investing process and low level of trust in ones' own judgement. It's a scary world out there and trust is really, really hard to do and earn.\nToo many choices. We have an explosion of choices in places to put money for investment purposes. There are a dizzying array of choices among Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds, Corporate Bonds, Municipal Bonds and companies. Sadly, just putting money into one or more of these instruments is no guarantee of success and has a high probability of little or negative return (i.e. loss). So, how can an investor manage these choices and harness all this competition?\nCompetition is great. Beyond ETFs starts with rank-ordering the potential universe of possible investments on the basis of their Price Momentum. Research has shown that a stock's price is likely to continue to increase for the next 6-12 months if it has been increasing for the past 6-12 months and similarly a stock's price is likely to continue to decline in the next 6-12 months if it has been declining for the past 6-12 months. We assign a Price Momentum value to each of the stocks in the 'universe' with each analysis, and invest in only the highest ranked by Price Momentum stocks. With Beyond ETFs you make those companies compete for your limited investment dollars.\nUneven Quality. Just because a mutual fund, an ETF or stock has done well in the past year, three years or five years doesn't mean that it will be a good investment for the next five years. In other words and I'm sure you've heard this before, 'past performance, is no guarantee of future success.' How can an investor stay focused on the quality opportunities and stay away from the duds?\nInstead of arbitrarily choosing stocks to be in the universe or out of the universe, Beyond ETFs chose the S\u0026amp;P 100 index. This gives us two important things. Firstly, the companies in the S\u0026amp;P 100 index are the largest capitalized companies in America. They are name brand enterprises, every single one. They are also among the most-well-run companies in the world. No fly-by-nighters here. So we could end up owning the best-run companies around. Not so bad.\nThe second thing this selection gives us is a benchmark to compare against. Don't we love to compete? The scorecard feature of Beyond ETFs helps users do that every day. It compares our simulator or your own portfolio against the S\u0026amp;P Index. So, you always know the score. My scorecard is showning an annual rate of return of 34.7% versus the Index of 15.6%. That's because I've concentrated my investments into the top Price Momentum players (a.k.a. Buy* zone), while the S\u0026amp;P 100 Index includes many low performers (GE, Phillip Morris are both low performers at the moment) which are in the Avoid zone. Own the top, avoid the bottom. Simple.\nLow Integrity. Research shows that in fund management, success breeds mediocrity. It's been proven that as fund managers earn credibility and investors respond by buying into that fund, the performance of the fund suffers. Name-brand publishers write shrill marketing fluff encouraging FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) for high risk initiatives in crypto-currencies, marijuana retailers and .. surprise, their own ETF. How can an investor discover and trust a process that systematically showcases potential opportunities?\nConsider The Brockmann Method as a process that has been proven to work, not all the time, but over time. This process is imbedded into Beyond ETFs to provide the knowledge necessary to know what to Buy* and when to Sell*. Subscribers buy one or more stocks in the BUY* zone. This listing of ten stocks have the highest Price Momentum. Over time, as those securities compete with other firms, they may eventually fall below the 25th ranking. This is the Sell* threshold and signals that the stock should be sold. The app automatically indicates that a stock the subscriber owns is now in the Avoid zone (below the 25th position). Subscribers sell and use the proceeds to purchase the next highest ranked stock they don't already own.\nYou Deserve Better. At the end of the day, you are the only person responsible for your investment success.\nIt is possible that your scorecard could look like mine on the left (or even better). For folks who realize that simple fact, but want to beat the Index, creating their own Self-Directed Fund is an important step. This very app codifies the Brockmann Method and guides the subscriber by providing the knowledge of when to Sell*, and what to Buy*. It has worked for me. It could work for you. Only you will know for sure.\nThe future of investing is here.\n","date":"September 28, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/whats-wrong-with-investing-today/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree issues in a complicated world.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo doubt there are many things both wrong and right with investing today. That being said, there will be millions of folks who end up with mediocre results for any number of reasons. Our goal in looking at this question is to develop a sense of what's going on at the 'macro' level to disadvantage the retail investor.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"What's Wrong With Investing Today?"},{"content":" Change is a good thing.\nCh.. ch.. changes.\nFrom time to time the fine folks at Standard and Poors, who created the S\u0026amp;P 100 Index, tune their results to account for acquisitions, spinouts and the other typical stock organizational changes. The FOX-Disney acquisition/spinout of 2019 was a recent and complicated such a case. For Beyond ETFs users FOX and FOXA had been in the Buy* Zone for the better part of the year prior to March 2019.\nIn 2017 Disney (DIS) announced plans to acquire specific assets of 21st Century-Fox (FOX, FOXA). After a bidding war with Comcast (CMCSA) and lengthy regulator scrutiny around the world, the $71 Billion deal closed in March 2019.\nWhat that meant for Beyond ETFs subscribers, is that shareholders of FOX and FOXA got shares in the new and smaller company, called Fox Corporation which encompassed the cable news, sports and TV networks not acquired by Disney AND shares of a ‘temporary’ (one-day) holding company, TFCF, that is the parent of both Disney and the acquired Fox assets and cash.\nThe new Fox Corporation will reuse their tickers FOX and FOXA.\nThe TFCF became DIS starting on Thursday, March 21, 2019.\nPractically, this looked like FOX and FOXA jumped out of the Buy* zone and then lived near the bottom of the rank ordering of the Zone Changes report, with a big hit on the price per share. Not so fast. Since DIS is acquiring 74% of the stock, old FOX/FOXA shareholders get 1.26 shares of new FOX/FOXA for each share of old FOX/FOXA that they had owned, plus cash / share of TFCF. So, like most acquisitions, this is a transaction about re-distributing the value, not creating it and certainly not destroying it. Future value creation potential of the new corporate entities will naturally be reflected in the price momentum of the respective stocks.\nThis also meant that FOX/FOXA was no longer large enough to be part of the S\u0026amp;P 100, which is why the folks at S\u0026amp;P removed FOX/FOXA and added ADBE (Adobe Inc) to the Index.\nsources:\nStreetInsider.com Wikipedia.org ","date":"September 28, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-index-is-not-forever/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChange is a good thing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCh.. ch.. changes.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom time to time the fine folks at Standard and Poors, who created the S\u0026amp;P 100 Index, tune their results to account for acquisitions, spinouts and the other typical stock organizational changes. The FOX-Disney acquisition/spinout of 2019 was a recent and complicated such a case. For Beyond ETFs users FOX and FOXA had been in the Buy* Zone for the better part of the year prior to March 2019.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Index is Not Forever"},{"content":" Modern Day Lessons in Investing\nHere’s a short story about PG’s entry into and departure from my stock trading/retirement-investment account from 2018. Lessons still hold true - very true.\nHere’s the setup.\nOn December 21, 2018, the Beyond ETFs Zone Changes report indicated that one stock had fallen into the Avoid zone and therefore should be sold. Being a follower of the Brockmann Method, I sold that stock on December 24, 2018, the next trading day. The highest ranked stock in the Buy zone that I did not already own was PG, so I immediately bought it at $88.55.\nLess than three months later, PG also fell into the Avoid zone (past position 25 of the rank ordering of the S\u0026amp;P100 stocks), and on March 14, 2019, I sold it at $101.21.\nHere’s the summary.\n$ Gain per share = $12.66* Percent gain per share = 14.1% Days owned = 80 days Annual Rate of Return (ARR) = 84% Here’re the Lessons.\nNot every stock purchase and sale following the Brockmann Method results in nice gains like this. Some are better, some are worse. Many are positive, some are negative. It’s important to note that in these negative circumstances, often times there are factors and conditions beyond the control of the investor that are at play (it is a market after all).\nFor example, BA joined the Buy zone and as a result of another stock falling into the Avoid zone (where it was sold), I purchased Boeing on February 20, 2019 at $420.88. Note that on February 14, 2019, Airbus (a competitor to Boeing) cancelled their superjumbo A380 aircraft, which confirmed Boeing’s superior market share and product portfolio, so naturally I felt that BA had a lot going for it. However, on March 10, 2019 a second Boeing 737 Max crashed causing the Chinese and British and finally the US aviation control authorities to order the grounding of Boeing’s newest airplane design. A week later, BA fell into the Avoid zone and was sold at $371.74, sadly, less than what was paid. *\nAnd, two weeks later although BA is at $374.21, it is in position 36 (Avoid zone). The stock I purchased in its place is up $4 for a 2% gain, and on target for an annual rate of return at 84%. This shows that ditching BA in favor of a faster growing stock, even if it resulted in losing a few dollars on the sale, is on track to proving to have been a very sensible trade-off.\nFortunately, quick losses don’t happen particularly often, but when they do, I get reminded of the importance to be evenhanded and professional in how one responds. If you respond appropriately to the signals inherent in the Brockmann Method, (sell when a stock falls into the Avoid zone, buy the highest ranked stock not already owned) revealed in Beyond ETFs you can be confident that you will beat the Index - over time, not all the time.\nAnd as it turns out, that is a wonderful and achievable goal - beat the Index!\n* I recently became aware that this transaction is eligible for participation in a Securities Exchange Commission distribution paid by legal actions against The Boeing Company and the former CEO (David Muilenburg). You can check your standing at BoeingFairFund.com. Claims must be submitted before October 17, 2024, so don't delay.\n","date":"September 28, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-case-for-pg-proctor-gamble-company/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern Day Lessons in Investing\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s a short story about PG’s entry into and departure from my stock trading/retirement-investment account from 2018. Lessons still hold true - very true.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Case for PG - Proctor \u0026 Gamble Company"},{"content":" Years ago, in business school, my professor talked about an important marketing principle: Worth What Paid For. The idea is to question 'is that product or service worth what the customer paid for it?'\nYou can break down the actual costs of service or production and then look to the perceptions to account for any 'extra price' above the cost associated with the target product or service. Knowing the source of that perceived value is important to understand. Let's begin to check out the investment products and their worth what paid for.\nIn a recent Wall Street Journal article, a leader in the emerging category of \u0026lsquo;robo-funds\u0026rsquo;, Dimensional Fund Advisors, compares their typical fees with Morningstar Inc\u0026rsquo;s calculation of the average Mutual Fund and Exchange Traded Fund annual fee.\nIn this graphic, we compare those fees with our estimate of the typical Self-Directed Fund cost of ownership for a portfolio valued at $500,000, with an average of 27 trades at $6/trade and an annual research subscription fee of approximately $120/year. Note that today, that $6/trade in many markets around the world is either zero or pennies. In that case the price of the Self-Directed Fund falls more than half to $120/year.\n","date":"September 28, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/comparing-investment-categories-fees/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears ago, in business school, my professor talked about an important marketing principle: \u003cstrong\u003eWorth What Paid For\u003c/strong\u003e. The idea is to question \u003cem\u003e'is that product or service worth what the customer paid for it?'\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Comparing Investment Categories: Fees"},{"content":" Really?\nThis post was originally presented in BeyondETFs Pro in August 2019.\nFurther to our series of Tips on avoiding common mistakes in investing, here are three surprisingly common mistakes that professional portfolio managers make and how Beyond ETFs subscribers avoid them. In The Only Thing the Smart Money is Smart About, a July 12, 2019 article by Jason Zweig of the Wall Street Journal, timely research flags the most frequent mistakes that professional portfolio managers make.\nAs you might expect, there are academics and professional service firms that analyze portfolio behaviors to give professionals private feedback on their decisions. And as Jason explains, professionals differ from retail investors only by the fact that the professionals get paid handsomely to do what they do!\nProfessional investors hold stocks too long. According to the research, roughly half of the percent-of-assets-fee is cost associated with holding stock past their prime. This issue is called endowment effect by psychologists. One automatically puts a higher value on the things you own than the things you don’t. So, despite bad news, professionals often hang onto a stock longer than they should.\nSubscribers sell a stock as soon as it enters the Avoid Zone, regardless as to whether it has been a big winner, or a big loser. That’s because the next highest stock in the Buy Zone has a higher price momentum and therefore represents a better opportunity than the potential return of hanging onto a stock in the Avoid zone. (Despite the temptation).\nProfessional investors have a low price per share bias. Consider two companies with same market capitalization, yet one has more outstanding shares, so it trades at a lower price per share. The same wonderful news - new CEO, new product, important settlement - contributes the same value to the success of each firm, yet the one with the lower price per share will likely experience a greater bump than its higher priced peer.\nThis low price bias is measurable and true even in investment firms with high institutional ownership. “Investors are telling themselves this news is worth $1 per share”, regardless of the number of shares.\nSubscribers trade based on the price momentum of the stock, which accounts for bias and other human distortions of the market in the relative rankings.\nProfessionals purchase one stock when they meant to buy a different one. A study comparing 250 companies with similar names or tickers, estimates that 5% of the total trading volume of these companies are cases of mistaken identity. These mistakes are made by both retail and professional investors. And to make it even worse, computer-driven trading systems notice the spike in trading volumes of the wrong company and jump in to catch a further uplift, albeit temporary, and only for a week or so.\nIn the Beyond ETFs approach, it is the subscriber making the trades. Communications in the Zone Changes report refer to companies only by their symbols, which reduces the risk of subscribers mistaking Helmerich \u0026amp; Payne Inc (symbol: HP) for Hewlett Packard Inc (symbol: HPQ).\n","date":"September 28, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/professional-money-managers-make-mistakes/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReally?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:quote --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis post was originally presented in BeyondETFs Pro in August 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFurther to our series of Tips on avoiding common mistakes in investing, here are three surprisingly common mistakes that professional portfolio managers make and how Beyond ETFs subscribers avoid them. In \u003cem\u003eThe Only Thing the Smart Money is Smart About\u003c/em\u003e, a July 12, 2019 article by Jason Zweig of the Wall Street Journal, timely research flags the most frequent mistakes that professional portfolio managers make.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Professional Money Managers Make Mistakes?"},{"content":" Recent events remind me of the fundamentals of why we created this app\nThis article was originally posted in November of 2020, but fundamentally still holds true.\nIn recent days we've seen HUGE current events and the market's reactions to color our brokerage statements and shade polite conversations across the nation. Yes, I'm talking about the announcement that a vaccine candidate from Pfizer has proven to be 90%+ effective, suggesting, that just maybe, we all might be seeing the end of the pandemic sooner than later.\nThe futures markets took a record spike as many investors saw that announcement as a welcome sign of a return to normal. However, it wasn't long before it became obvious that some investors saw it as an opportunity to shed some or all of their quality holdings and invest instead in those so-called 'value' stocks such as airlines, cruise ships and hospitality companies which have been shown to be poor performers in pandemics.\nWhile a lot of money went into those other sectors, dragging them and the Dow higher, the stocks in our Buy Zone fell. Precipitously. Sigh.\nBut, that's not the end of the story. I am encouraged that, only a day later, the Buy Zone stocks took their revenge and climbed to a position that was higher before they fell the day before.\nThese are certainly strange times we live in, but the Brockmann Method and its alignment with price momentum has shown that, over time, and in these times, they are the long term investor's best and probably only shot at excellent returns.\nAnd, although every position I take, based on the Buy Zone doesn't always pay its way before I sell it as it enters the Avoid Zone, I know that there's a higher, better prospect just on the other side of the sell order.\n","date":"September 28, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/its-never-a-bad-time-to-own-quality/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecent events remind me of the fundamentals of why we created this app\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis article was originally posted in November of 2020, but fundamentally still holds true.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"It's Never a Bad Time to Own Quality"},{"content":" Our EULA and Privacy Policy are available in the app. Subscribers agreed to these provisions prior to subscribing to the product. To see them, tap the Navigation Bar side menu (3 horizontal lines) and then tap the EULA link. This brings up the End User License Agreement. Tapping the Privacy button in the top right substitutes the Privacy Policy for the EULA. ","date":"September 25, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/end-user-license-agreement-and-privacy-policy-are-instantly-accessible-in-the-app/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur EULA and Privacy Policy are available in the app. Subscribers agreed to these provisions prior to subscribing to the product. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo see them, tap the Navigation Bar side menu (3 horizontal lines) and then tap the EULA link. This brings up the End User License Agreement. Tapping the Privacy button in the top right substitutes the Privacy Policy for the EULA. \u003c/p\u003e","title":"End User License Agreement and Privacy Policy Are Instantly Accessible in the App"},{"content":" Of the three Zones of the Brockmann Method, the Avoid Zone is the one that we think the least often about. Stocks, formerly in the Buy Zone, that had been purchased often move into the Avoid Zone which triggers the notification processes for subscribers to sell the stock. Then we sell that stock, purchasing the next highest ranked stock that we don't already own.\nGenerally, subscribers should really take steps to avoid the stocks in the Avoid Zone. Even when a stock trades for less than what you had paid for it, which is naturally a disappointing moment, it is important to remember that there are 25 or more, other companies with higher propensity to increase in price. The Brockmann Method is very, very good - but it is certainly not perfect.\n","date":"September 25, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-avoid-zone/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf the three Zones of the Brockmann Method, the Avoid Zone is the one that we think the least often about. Stocks, formerly in the Buy Zone, that had been purchased often move into the Avoid Zone which triggers the notification processes for subscribers to sell the stock. Then we sell that stock, purchasing the next highest ranked stock that we don't already own.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Avoid Zone"},{"content":" One of the three Zones describing the relative positions of the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P 100, the Don't Buy More Zone is, as the name suggests, several stocks that subscribers should not purchase more of.\nThey are specifically in rank position 11 through 25 providing a buffer between the Buy Zone and the Avoid Zone. Stocks that were formerly in the Buy Zone, might move into the Don't Buy More Zone and then back into the Buy Zone. Price momentum of stocks are indeed a highly variable process.\n","date":"September 25, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-dont-buy-more-zone/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the three Zones describing the relative positions of the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P 100, the Don't Buy More Zone is, as the name suggests, several stocks that subscribers should not purchase more of.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Don't Buy More Zone"},{"content":" We've structured the stocks in the S\u0026amp;P 100 into three zones. The Buy Zone represents the top 10 stocks, with the highest price momentum scores, at a moment in time. Tomorrow, they are likely to change.\nThe Buy Zone is a useful reference in only a couple of circumstances:\nThe initial subscriber buys the ten stocks of the Buy Zone. Whenever a subscriber comes into a cash injection, they need to consult the Buy Zone as to where they could and should put that cash to work. Whenever a subscriber sells a stock because it fell into the Avoid Zone, they need to consult the most current version of the Buy Zone to determine the next highest ranked stock that they don't already own, and then buy that stock. ","date":"September 25, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-buy-zone/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've structured the stocks in the S\u0026amp;P 100 into three zones. The Buy Zone represents the top 10 stocks, with the highest price momentum scores, at a moment in time. Tomorrow, they are likely to change.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Buy Zone"},{"content":" Subscribers wanting to read some recent news about any stock in the S\u0026amp;P 100, can visit the Navigation Drawer menu (top left, 3 horizontal lines) and tap the News option.\nThis presents a stylized version of the Buy tab, since the news are also organized by stock. Stocks owned by the subscriber are flagged with a thick black border around each stock card. Tapping a stock's card presents the latest pricing information about the stock, its formal name (what was COB again?), your holdings and a graph of its rankings over the past 30 days. A listing of the news headline, date, time and source of the article is shown. Tapping on a headline presents the article in question.\nArticles are from a Yahoo! Finance feed and change frequently. Brockmann \u0026amp; Company is not responsible for their content, and neither agrees or disagrees with any author's position stated in any article presented.\n","date":"September 25, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/curated-stock-news-by-yahoo-finance/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubscribers wanting to read some recent news about any stock in the S\u0026amp;P 100, can visit the Navigation Drawer menu (top left, 3 horizontal lines) and tap the News option.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Curated Stock News by Yahoo! Finance"},{"content":" To comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act 2020, and as a best practice for online service providers like Brockmann \u0026amp; Company, we have enabled a capability to delete all of your data stored on our servers.\nHowever, this can only be done from within your account, within BeyondETFs Pro and BeyondETFs. This assures both consumer and the company protection from unauthorized deletion and any implications of that class of security breech.\nUsers activate the Navigation Bar side bar menu through the tap on the 3 horizontal lines in the upper left. This reveals the extra menus, the bottom and red one being the Delete Account option. There are multiple stages of confirmation and authentication, but when it proceeds to its natural conclusion all trace of your login details, credentials and holdings are removed automatically and permanently. This is not reversible, so if you need to do it, be sure it is what you want.\nThis feature is not available in the BeyondETFs for iPad product, since all the account details are initiated and managed from your iPhone or Android device.\nAbout Subscriptions - Note that deleting your account has no effect on your subscription, which are the embodiment of a contractual relationship between you and Apple and or Google. It is advisable to cancel your subscription before deleting your account. You can manage your subscription by going on your device to Settings \u0026gt; Subscriptions \u0026amp; Payments \u0026gt; Manage Subscriptions. It is at that point that you can modify or cancel your subscription. Since subscriptions are paid in advance, any change won't have an effect until the end of the billing period when the new product or cancelation will engage.\n","date":"September 25, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/how-to-delete-your-account/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act 2020, and as a best practice for online service providers like Brockmann \u0026amp; Company, we have enabled a capability to delete all of your data stored on our servers.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"How To Delete Your Account"},{"content":" Academic research shows whenever a stock's price has been increasing over the past six to twelve months, it is likely to continue to increase over the next six to twelve months. Similarly, whenever a stock's price has been declining over the past six to twelve months, it is likely to continue to decline over the next six to twelve months. We can calculate this propensity to increase as price momentum and compare it to all the other stocks in the Index. This generates our rankings with the highest price momentum being in position 1, and the least price momentum being in position 100. We call this ranking, the Zone Changes report. This report is further subdivided for action into three zones: the Buy Zone - stocks ranked 1 - 10, the Don\u0026rsquo;t Buy More Zone - stocks ranked 11 - 25, and the Avoid Zone - stocks ranked 26 - 100. Stocks in the Buy Zone are the likely best price performing stocks in the listing. Users should buy them. Over time, these stocks will move about the rankings and whenever they move into the Avoid Zone, they should be sold.\nThey're still fine companies, and may be back in the Buy Zone in no time, but with the best information available at the date and time of the Zone Changes report, there are 25 (or more) higher ranked opportunities deserving (we think) of investment.\n","date":"September 23, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-brockmann-method/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcademic research shows whenever a stock's price has been increasing over the past six to twelve months, it is likely to continue to increase over the next six to twelve months. Similarly, whenever a stock's price has been declining over the past six to twelve months, it is likely to continue to decline over the next six to twelve months. \u003c/p\u003e","title":"The Brockmann Method"},{"content":" These are the largest and most successful companies in America. They are name brands. You know just about all of them. They are not going to go away quickly. They are the leaders in the their categories. There are no small banks. No small tech companies. Just the biggest and highest performing companies in America. So this is a quality listing of companies to invest in. They are also quite stable in their ranking. This means we can hold them for a meaningful time. Weeks, months and even years, before they might fall to position 26 of the Rankings. They are a manageable lot. We can form the Buy Zone from 10% of the Index listings, which gives us 10 stocks to purchase and own. Manageable. If we had chosen the S\u0026amp;P500, that'd be 50 stocks to pay attention to - quite unmanageable - and somewhat prone to human errors.\nThere are changes to the S\u0026amp;P 100 listing, mostly via acquisition and divestiture, but it happens. In 2020, for example, TSLA was not in the S\u0026amp;P 100.\nDisney bought some of Fox, which left the remaining entity not large enough to enjoy being part of the S\u0026amp;P 100. So FOX was in the S\u0026amp;P 100 until that time. Fun Fact - there are actually 101 stocks in the S\u0026amp;P 100. Alphabet Inc, has two stocks in its capital structure, mostly for Sergey Brin and Larry Page (founders) to retain their control of the company, GOOG and GOOGL. ","date":"September 22, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/why-the-sp-100/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the \u003cstrong\u003elargest and most successful\u003c/strong\u003e companies in America. They are name brands. You know just about all of them. They are not going to go away quickly. They are the leaders in the their categories. There are no small banks. No small tech companies. Just the biggest and highest performing companies in America. \u003c/p\u003e","title":"Why the S\u0026amp;P 100?"},{"content":" User downloads the app. User subscribes (7-day free trial). User creates an account with Sign in with Apple, Sign in with Google or email and password. User purchases the stocks in the Buy Zone. User records the purchase detail (in BeyondETFs Basic, just tap the stock). User visits the Scorecard tab (BeyondETFs Pro) to see your score vs Index. Every evening, Brockmann \u0026amp; Company calculates the Zone Changes Report and update each users' daily score (for the Charts feature, accessible after 2 days in the BeyondETFs Pro Scorecard). Most evenings, users can only see that the timestamp of the Last Zones Changes report has changed. Whenever a stock enters the Avoid Zone, it appears in the main Scorecard view suggesting that it needs special treatment. Brockmann \u0026amp; Company sends push notifications to users (who allow notifications) that own a stock that is in the Avoid Zone. Usually, a push notification is also sent the next trading day during trading hours to the same notified users, reminding them to sell that particular stock. Users sell the stock and then purchase the next highest ranked stock that they don't already own. steps 7, 8 and 9 are repeated at the end of the next trading day. ","date":"September 22, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/beyondetfs-in-operation/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} --\u003e\n\u003col class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser downloads \u003ca href=\"https://onelink.to/226rjf\"\u003ethe app\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser subscribes (7-day free trial).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser creates an account with Sign in with Apple, Sign in with Google or email and password.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser purchases the stocks in the Buy Zone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser records the purchase detail (in BeyondETFs Basic, just tap the stock).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUser visits the Scorecard tab (BeyondETFs Pro) to see your score vs Index.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery evening, Brockmann \u0026amp; Company calculates the Zone Changes Report and update each users' daily score (for the Charts feature, accessible after 2 days in the BeyondETFs Pro Scorecard). \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost evenings, users can only see that the timestamp of the Last Zones Changes report has changed. Whenever a stock enters the Avoid Zone, it appears in the main Scorecard view suggesting that it needs special treatment.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrockmann \u0026amp; Company sends push notifications to users (who allow notifications) that own a stock that is in the Avoid Zone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsually, a push notification is also sent the next trading day during trading hours to the same notified users, reminding them to sell that particular stock.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsers sell the stock and then purchase the next highest ranked stock that they don't already own.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esteps 7, 8 and 9 are repeated at the end of the next trading day.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list --\u003e","title":"BeyondETFs in Operation"},{"content":" The BeyondETFs for iPad app is a complementary capability to the BeyondETFs Pro and BeyondETFs app. While the BeyondETFs Pro and BeyondETFs apps offer control of information, the BeyondETFs for iPad offers a specialized and synchronized presentation. Users log into their account and the users' portfolio is visually presented. When the iPad is plugged in, the normal power save feature is disabled and the blinking cells run continuously while the market is open. When markets are closed, the routine blinking (once per second) is disabled and the every-minute check reports when the next market opening bell will take place in hours and minutes.\nThe Scorecard is also available for viewing.\nYou can hide the Scorecard making the entire display available for a stock-by-stock presentation. The presentation can be selected, showing the S\u0026amp;P100 in alphabetical mode, gains mode - showing stocks from highest to lowest gains at that moment - and Zones mode - showing the stocks arrayed in each Zone.\n","date":"September 22, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/beyondetfs-for-ipad/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe BeyondETFs for iPad app is a complementary capability to the BeyondETFs Pro and BeyondETFs app. While the BeyondETFs Pro and BeyondETFs apps offer control of information, the BeyondETFs for iPad offers a specialized and synchronized presentation. Users log into their account and the users' portfolio is visually presented. \u003c/p\u003e","title":"BeyondETFs for iPad"},{"content":" For Android users, the BeyondETFs is a particular subscription available in monthly or annual renewals that unlocks the basic features of the BeyondETFs experience:\nWhat to buy When to sell The main view tells subscribers what the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P100 are in the Buy Zone, Don't Buy More Zone and Avoid Zone. The BuyZone are those stocks are the top ten, having the greatest relative strength, and are therefore the most appropriate stocks to invest in at the time they’re in the Zone.\nSubscribers buy the stock in the Buy Zone and report their holdings by tapping the cell with the stock symbol. This way BeyondETFs Pro becomes an approximate digital twin of your portfolio.\nWhen our daily Zone Changes report indicates that a stock in your portfolio has moved into the Avoid Zone, we send a push notification to your device so you can sell it and remove it from the app by tapping it.\n","date":"September 22, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/beyondetfs-for-android/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Android users, the BeyondETFs is a particular subscription available in monthly or annual renewals that unlocks the basic features of the BeyondETFs experience:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list --\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to buy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen to sell\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main view tells subscribers what the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P100 are in the Buy Zone, Don't Buy More Zone and Avoid Zone. The BuyZone are those stocks are the top ten, having the greatest relative strength, and are therefore the most appropriate stocks to invest in at the time they’re in the Zone.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"BeyondETFs for Android"},{"content":" For iPhone users, the BeyondETFs is a particular subscription available in monthly or annual renewals that unlocks the basic features of the BeyondETFs experience:\nWhat to buy When to sell The main view tells subscribers what the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P100 are in the Buy Zone, Don't Buy More Zone and Avoid Zone. The BuyZone are those stocks are the top ten, having the greatest relative strength, and are therefore the most appropriate stocks to invest in at the time they’re in the Zone.\nSubscribers buy the stock in the Buy Zone and report their holdings by tapping the cell with the stock symbol. This way BeyondETFs Pro becomes an approximate digital twin of your portfolio.\nWhen our daily Zone Changes report indicates that a stock in your portfolio has moved into the Avoid Zone, we send a push notification to your device so you can sell it and remove it from the app by tapping it.\n","date":"September 22, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/beyondetfs-for-iphone/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor iPhone users, the BeyondETFs is a particular subscription available in monthly or annual renewals that unlocks the basic features of the BeyondETFs experience:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list --\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to buy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen to sell\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main view tells subscribers what the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P100 are in the Buy Zone, Don't Buy More Zone and Avoid Zone. The BuyZone are those stocks are the top ten, having the greatest relative strength, and are therefore the most appropriate stocks to invest in at the time they’re in the Zone.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"BeyondETFs for iPhone"},{"content":" For Android users, the BeyondETFs Pro is a particular subscription available in monthly or annual renewals that unlocks the key features of the BeyondETFs experience:\nWhat to buy When to sell Scorecard The\u0026nbsp;Buy tab\u0026nbsp;tells subscribers what the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P100 are in the Buy Zone, meaning which stocks are the top ten, having the greatest relative strength, and are therefore the most appropriate stocks to invest in at the time they’re in the Zone.\nSubscribers buy the stock in the Buy Zone and report their holdings in the Buy tab. This way BeyondETFs Pro becomes a digital twin of your portfolio and can inform the Scorecard.\nThe\u0026nbsp;Sell tab\u0026nbsp;comes in handy if you want to remove a transaction from the digital twin of the app, or if one or more of their holdings has fallen into the Avoid Zone and should be sold.\nThe scorecard details the state of the portfolio based on the most up-to-date stock price (5-minute delay). Your score is immediately available as is a comparison of how well you are beating the Index.\u0026nbsp;\nThe Gap. At the time of stock purchase, a note is made of the price and quantity of the index (OEF) and the Gap between the value of that imaginary purchase is compared to your actual portfolio.\nWhen it is time to sell a stock, we send a push notification to your device and automatically make a prominent display of that stock in the main view. Tapping it, directs you to the Sell tab where it can be diligently processed.\n","date":"September 22, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/beyondetfs-pro-for-android/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Android users, the BeyondETFs Pro is a particular subscription available in monthly or annual renewals that unlocks the key features of the BeyondETFs experience:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list --\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to buy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen to sell\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScorecard\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eBuy tab\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;tells subscribers what the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P100 are in the Buy Zone, meaning which stocks are the top ten, having the greatest relative strength, and are therefore the most appropriate stocks to invest in at the time they’re in the Zone.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"BeyondETFs Pro for Android"},{"content":" For iPhone users, the BeyondETFs Pro is a particular subscription available in monthly or annual renewals that unlocks the key features of the BeyondETFs experience:\nWhat to buy When to sell Scorecard The Buy tab tells subscribers what the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P100 are in the Buy Zone, meaning which stocks are the top ten, having the greatest relative strength, and are therefore the most appropriate stocks to invest in at the time they're in the Zone.\nSubscribers buy the stock in the Buy Zone and report their holdings in the Buy tab. This way BeyondETFs Pro becomes a digital twin of your portfolio and can inform the Scorecard.\nThe Sell tab comes in handy if you want to remove a transaction from the digital twin of the app, or if one or more of their holdings has fallen into the Avoid Zone and should be sold.\nThe scorecard details the state of the portfolio based on the most up-to-date stock price (5-minute delay). Your score is immediately available as is a comparison of how well you are beating the Index. The Gap. At the time of stock purchase, a note is made of the price and quantity of the index (OEF) and the Gap between the value of that imaginary purchase is compared to your actual portfolio.\nWhen it is time to sell a stock, we send a push notification to your device and automatically make a prominent display of that stock in the main view. Tapping it, directs you to the Sell tab where it can be diligently processed.\n","date":"September 22, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/beyondetfs-pro-for-iphone/","section":"Posts","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor iPhone users, the BeyondETFs Pro is a particular subscription available in monthly or annual renewals that unlocks the key features of the BeyondETFs experience:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list --\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to buy\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen to sell\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:list-item --\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScorecard\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list-item --\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:list --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBuy tab\u003c/strong\u003e tells subscribers what the stocks of the S\u0026amp;P100 are in the Buy Zone, meaning which stocks are the top ten, having the greatest relative strength, and are therefore the most appropriate stocks to invest in at the time they're in the Zone.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"BeyondETFs Pro for iPhone"},{"content":" With the v4.0 release, we've introduced five specific BeyondETFs products to address a range of devices, use cases and investing styles.\nBeyondETFs Pro for iPhone - this app package, downloaded from the Apple App store incorporates the necessary functionality for BeyondETFs Pro - Scorecard, Buy, Sell.\nBeyondETFs for iPhone - from within the app package the choice the user makes on subscription selection, provides the personality of this product. Choosing the Basic option offers a lower monthly and lower annual price, and less functionality, but allows the user all the information that every investor needs to know - what to buy and when to sell. There is no Scorecard, Buy or Sell tabs at the bottom. Instead, the Basic user simply taps the stock they own and taps the stock when it is time to sell. No need to create an exact digital twin of your portfolio, and no constant reminder of how much you're beating the Index.\nBeyondETFs for iPad - using the same app package as the other Apple BeyondETFs products, we're able to offer a dynamic and beautiful presentation that leverages the actions you've already implemented in the iPhone. We're using accounts to share the basic or pro digital twin of your stock portfolio.\nBeyond ETFs Pro for Android - this app package, downloaded from the Google Play store incorporates the same and necessary functionality for BeyondETFs Pro - Scorecard, Buy, Sell.\nBeyondETFs for Android - costing less than a subscription for the BeyondETFs Pro, this product offers a simpler experience but the same information - what to buy and what to sell.\n","date":"September 19, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/the-product/","section":"BeyondETFs","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:group {\"layout\":{\"type\":\"flex\",\"flexWrap\":\"nowrap\"}} --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-group\"\u003e\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the v4.0 release, we've introduced five specific BeyondETFs products to address a range of devices, use cases and investing styles.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:group --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.beyondetfs.com/beyondetfs-pro-for-iphone/\" title=\"BeyondETFs Pro for iPhone\"\u003eBeyondETFs Pro for iPhone\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e - this app package, \u003ca href=\"https://bit.ly/BeyondETFs\"\u003edownloaded from the Apple App store \u003c/a\u003e incorporates the necessary functionality for BeyondETFs Pro - Scorecard, Buy, Sell.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Our Products"},{"content":" Brockmann \u0026amp; Company is my brother Wilfred and I (and a cheerful band of coworkers) striving to make the experience of investing easier and more profitable for you. This is not your usual fintech website. But, first of all, we're not your usual financial technology company. Most apps have a product that includes a mobile app. We started with the mobile app and continued to innovate there. We've decided that this is our brightest opportunity - and yours. We're bringing the 'future of investing' to your pocket. This site, though, is a more robust and personal story to the product and service that is the app for iOS and Android - BeyondETFs Pro.\nLess is more.\nWhen we first built our app and submitted it to the App store in 2017, we had no idea we could make such a positive impact on people's investing approach, to so many amazing users from around the world. Thank you. You are our inspiration. We hope you will continue to find value in our product and your investments.\nMore recently, we've greatly simplified the product with our latest release 4.0 for both iOS and Android. Reduced push notification spam to just those occasions where it really is necessary. Cleaned up the User Interface and made it context aware of where you've tapped and what you should be doing to take full advantage of the Brockmann Method. We've focused on just the fundamentals of what it takes to make the app live up to its promise and help you beat the Index. We think we've done it and can help even more folk than ever possible.\nFeedback welcome,\n","date":"September 13, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/sample-page/","section":"BeyondETFs","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:heading --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=/uploads/2024/09/brockmann.png width=250 align=left\u003e\u003ch2 align=left class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eBrockmann \u0026amp; Company is my brother Wilfred and I (and a cheerful band of coworkers) striving to make the experience of investing easier and more profitable for you. \u003c/h2\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","title":"About us"},{"content":" Information we collect. The information we collect when you use Brockmann \u0026amp; Company products and services falls into three categories.\nInformation you provide us. To use some of our products and services you need to have an account, and to create an account, you need to provide us certain information. Your payment information is necessary if you want to use many of our products and services.\nPersonal Accounts.\nIf you create an account, you must provide us with some information so that we can provide our services to you. This includes a username, a password, an email address and a phone number, a country, and third-party single sign-in information (if you choose this sign-in method).\nYou can create multiple accounts, for example, to conduct long term experiments or keep some activities separate.\nPayment Information.\nIn order to purchase a subscription, you will need to provide our app store partners - Apple and Google - payment information, including your credit or debit card number, card expiration date, CVV code, and billing address. Information that stays on the device.\nWhen you set your preferences using your settings, we collect that information so that we can respect your preferences. Similarly, your biometric information may be collected and used for safety or security purposes, but this information never leaves the device.\nInformation we collect when you use our products and services. When you use our services, we collect information about how you use our products and services. We use that information to provide you with products and services, to help keep BeyondETFs Pro more secure and respectful for everyone, and more relevant to you.\nHow we use information. Breaking down how we use the information we collect is not simple because of the way the systems that bring our services to you work. For example, the same piece of information may be used differently for different purposes to ultimately deliver a single service. We think it’s most useful to describe the five main ways we use information and if you have questions that are not answered, you can always contact us. Here we go:\nOperate, improve and personalize our services. We use the information we collect to provide and operate Brockmann \u0026amp; Company products and services. We also use the information we collect to improve and personalize our products and services so that you have a better experience. We may use the information we collect and publicly available information to help train our machine learning or artificial intelligence models for the purposes outlined in this policy.\nFoster safety and security. We use information we collect to provide for the safety and security of our users, our products, services, and your account. This includes verifying your identity, authenticating your account, and defending against fraud, unauthorized use, and illegal activity.\nMeasure, analyze and make our services better. We use the information we collect to measure and analyze the effectiveness of our products and services and to better understand how you use them in order to make them better.\nCommunicate with you about our services. We use the information we collect to communicate with you about our products and services, including about product updates and changes to our policies and terms. If you’re open to hearing from us, we may also send you marketing messages from time to time.\nResearch. We use information you share with us, or that we collect to conduct research, surveys, product testing, and troubleshooting to help us operate and improve our products and services.\nSharing Information. You should know the ways we share your information, why we share it, and how you can control it. There are five general ways we share your information.\nWhen required by law, to prevent harm, or in the public interest. We may preserve, use, share, or disclose your information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to:\ncomply with a law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; protect the safety of any person, protect the safety or integrity of our platform, including to help prevent spam, abuse, or malicious actors on our services; explain why we have removed content or accounts from our services (e.g., for a violation of Our Rules); address fraud, security, or technical issues; or protect our rights or property, or the rights or property of those who use our services. How long we keep information. We keep different types of information for different periods of time:\nWe keep your profile information and content for the duration of your account. We generally keep other personally identifiable data we collect when you use our products and services for a maximum of 24 months. Where you violate our Rules and your account is suspended, we may keep the identifiers you used to create the account (i.e., email address or phone number) indefinitely to prevent repeat policy offenders from creating new accounts. We may keep certain information longer than our policies specify in order to comply with legal requirements and for safety and security reasons. Take control. Access, Correction, Portability. You can access, correct, or modify the information you provided to us by editing your profile and adjusting your account settings.\nTo protect your privacy and maintain security, we take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to your personal information or complying with a deletion, portability, or other related request. We may, in certain situations, reject your request for access, correction, or portability, for example, we may reject access where you are unable to verify your identity.\nDeleting your Information. If you follow the delete account instructions within the app, your account will be deactivated and your data will be deleted. This is irreversible and permanent.\nSubmitting a request on behalf of another person. To submit a request related to access, modification, or deletion of your information, or someone else’s information if you are their authorized agent, you may also contact us. We may require you to provide additional information for verification.\nYour rights and ours. We provide our products and services to people all over the world and provide many of the same privacy tools and controls to all of our users regardless of where they live. However, your experience may be slightly different than users in other countries to ensure that Brockmann \u0026amp; Company respects local requirements.\nWe move your data to make our products work for you. Just as you use Brockmann \u0026amp; Company products and services to seamlessly participate in our products and services all over the world, we must move information across borders and to different countries around the world to support the safe and reliable service you depend on. For example, if you live in Europe and are recording a stock purchase, information has to move between your country and the United States to provide that experience – it’s what you expect from us.\nWe also use data centers and cloud providers.\nBrockmann \u0026amp; Company’s audience. Our services are not directed to children, and you may not use our services if you are under the age of 13. You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data in your country (in some countries we may allow your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf).\nChanges to this Privacy Policy. The most current version of this Privacy Policy governs our processing of your personal data and we may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time as needed.\nIf we do revise this Privacy Policy and make changes that are determined by us to be material, we will provide you notice and an opportunity to review the revised Privacy Policy before you continue to use our products and services.\nGeneral The Privacy Policy is written in English but may be made available in multiple languages through translations. In the case of any discrepancies or inconsistencies, the English language version of this Privacy Policy shall take precedence. You acknowledge that English shall be the language of reference for interpreting and constructing the terms of the Privacy Policy.\nApril 21, 2024\n","date":"September 13, 2024","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/privacy-policy/","section":"BeyondETFs","summary":"\u003c!-- wp:heading --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eInformation we collect.\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:heading --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe information we collect when you use Brockmann \u0026amp; Company products and services falls into three categories.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:heading --\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"\u003eInformation you provide us.\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- /wp:heading --\u003e\n\u003c!-- wp:paragraph --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo use some of our products and services you need to have an account, and to create an account, you need to provide us certain information. Your payment information is necessary if you want to use many of our products and services.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Privacy Policy"},{"content":"","date":"January 1, 0001","permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/archives/","section":"BeyondETFs","summary":"archives","title":"Archive"},{"content":"","date":null,"permalink":"https://beyondetfs.com/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags"}]