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title: "April 2014"
url: https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/
description: "Archived Accuvest Global Advisors entries published in April 2014."
published: 2014-04-25
updated: 2014-04-25
---

# April 2014

Published 2014-04-25

10 entries · April 4, 2014 to April 25, 2014

## [Accuvest Weekly Chartbook – April 25, 2014](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/25/accuvest-weekly-chartbook-april-25-2014/)

April 25, 2014 · by [James C](https://accuvestblog.com/author/agajcalhoun/) · Filed under [Weekly Chart Book](https://accuvestblog.com/category/weekly-chart-book/)

Please use the link below to access the Weekly Chartbook. Best Regards, James disclosure: The opinions expressed in this Weekly Chart Book report are those of the author. The materials and commentary are strictly informational and should be used for…

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AGA Weekly Chartbook 4.25.2014

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## [Europe Pt. 2: The Smart Beta Portfolio](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/24/europe-the-smart-beta-portfolio/)

April 24, 2014 · by [James C](https://accuvestblog.com/author/agajcalhoun/) · Filed under [Big Picture View](https://accuvestblog.com/category/big-picture-view/)

In our last post we discussed the attractiveness of European equities in aggregate, and assessed the pros and cons of implementing this regional investment theme with a market capitalization weighted ETF (VGK – Vanguard). It was our conclusion that the…

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## [Europe: Market Capitalization vs. Smart Beta](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/23/europe-market-capitalization-smart-beta/)

April 23, 2014 · by [James C](https://accuvestblog.com/author/agajcalhoun/) · Filed under [Big Picture View](https://accuvestblog.com/category/big-picture-view/)

A bullish investor consensus for European equities appears to be building. More and more, we are hearing and reading that European equities are attractive and undervalued. It may be the right time for greater exposure to developed international equities, and…

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## [Accuvest Weekly Chartbook – April 17, 2014](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/17/accuvest-weekly-chartbook-april-17-2014/)

April 17, 2014 · by [James C](https://accuvestblog.com/author/agajcalhoun/) · Filed under [Weekly Chart Book](https://accuvestblog.com/category/weekly-chart-book/)

Please use the link below to access the Weekly Chartbook. Best Regards, James disclosure: The opinions expressed in this Weekly Chart Book report are those of the author. The materials and commentary are strictly informational and should be used for…

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AGA Weekly Chartbook 4.17.2014

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## [Israel: Under the Radar](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/16/israel-under-the-radar/)

April 16, 2014 · by [Brad J](https://accuvestblog.com/author/agabradjensen/) · Filed under [Highlights](https://accuvestblog.com/category/highlights/)

In recent travels and presentations, I was asked frequently about Israel. How is it that the Israeli market is #2 in our country ranking methodology? It seems as though the country is off the radar screen of most investors, so…

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## [Quality Factor Goes Global](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/14/quality-factor-goes-global/)

April 14, 2014 · by [David G](https://accuvestblog.com/author/agadavidgarff/) · Filed under [Highlights](https://accuvestblog.com/category/highlights/)

Global multi-factor investing is a passion of ours, and as such, we like to pay attention to what others are writing on the subject. In a recent blog post on ETF.com, Larry Swedroe provided a nice summary of a couple…

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## [Accuvest Weekly Chartbook – April 11, 2014](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/11/accuvest-weekly-chartbook-april-11-2014/)

April 11, 2014 · by [James C](https://accuvestblog.com/author/agajcalhoun/) · Filed under [Weekly Chart Book](https://accuvestblog.com/category/weekly-chart-book/)

Please use the link below to access the Weekly Chartbook. Best Regards, James disclosure: The opinions expressed in this Weekly Chart Book report are those of the author. The materials and commentary are strictly informational and should be used for…

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AGA Weekly Chartbook 4.11.2014

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## [U.S. Financials: Investment Theme Update](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/11/u-s-financials-investment-theme-update/)

April 11, 2014 · by [James C](https://accuvestblog.com/author/agajcalhoun/) · Filed under [Highlights](https://accuvestblog.com/category/highlights/)

In an effort to update you on the Accuvest “U.S. Banking &amp; Financial Services” investment theme, we have restated the core tenants of our positive outlook in 3 points below. In addition to monitoring these primary drivers, we are interested…

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## [April 2014 Country Rankings](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/08/april-2014-country-rankings/)

April 8, 2014 · by [David A](https://accuvestblog.com/author/accuvestblog/) · Filed under [Monthly Portfolio Notes](https://accuvestblog.com/category/monthly-portfolio-notes/)

This month, some emerging markets had a strong performance while the three largest constituents in the MSCI ACWI Index stalled. Latin America, which was down -20.82% over the last 12 months, had a great month up 8.82%. While some European…

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April Country Portfolio Notes

country-portfolio-notes-4-2014.pdf

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## [Accuvest Weekly Chartbook – April 4, 2014](https://accuvestblog.com/2014/04/04/accuvest-weekly-chartbook-april-4-2014/)

April 4, 2014 · by [James C](https://accuvestblog.com/author/agajcalhoun/) · Filed under [Weekly Chart Book](https://accuvestblog.com/category/weekly-chart-book/)

Please use the link below to access the Weekly Chartbook. Best Regards, James disclosure: The opinions expressed in this Weekly Chart Book report are those of the author. The materials and commentary are strictly informational and should be used for…

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AGA Weekly Chartbook 4.4.2014

aga-weekly-chartbook-4-4-2014.pdf

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