With nothing changing in the markets today and needing to wait another day, at least, to get a feel for the next move I wanted to talk about something different tonight--our trading programs we've made available to you.

I'm guessing that many of you either haven't seen them or don't understand what they are and how they work. Am I right?

In short these programs are "turn key" mechanical trading programs utilizing Rydex mutual funds. By "turn key" I mean that these are (very) actively traded programs that requires no input from you other than opening the account and funding it. Once that's done you simply establish your login with Rydex Funds and watch the trading unfold.

These programs are excellent diversification vehicles to almost anyones portfolio. Most are "absolute return" meaning they attempt to achieve a positive return each year regardless of market conditions. Most go long and short. If you're reading this I assume you know what that means.

The results have been solid if not impressive. I'm posting some of the results below, but what I'd really like for you to do is to go back to my main website page (the link is just to the left of this entry) and click on the "Investment Strategies" tab. That will give you access to better information. It's a painless process to enroll if you choose. Just hit the "Open an Account" button from the Investment Strategies page and follow the steps.

Look at these programs closely. If you believe trading is the only way to go in this environment but are frustrated and worn out, this may be for you. If you have a portfolio that you'd like to add some diversification to, this is definitely for you. Let me know what you think.

Select Advisors Portfolio Update

Performance as of  January 30, 2009 Inception Date January 2009 YTD 2009 Annualized Return Download Fact Sheet 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since Inception  Benchmarks  S&P 500 Index Jan-1997  -8.43% -8.43% -38.77% -11.85% -4.36% 2.57%    Alternative Investment Strategies  Conservative (formerly  Select Dynamic) Jul-2003 1.75% 1.75% 17.82% 8.05% 8.12% 8.18% Fact Sheet  Moderate Apr-2005 2.72% 2.72% 20.13% 16.04% NA 13.08% Fact Sheet  Moderate Plus Jun-2003 1.69% 1.69% 26.16% 15.61% 14.79% 16.24% Fact Sheet  Aggressive Apr-2005 0.82% 0.82% 9.97% -5.67% NA -4.31% Fact Sheet  Sector Rotation Strategies  Hybrid Sector Rotation Jun-2005 1.11% 1.11% 4.05% -0.17% NA 4.25% Fact Sheet