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New season, new issue of SMI

As summer officially gives way to fall, we're rolling out the October 2010 edition of the Sound Mind Investing newsletter. It's now live online — and, even if you're not yet an SMI subscriber, you can still access our October cover story and a few other goodies (just use the links below).

The cover story focuses on the always appealing idea of market timing: be invested when the market is rising; be out of the market when it is falling. Appealing, yes, but extremely difficult to pull off consistently — and the process is emotionally gut-wrenching.

In The Realities of Market Timing, SMI founder and publisher Austin Pryor discusses the ins and outs of timing — and explains why avoiding a timing approach is likely to be more profitable for most investors over the long haul.

Also free this month: Finding the Right Prescription: How to Save on Medications — with tips on comparison shopping for prescription medicines.

And in Don't Confuse "Yield" with "Total Return," we explain why two savings vehicles can have the same yield, yet end up with returns that are quite different.

Rounding out our October issue are these subscriber-only articles:

• "Are Stocks A Bargain Right Now?" (on why the experts don't agree);
• "The Impact of the Election Cycle on Annual Seasonality" (history shows there's likely to be good news for investors in the months ahead);
• "Health Savings Accounts: A Primer" (what you need to know if your employer is offering HSA arrangement starting in 2011).

In addition to the kind of encouraging and informative articles described above, the SMI newsletter offers guidance on how to implement our performance-producing and time-tested investing strategies. Plus SMI web members gain access to online tools such as our 401(k) Fund Tracker.

Not yet an SMI print subscriber or web member? Today's a great day to sign up! If you become a web member, you'll gain instant access to the October 2010 issue, plus back issues all the way back to January 2007.

What are you waiting for?

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