May 26, 20150Comments

Why One Investment Style Falls Below the Rest

This week, ETFs and mutual funds in the Small Cap Blend investment style are in the Danger Zone. The Small Cap Blend style ranks last out of the 12 styles as detailed in our 2Q15 Style Ratings report.

by Andre Rouillard

May 22, 20150Comments

Weekly Webinar 5/21: The Difference Between Growth and Value Investing

In this webinar, CEO David Trainer explains the difference between "growth" and "value" investing, and what you should be thinking about when you create your portfolio.

by Andre Rouillard

May 19, 20150Comments

David Trainer Explains How We Find the Best Stocks for Our Clients

In this extended podcast, CEO David Trainer will be talking about the process and ideas behind how we find the best stocks for our Most Attractive Stocks list.

by Andre Rouillard

May 18, 20150Comments

Why You Can’t Judge a Fund by its Cover

This week we’re putting RidgeWorth Mid Cap Value Fund (SAMVX), which has $4.6 billion in assets under management, in the Danger Zone for the number of ways in which it misleads investors.

by Andre Rouillard

May 18, 20150Comments

The Components of the Best Stock Ratings

In this extended podcast, Investment Analyst André Rouillard and CEO David Trainer will be talking about the two components of the best stock ratings.

by Andre Rouillard

May 15, 20151Comments

Weekly Webinar 5/14: What Makes New Constructs’ Research Different

In this webinar, CEO David Trainer compares stock reports by Morningstar, Zacks, and Capital IQ to our stock reports.

by Andre Rouillard

May 14, 20154Comments

Here’s Proof That Wall Street Equity Research is Not Reliable

In this podcast, CEO David Trainer discusses how a recent headline provides an example of why you shouldn't rely on sell-side Wall Street research to make good stock picks.

by Andre Rouillard

May 7, 20150Comments

How to Pick Good Stocks Using New Constructs Tools

In this podcast, we'll walk you through how to pick good stocks using our website tools.

by Andre Rouillard

May 4, 20150Comments

Don’t Bet on Rising Auto Sales With This Stock

Investors may be tempted to follow in Buffett’s footsteps by making a similar bet on the United States’ rebounding auto sales and low gas prices — but we don’t think the famous “rising tide lifts all boats” analogy applies here.

by Andre Rouillard

April 30, 20150Comments

Why We Put Briggs and Stratton in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: engine-maker Briggs and Stratton (BGG).

by Andre Rouillard

April 29, 20150Comments

“athenahealth Remains Richly Valued” – Barron’s

This past weekend, Barron’s magazine featured our research for the third time in 2015.

by Andre Rouillard

April 27, 20151Comments

How Can an Industry’s Leading Company Also Be Its Worst Stock?

While investors have been busy paying attention to this company’s EPS, they have been ignoring two realities: that this company has become significantly less profitable as its stock price has risen, and that the company’s management team has failed consistently on several counts.

by Andre Rouillard

April 24, 20150Comments

Why You Should Watch Our Weekly Webinars

In this podcast, David Trainer will explain what we'll be talking about in these webinars and how you can benefit.

by Andre Rouillard

April 24, 20150Comments

Weekly Webinar 4/23: How to Use Our Stock Ratings Part 1

In case you missed it, or in case you wanted to watch it again, here is our live webinar from this week.

by Andre Rouillard

April 23, 20150Comments

Why Our Education Section Could Change Your Investment Process

If you haven't noticed, we recently added an "Education" section to our website, accessible via the tab at the top of this and every page. In this tab, you'll find almost all of the metrics and theory behind our research

by Andre Rouillard

April 22, 20150Comments

Why We’re Cautious About the Energy Sector

The Energy sector ranks dead last out of all 10 sectors in our most recent 2Q15 sector ratings report. This is because 67% of Energy ETFs and mutual funds earn our Dangerous or Very Dangerous ratings.

by Andre Rouillard

April 21, 20150Comments

Take a Serious Look at These Consumer Staples Stocks

2Q15 Sector Analysis The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Very Attractive

by Andre Rouillard

April 20, 20151Comments

What’s Wrong With Energy Sector Funds?

While energy prices look to have bottomed out at this point and it may be tempting to bet on a broad turnaround in the sector, the funds in the Energy sector simply do not provide compelling investments.

by Andre Rouillard

April 16, 20150Comments

Weekly Webinar 4/16: How to Pick Good Stocks

This webinar provided insight into the process of finding quality stocks using the tools provided to New Constructs members. We highlighted the power of our system

by Andre Rouillard

April 13, 20150Comments

This Cloud Stock’s Bubble Could be About to Pop

It’s hard to short cloud stocks in this environment, and we’ve been burned before. However, there are a few tailwinds that this stock has been benefitting from that have disappeared, making this stock’s short prospects even better.

by Andre Rouillard

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