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David Trainer, Founder & CEO

David Trainer, Founder & CEO

David Trainer, Found & CEO of New Constructs

August 25, 20140Comments

Consumer Discretionary Sector

The Consumer Discretionary sector ranks fourth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 25, 20140Comments

Why Investors Need Independent Fund Research

Investors deserve an alternative to subjective and backward-looking ratings. They deserve analysis of a fund’s holdings, not just its past performance. Investors deserve real diligence, because diligence pays.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 21, 20140Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style Mutual Funds

Picking from the multitude of style mutual funds is a daunting task.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 20, 20140Comments

How to Avoid the Worst Sector Mutual Funds

Picking from the multitude of sector mutual funds is a daunting task.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 19, 20140Comments

3 Reasons Why Amazon’s “Cash Flow” Is A Trap

As a follow up to our Danger Zone article on May 20th, 2013, we review the "cash flow" thesis proffered by Jeff Bezos and Amazon (AMZN) bulls.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 18, 20140Comments

How to Find The Best Style Mutual Funds

Finding the best mutual funds is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 18, 20140Comments

Closing Out Our PetSmart Long Call

Jana Partners filed a document with the SEC on Monday claiming to have received anonymous information that PetSmart (PETM) has been attempting to hide poor results from investors.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 18, 20140Comments

How to Find the Best Sector Mutual Funds

Finding the best mutual funds is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 18, 20140Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs

Picking from the multitude of style ETFs is a daunting task.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 18, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: Price to Earnings Ratios

The vast majority of evidence suggests that P/E ratios are an unreliable way to measure the true value of stocks.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 15, 20140Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Sector ETFs

Picking from the multitude of sector ETFs is a daunting task.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 14, 20141Comments

Danger Zone: Newell Rubbermaid (NWL)

Investors seem to be under the mistaken conclusion that this is a safe value stock since it sells durable consumer goods, but that does not appear to be the case. NWL is a dangerous, overvalued stock that investors should avoid.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 11, 20140Comments

New Stocks Make Most Attractive/Dangerous Lists For August

Our Most Attractive and Most Dangerous stocks for August were made available to the public at midnight on Monday.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 11, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: Small Cap Blend Investors

All of the small cap styles earn our Dangerous rating, but Small Cap Blend Investors land in the Danger Zone due to the disproportionately large allocation to the worst funds in the style.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
August 8, 20140Comments

Models: Financials & Metrics – ESOs

This video explains our ESO page within our stock valuation models.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 8, 20140Comments

How To Find the Best Sector ETFs

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
August 8, 20140Comments

Models: Charts

This video will show you how to generate charts using our dynamic charting tool.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 7, 20140Comments

Cheap Funds Dupe Investors – 3Q2014

Investors are good at picking cheap funds. We want them to be better at picking funds with good stocks. Both are required to maximize success.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 7, 20140Comments

3Q Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds — By Style — Recap

Each quarter, we provide the most comprehensive review of equity ETFs and mutual funds available.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 6, 20140Comments

Small Cap Blend Style

The Small Cap Blend style ranks eleventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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