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David Trainer, Founder & CEO

David Trainer, Founder & CEO

David Trainer, Found & CEO of New Constructs

Fortune Features Zombie Stocks
January 9, 20250Comments

Whose Numbers Can You Trust?

What should you do if you can’t be confident that your research on a stock in your portfolio is 100% reliable?
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
January 8, 20250Comments

New Year’s Resolutions That Work

Our superior fundamental research gives investors an edge (you cannot get anywhere else) in any market.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
December 26, 20240Comments

A Day for Rest and Gratitude

We want to share with you what one of our clients said about trusting us.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
December 25, 20240Comments

A Christmas Gift To You and To Us

We want to share this recent client testimonial because it (1) can help you see the unique value in our research and (2) makes us feel great.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
December 4, 20240Comments

Hope Is Not a (Micro) Strategy

Reporters from the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg calling me to ask about Michael Saylor’s bitcoin strategy is a sign that the markets are not entirely lost to speculative fervor.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
November 7, 20240Comments

Beware of AI Fakes

Some companies will do anything to boost their stock price, including trying to link themselves to a hot theme regardless of whether that link has merit.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
November 1, 20240Comments

AI Is Not Magic. What Can You Trust?

I get real about AI and what makes it work - like really work, not the smoke and mirrors you see from most AI.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
October 29, 20240Comments

Introducing the Bloomberg New Constructs Ratings VA-1 Index

This index tracks the stocks in the Bloomberg 1000 Index that get our Very Attractive Rating.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
October 29, 20240Comments

Introducing the Bloomberg New Constructs 500 Index

This index takes the top 500 stocks by market cap and tilts toward the companies with high Earnings Capture, based on our proprietary Core Earnings data.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
September 19, 20240Comments

Why Truth Matters

I am not only going to show you how companies try to hide the truth from investors, but I am also going to show you how to turn the tables on them.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
September 4, 20240Comments

My Secret Weapon for Calling the Top in NVDA

I am going to show you my secret weapon for calling the top in the most important stock in the market.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 13, 20240Comments

Humility Matters, Too

Can you put a price on honesty? Can you put a price on humility? I think humility is absolutely essential to being a successful investor and analyst.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Core Earnings
August 9, 20240Comments

Our ROIC Research Versus Competitors Part II: Big Differences vs FactSet

Another real-time opportunity to compare our return on invested capital (ROIC) research to FactSet.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 6, 20240Comments

Valuation Doesn’t Matter…Until It Does

You've seen this Wall Street movie before. The question is: how many more times do you need to see it before you stop falling for it?
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 24, 20240Comments

Fake News Is Cheap for a Reason

Wall Street might be the OG of fake news. You deserve better, and I am going to show you how to get it.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 18, 20240Comments

The Trump Trade No One Is Talking About

The Trump Trade that no one else is talking about sees the market losing the liquidity boost that’s driven it up so much the last several years.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 16, 20240Comments

Our ROIC Research Versus Morningstar’s: Big Differences

This report highlights a rare opportunity to compare our research to a competitor’s and show how our research provides our clients with insights.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 9, 20240Comments

Fake Numbers, An Old Wall Street Trick that Still Works

Among the many unsettling practices I saw back then, the worst was the two sets of earnings estimates.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 28, 20240Comments

Time to get out the popcorn…Not

Whoever wins the White House, the song remains the same at New Constructs: diligence matters.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 18, 20240Comments

Not Buying Tom Brady’s HOF Speech

I like to believe in a world based on reciprocity and karma: you get what you deserve; what goes around comes around.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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