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David Trainer, Founder & CEO

David Trainer, Founder & CEO

David Trainer, Found & CEO of New Constructs

New Constructs
May 15, 20130Comments

CNBC Live Interview: Why AAPL Is Worth $240

My interview on CNBC this morning discussing my analysis of Apple Inc. (AAPL) can be seen here.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 14, 201375Comments

Danger Zone 5/13/2013: Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Too many investors are looking at AAPL through the rear view mirror and assume that its sky-high profits and return on invested capital (ROIC) are sustainable. As I detail in my CNBC interview, Apple is not cheap and investors should not underestimate the impact of losing Steve Jobs.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 14, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: Mid-cap Value Style

The Mid-cap Value style ranks ninth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 12 ETFs and 189 mutual funds in the Mid-cap Value style as of May 3, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 13, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: Mid-cap Growth Style

The Mid-cap Growth style ranks eighth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 10 ETFs and 370 mutual funds in the Mid-cap Growth style as of May 2, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 13, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: Mid-cap Blend Style

The Mid-cap Blend style ranks seventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 17 ETFs and 307 mutual funds in the Mid-cap Blend style as of May 2, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 10, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: All-cap Value Style

The All-cap Value style ranks sixth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 2 ETFs and 271 mutual funds in the All-cap Value style as of May 2, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 9, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: All-cap Growth Style

The All-cap Growth style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 2 ETFs and 466 mutual funds in the All-cap Growth style as of May 2, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 9, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: Large-cap Growth Style

The Large-cap Growth style ranks fourth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 23 ETFs and 717 mutual funds in the Large-cap Growth style as of May 2, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 8, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Blend Style (May 2013)

The All-cap Blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 35 ETFs and 708 mutual funds in the All-cap Blend style as of May 1, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
May 8, 20130Comments

May’s Most DANGEROUS Stocks Available to the Public

New Constructs released May’s Most Dangerous Stocks report to the public today. All Most Dangerous Stocks reports published in January or earlier are now free. Access here. The Dangerous Stocks (+2.8%) rose less than the
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
May 8, 20132Comments

May’s Most Attractive Stocks Available to the Public Today

New Constructs released May’s Most Attractive Stocks report to the public today.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 7, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: Large-cap Value Style

The Large-cap Value style ranks second out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 41 ETFs and 772 mutual funds in the Large-cap Value style as of May 1, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 6, 20130Comments

Danger Zone 5/6/2013: Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW)

Schwab (SCHW) is in the Danger Zone this week. It also gets my Very Dangerous ratings and is on May's Most Dangerous stocks list.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
May 2, 20130Comments

May’s Most DANGEROUS Stocks Available to Subscribers Today

Paying customers can access May's 40 Most Dangerous Stocks as of midnight last night.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
May 2, 20130Comments

May’s Most Attractive Stocks Available to Subscribers Today

Paying customers can access May’s 40 Most Attractive Stocks as of midnight last night.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 2, 20131Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds May 2013: Large-cap Blend Style

The Large-cap Blend style ranks first out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 33 ETFs and 989 mutual funds in the Large-cap Blend style as of April 26, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 1, 20130Comments

Rating Breakdown: Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Style (May 2013)

This report identifies the “best” ETFs and mutual funds based on the quality of their holdings and their costs.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 1, 20130Comments

2Q13 Investment Style Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds

No fund style earns better than a Neutral rating at the beginning of the second quarter of 2013. My style ratings are based on the aggregation of my fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each style.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 1, 20130Comments

2Q Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds—by Sector—Recap

This article provides quick access to all our 2Q reports on sector funds.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
May 1, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds April 2013: Financials Sector

The Financials sector ranks last out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 43 ETFs and 232 mutual funds in the Financials sector as of April 24, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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