October 26, 20150Comments

Danger Zone: Jarden Corporation (JAH)

What happens when executives are compensated based on “adjusted EPS?” They will run the business for the sole purpose of increasing EPS regardless of the effect on shareholders. This week’s Danger Zone stock, Jarden Corporation (JAH) is executing a roll-up scheme that lines the pockets of insiders and Wall Street banks while destroying shareholder value.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 22, 20150Comments

Long Idea: Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)

In the search for safe investments in today’s volatile markets, investors should focus on companies that have a history of creating shareholder value, the ability to earn quality returns on capital, and an undervalued stock. This week’s Long Idea, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) not only fits the description of a safe investment, but its shares are also greatly undervalued.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 22, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Mid Cap Blend Style 4Q15

The Mid Cap Blend style ranks eighth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in our 4Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Mid Cap Blend style ranked ninth. It gets our Dangerous rating

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 22, 20150Comments

David Trainer On Why Saratoga Financial Services Fund Is 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 past week: Saratoga Financial Services Portfolio Fund.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 19, 20150Comments

Danger Zone: Saratoga Advantage Trust: Financial Services Portfolio

This week, Saratoga Advantage Trust: Financial Services Portfolio funds are in the Danger Zone due to charging egregiously high fees while closet indexing.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 19, 20150Comments

“Proofpoint Needs Profits” – Barron’s

This past weekend, Barron’s magazine featured our research for the seventh time in 2015 and 16th time since 2014. This time, Barron’s featured research from our recent Danger Zone stock, Proofpoint (PFPT)

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 16, 20150Comments

How Overvalued Is Netflix After 3Q15 Earnings?

New Constructs CEO David Trainer appeared on CNBC's Closing Bell Thursday afternoon to talk about the the issues facing Netflix in light of its disappointing 3Q15 earnings and quantify just how overvalued shares have become.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 15, 20151Comments

Netflix Earnings Miss: One Of Many To Come

So what happens when that subscriber growth disappoints? NFLX shares face a stark reality in which the business operations aren’t justifying the current share price, far from it actually. We’ll detail some of the issues facing Netflix below.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 15, 20150Comments

David Trainer Explains Why Proofpoint Is 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 past week: Proofpoint (PFPT).

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 14, 20150Comments

Buy The Dip: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)

In late August, we wrote that Wal-Mart shares were a bargain and today’s overreaction to management’s guidance presents an even better buying opportunity.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 12, 20152Comments

Danger Zone: Proofpoint Inc. (PFPT)

As hacks or data breaches seem to occur almost daily, the cyber security sector is receiving significant attention across the globe. When we focus on fundamentals and cut through the “sector theme” noise, we find some weak links in the cyber security industry. This week's Danger Zone is one of those weak links.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 12, 20150Comments

New Constructs Strategies Outperform Again in 3Q15

Especially when it came to long/short strategies through 3Q15, we delivered stock picks that, by and large, outperformed their benchmarks and major indexes for our subscribers

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 9, 20150Comments

4Q15 Sector Ratings Recap

At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each sector from best to worst with our Sector Ratings Report. These rankings are forward looking and are indicative of how each sector should perform going forward. The following is a recap of out analysis of each sector for the fourth quarter of 2015.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 9, 20150Comments

David Trainer On How To Get The Truth About Valuation

In this extended podcast, CEO David Trainer, will discuss the challenges of investing, break down the process on how to make money in the market, and go into detail about some recent examples such as General Motors (GM).

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 9, 20151Comments

How To Get The Truth About Valuation Webinar 10/8

In case you missed it, or in case you wanted to watch it again, here is our live webinar from this week. In this webinar, David Trainer, will discuss the challenges of investing, break down the process on how to make money in the market, and go into detail about some recent examples such as General Motors (GM).

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 8, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Why Marketo Is 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 past week: Marketo (MKTO).

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 7, 20152Comments

Long Idea: Qualcomm (QCOM)

Much like our recent Long Idea on General Motors (GM), this week’s long idea is a company that has excellent fundamentals but poor technicals. Long-term investors should be licking their chops as this stock offers a 9% yield (dividend plus share buybacks) in addition to meaningful capital appreciation potential. This week’s Long Idea is Qualcomm Inc.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 6, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Industrials Sector 4Q15

The Industrials sector ranks third out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Industrials sector ranked third as well. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 6, 20150Comments

We Can’t Let Carl Icahn Take All The Credit

Long before Carl Icahn piped up, we have pointed to many overvalued stocks with misleading earnings. See the Danger Zone section of our site for more warnings.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 5, 20150Comments

How To Get The Truth About Valuation

How does one make money in the market? The answer to this question depends on whether you are a speculator or an investor. If you are an investor, we may be a good fit for your research process.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

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