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Featured Stocks in MAMD Portfolios
January 16, 20200Comments

Featured Stocks in January’s Most Attractive/Most Dangerous Model Portfolios

See two of the featured stocks from this month’s model portfolios.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
Sector Ratings Recap
January 16, 20200Comments

1Q20 Sector Ratings Recap

At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each sector from best to worst with our Sector Ratings Report. The following is our analysis of each sector for the first quarter of 2020.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Core v. GAAP Abridged
January 16, 20200Comments

Getting Core Earnings Right

Though most investors take for granted that corporate managers fudge their earnings, there’s never been any empirical data and evidence to prove it – until now.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Long Idea
January 15, 20200Comments

3 Outperforming Long Ideas with More Room to Run

We're looking at picks that outperformed last year, each of which we remain bullish on heading into 2020.
by Sam McBride
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Utilities Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Utilities sector ranks tenth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Unattractive rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Telecom Services Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Telecom Services sector ranks first out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Very Attractive rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Technology Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Technology sector ranks eighth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Real Estate Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Real Estate sector ranks eleventh out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Very Unattractive rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Industrials Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Industrials sector ranks ninth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Unattractive rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Healthcare Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Healthcare sector ranks sixth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Financials Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Financials sector ranks third out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Energy Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Energy sector ranks fourth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Consumer Non-cyclicals Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Consumer Non-cyclicals sector ranks second out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Consumer Cyclicals Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Consumer Cyclicals sector ranks fifth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Best & Worst Sector Funds
January 15, 20200Comments

Basic Materials Sector 1Q20: Best and Worst

The Basic Materials sector ranks seventh out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q20 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
January 15, 20200Comments

On Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep to Reveal Earnings Distortion Scores for Three Large Cap Stocks

We joined Benzinga's PreMarket Prep on January 15, 2020 to discuss earnings distortion and its impact on reported earnings.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Model Portfolio
January 15, 20200Comments

Exec Comp Aligned with ROIC Model Portfolio: January 2020

Platinum Members and higher can access January's Executive Compensation Aligned With ROIC Model Portfolio as of Wednesday, January 15.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
January 14, 20200Comments

Position Close Update: Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC)

The recent decline in profitability means KLIC now earns our Neutral rating, so we are closing this position.
by Sam McBride
Economic Earnings vs. GAAP Earnings
January 13, 20200Comments

How We Calculate Earnings Distortion Scores

Our Earnings Distortion Scores empower investors to combat management efforts to obfuscate financial performance.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
January 13, 20200Comments

Core Earnings & Earnings Distortion: Explanation & Examples

Our “novel dataset” of footnotes disclosures enables analysts to strip out the unusual items that distort core earnings measures from traditional sources.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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