In response to feedback, we are making two changes to the names of our ratings. These changes in language have no impact on our underlying stock or ETF & mutual fund rating methodologies.
The best performing stock in last month’s portfolio was Insteel Industries (IIIN), which was up 5%. Get a free look at a new stocks on July's Model Portfolio.
At the beginning of the third quarter of 2017, no styles earn an Attractive-or-better rating. Our style ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each style.
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 third quarter of 2017.
This firm’s questionable acquisition strategy has resulted in a ballooning balance sheet that diminishes the capacity to create shareholder value by improving return on invested capital (ROIC). Further, the profit growth expectations embedded in the stock price have moved beyond what the company can reasonably be expected to achieve.
Robo-advisors and Robo-Analysts are both important to enabling wealth management firms to cut costs without sacrificing quality of advice, but the importance of a Robo-Analyst to enhance the quality of investment advice shouldn’t be underestimated.
When the investment process makes no effort to differentiate winners from losers, there is no diligence, no intelligent capital allocation, and, eventually, no efficient market.
CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Fund.
The Utilities sector ranks fifth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
The Telecom Services sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.
The Materials sector ranks seventh out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
The Information Technology sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.