January 25, 20162Comments

Danger Zone: Suspended Ratings

We suspend our ratings on certain stocks when we feel the company's latest reported financials are no longer reliable or indicative of the risk/reward of the stock. For example, an announcement of an acquisition or spin-off means the current financial statements could change significantly.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 25, 20160Comments

The Best and Worst of the Utilities Sector 1Q16

The Utilities sector ranks last out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 1Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 25, 20160Comments

The Best and Worst of the Telecom Services Sector 1Q16

The Telecom Services sector ranks eighth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 1Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 22, 20160Comments

Don’t Get Snowed In By These Blizzard Stocks

Beyond the absurdity of basing investment decisions on a temporary weather event, these recommendations can be harmful to investors because they involve some stocks with very shaky fundamentals at a time when market volatility makes investing in strong businesses all the more important.

by Sam McBride

January 22, 20160Comments

David Trainer Details Netflix’s Overvaluation On CNBC

New Constructs CEO David Trainer appeared on CNBC International this week to explain just how overvalued Netflix (NFLX) has become.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 22, 20160Comments

The Best and Worst of the Materials Sector 1Q16

The Materials sector ranks fourth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 1Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 22, 20160Comments

The Best and Worst of the Information Technology Sector 1Q16

The Information Technology sector ranks third out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 1Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 22, 20160Comments

The Best and Worst of the Industrials Sector 1Q16

The Industrials sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 1Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 21, 20160Comments

David Trainer Discusses The Danger Zone “Lowlights” From 2015

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Danger Zone Lowlights 2015.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 20, 20160Comments

Netflix Thesis Remains Intact – Post 4Q15 Earnings

After the 4Q15 release and conference call, Netflix ($107.89/share) remains in the Danger Zone, and we are sticking with our Dangerous rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 20, 20160Comments

If ROIC Is So Great, Then Why Doesn’t Everyone Use It?

Why do investors, executives, and the financial media focus on reported earnings and other metrics such as EBITDA that ignore the balance sheet? Why aren’t executives around the world adopting ROIC in order to boost returns?

by Sam McBride

January 20, 20160Comments

The Best and Worst of the Health Care Sector 1Q16

The Health Care sector ranks sixth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 1Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 19, 20160Comments

4 Stocks That Are Ticking Time Bombs

While 2015 may have been good to these stocks, 2016 is already proving tough for investors holding these stocks. Each company has underlying issues that creates significant downside risk in 2016.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 19, 20160Comments

Danger Zone: Lowlights From 2015

While reviewing some of the most successful calls is important, it is of equal importance to analyze Danger Zone picks that went the opposite way we expected. This week we’re going over the “lowlights” of Danger Zone 2015.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 19, 20160Comments

Netflix Update – Pre 4Q15 Earnings

As Netflix (NFLX: $104/share) readies to report earnings the afternoon of January 19, 2016, we’d like to take a look at what we know, what we expect, and review just how overvalued NFLX remains.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 18, 20160Comments

Investment Analyst Virtual Meeting With David Trainer

Interested in joining New Constructs? We are currently hiring for our Investment Analyst position.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 18, 20160Comments

“Qlik’s Waning Value” – Barron’s

This past weekend, Barron’s magazine featured our research for the first time in 2016 and 17th time since 2014. This time, Barron’s featured research from our recent Danger Zone report on Qlik Technologies (QLIK).

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 15, 20160Comments

David Trainer Discusses The Danger Zone Highlights From 2015

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Danger Zone Highlights 2015

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 15, 20160Comments

10 Stocks To Get You Through A Bear Market

We’ve put together a list of ten stocks that could continue to earn strong returns even if the market turns bearish. These stocks have three things in common

by Sam McBride

January 14, 20160Comments

True Value Investing Still Works

Investors looking for value need to take a holistic approach that measures a company’s ability to deliver economic earnings to investors and quantifies the expectations for future cash flows embedded in its current stock price.

by Sam McBride

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