July 20, 20150Comments

The Small Cap Style is No Place to Be

We’ve previously put the Small Cap Blend style in the Danger Zone, and the time has come to take a look at the entire Small Cap style.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 20, 20150Comments

3Q15 Style Ratings Recap

At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each style from best to worst with our Style Ratings Report. These rankings are forward looking and are indicative of how each style should perform going forward. The following is our analysis of each style for the third quarter of 2015.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 20, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Small Cap Value Style

The Small Cap Value style ranks tenth out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.

by Max Lee

July 20, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Small Cap Growth Style

The Small Cap Growth style ranks eleventh out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.

by Max Lee

July 20, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Small Cap Blend Style

The Small Cap Blend style ranks last out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.

by Max Lee

July 20, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Mid Cap Value Style

The Mid Cap Value style ranks seventh out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Max Lee

July 16, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Recent Danger Zone Stock Speedway Motorsports

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Speedway Motorsports (TRK).

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 16, 20152Comments

A Quality Business in a Profitable Industry

We’ve long held the insurance industry in high regards due to its inclination toward consistent profit growth. Nonetheless, it is still up to the merits of individual companies to carve out their own place within the insurance realm.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 16, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Mid Cap Growth Style

The Mid Cap Growth style ranks eighth out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Max Lee

July 15, 20150Comments

Pension Plan Assumptions: How Companies Hide Liabilities and Overstate Earnings

In this special report, we lay out the 10 companies with the most underfunded pensions along with the 10 companies using unrealistic expected return and discount rate assumptions.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 15, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Mid Cap Blend Style

The Mid Cap Blend style ranks ninth out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.

by Max Lee

July 15, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Large Cap Value Style

The Large Cap Value style ranks first out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 15, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Large Cap Growth Style

The Large Cap Growth style ranks fourth out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Max Lee

July 14, 20150Comments

New Stocks on Most Attractive and Most Dangerous Lists: July 2015

Our Most Attractive Stocks (0.2%) outperformed the S&P 500 (-2.4%) last month. Our Most Dangerous Stocks (-0.2%) underperformed the S&P 500 (-2.4%) last month.

by Max Lee

July 14, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Large Cap Blend Style

The Large Cap Blend style ranks second out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 14, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the All Cap Value Style

The All Cap Value style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Max Lee

July 14, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the All Cap Growth Style

The All Cap Growth style ranks sixth out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 14, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the All Cap Blend Style

The All Cap Blend style ranks third out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Max Lee

July 14, 20150Comments

3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs & Mutual Funds

At the beginning of the third quarter of 2015, only the Large Cap Value and Large Cap Blend 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.

by Max Lee

July 13, 20150Comments

Speedway Motorsports is Stuck in Reverse

As the owner and operator of eight racing facilities, Speedway Motorsports' (TRK) business is heavily tied to the popularity of racing, particularly NASCAR. Shrinking revenues, large fixed costs, and an overall decline in NASCAR attendance have Speedway Motorsports crashing into the Danger Zone this week.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

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