September 24, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses The Problems With Snyder’s-Lance

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Snyder's-Lance (LNCE)

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 24, 20152Comments

3 Ways Accounting Tricks Can Crash Your Portfolio

Buried in the footnotes and MD&A, you can find where reported expenses understate true costs, red flags for earnings manipulation and significant differences that need to be reconciled when comparing companies. If you want to understand the underlying economics of the company’s business, you have to understand its accounting policies.

by Sam McBride

September 21, 20150Comments

Finding Safe Harbors In Market Storms

CEO David Trainer, a Wall Street veteran, will discuss the state of the market, what makes a safe investment, and how New Constructs finds such safe harbors for our clients. The webinar will be held live on September 24th at 4pm EST.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 21, 20150Comments

Healthy Food Won’t Make Snyder’s-Lance A Healthy Business

Companies often use hollow acquisition-driven growth to mask deterioration in the underlying business, i.e. efficiency. This week’s Danger Zone stock fits this description to a tee. Add in extremely high profit growth expectations and it’s easy to see why Snyder’s-Lance (LNCE) is in the Danger Zone.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 17, 20150Comments

David Discusses the Merit Behind Placing Expedia 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: Expedia Inc. (EXPE)

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 17, 20150Comments

Now Is The Time To Invest In This American Business

This week, we’ve found a company the market loves to hate in spite of its excellent operating results. With strong profit growth, prudent management decisions for future growth, and a greatly undervalued stock price, this week’s Long Idea is:

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 16, 20150Comments

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

Our Most Attractive Stocks (-6.4%) fell less than the S&P 500 (-8.9%) last month and outperformed as a long portfolio. Our Most Dangerous Stocks (-9.5%) fell by more than the S&P 500 (-8.9%) last month and outperformed as a short portfolio.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 14, 20151Comments

Expedia’s Acquisitions Are Destroying Shareholder Value

After greatly outpacing the gains of the market over the past two years, we believe Expedia Inc. (EXPE) could be the next momentum stock to see its run end. A mix of overvaluation and destruction of shareholder value lead Expedia into the Danger Zone this week.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 14, 20150Comments

Modernizing Financial User-Interface Programs – Barron’s

This past weekend, Barron’s magazine featured our research for the fifth time in 2015 and 14th time since 2014.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 10, 20150Comments

Survive the Market Storm With This Telecom Stock

Telecom and wireless operators are often cited as following the same path as traditional television providers, e.g. Comcast (CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (TWC), which many believe are being replaced by newer, streaming providers like Netflix (NFLX), Amazon (AMZN), or Google’s (GOOGL) YouTube. This negative view has created an investing opportunity in one of the best companies the telecom industry has to offer.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 3, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Why Momentum Stocks Are 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: Momentum stocks.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 3, 20150Comments

September’s Most Attractive Stocks Available to Members Today

Gold Members and higher can access September's 40 Most Attractive Stocks as of Thursday, September 3.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

September 3, 20150Comments

September’s Most Dangerous Stocks Available to Members Today

Gold Members and higher can access September's 40 Most Dangerous Stocks as of Thursday, September 3.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

August 31, 20150Comments

Are “Buy” Ratings Nearly Worthless?

Integrity Research Associates, in a post titled “When a ‘Buy’ Isn’t Really a ‘Buy”, recently highlighted the untrustworthiness of Wall Street stock ratings.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

August 31, 20150Comments

Is Your Portfolio Safe When the Momentum Stops?

What comes up must come down right? As the seven-year bull market finds its strength tested the past two weeks, many momentum stocks, which have seen their share prices soar, found their valuations crashing back to earth rather abruptly.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

August 28, 20150Comments

David Trainer on How to Protect Your Wealth During the Current Market Meltdown

In this extended podcast, CEO David Trainer will go over the keys to long-term portfolio protection and growth as well as some of the traps and red flags that can kill savings.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

August 27, 20151Comments

An Investing Method For All Market Environments

Over the past two weeks, the major indices have all fallen over 10% and entered correction territory. With no end in sight, investors must ask, “how can I protect my portfolio through the ups and downs in the market?”

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

August 27, 20150Comments

How to Protect Your Wealth During the Current Market Meltdown

New Constructs CEO and Wall Street veteran, David Trainer, will go over the keys to long-term portfolio protection and growth.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

August 27, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Why Wall Street Analysts Are 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: Wall Street analysts.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

August 25, 20150Comments

Wall Street Analysts Find Themselves in the Danger Zone

The cat is out of the bag. CFOs admit that they manipulate accounting rules to “misrepresent earnings”. They also say that Wall Street analysts play along. This week we’re putting Wall Street analysts in the Danger Zone.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

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