What We’re Reading This Morning — January 6, 2015
Here are nine reasons we must rethink our fundamental ideas about stock investing
Andre Rouillard
Andre Rouillard
Danger Zone: Make Sure You’re in These Two Stocks for 2015
Instead of our usual weekly sell/short call, we are going to open 2015 with two of our favorite stocks for the upcoming year. These stocks have strong growth potential in the coming year, and are attractively valued, trading below their economic book values.
Andre Rouillard
Top Stock Picks: 2014 In Review
If you’re investing in stocks, identifying those that are set to take off is key to outperforming the market. Unfortunately, identifying stocks that are about to take off is extremely difficult.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Cheap Funds Dupe Investors — 4Q2014
Fund holdings affect fund performance more than fees or past performance. A cheap fund is not necessarily a good fund. A fund that has done well in the past is not likely to do well in the future
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Stock Pick of the Week: Strattec Security (STRT)
Our stock pick this week is one that many investors have probably never heard of, but whose products they use daily without even realizing it. Buying into a company that provides a key product to one of the biggest industries in the world can be a boon for your portfolio.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Hot Stock Commentary: EMC Corporation (EMC)
EMC Corporation (EMC) is our hot stock of the week and earns an Attractive rating.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
What Are Operating Leases and How Do They Affect Earnings?
Find out how over 75% of companies are hiding billions of dollars of off-balance sheet debt from their investors.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
A Real World Story About Value Investing
For investors who watched the market collapse into year-end 2008 and were looking for buying opportunities, finding the best value was imperative. Stock prices had sunk to levels previously unseen, and if you could locate companies that were not only cheap, but also had high quality earnings, the payoff could be enormous.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Stock Pick of the Week: The Chubb Corporation (CB)
This week’ stock pick comes from an industry we’ve long been fans of: insurance. Insurance can not only be purchased on almost any item of value, but it also provides great value to consumers in the event of an unexpected disaster.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
What is “Growth Appreciation Period” and How is it Impacting Your Portfolio?
How is Corporate Competition Affecting Your Portfolio?
Investing is hard enough, but adding corporate competition to the mix only inserts another dimension of difficulty. How do you know whether the company
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone: Best of 2014 and What We Learned
Investors who aren’t paying attention to our Danger Zone reports are in the Danger Zone this week. As 2014 comes to a close, we’d like to highlight a few of the many examples in which our weekly Danger Zone stock reports saved investors from serious price declines.
Andre Rouillard
Hot Stock Commentary: Oracle Corporation (ORCL)
Oracle Corporation (ORCL) is our hot stock this week and earns an Attractive rating.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Should Value Investors Look Forward to a Correction?
It seems the noise surrounding a potential correction in the market is growing louder as each day passes. With the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Dow Jones all reaching new highs almost daily, one has to wonder when (or if) a large downturn will occur. A correction often brings stock prices back to reality, creating the perfect entry point for you to buy excellent companies at reasonable prices.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone Fund: Berkshire Focus Fund (BFOCX)
The Berkshire Focus Fund (BFOCX) is in the Danger Zone this week due to its poor holdings. Looking into this mutual fund’s holdings reveals a number of stocks with the potential to blow up, including some companies recently placed in the Danger Zone themselves.
Andre Rouillard
How Investment Research Cut Through the Noise on Glu Mobile (GLUU)
New Constructs’ patented system for reversing accounting distortions performs the due diligence for you on over 3000 stocks, so that you can avoid pitfalls in the headlines like GLUU.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone: What’s Eating VeriFone’s (PAY) Profitability?
In the past, generating profit growth was not a problem for VeriFone. However, new technologies in the marketplace put VeriFone’s outsized profitability to an end in 2013.
Andre Rouillard
Stock Pick of the Week: Qualcomm (QCOM)
The wireless and mobile market is one of the fastest growing markets in the entire world. From cell phone access, 4G connectivity, or even data usage, all signs point to this market being adopted and developed worldwide. Wouldn’t you like to be able to get in on this growing market? The best way to do so is through exposure to our stock pick of the week, Qualcomm (QCOM).
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
10 New Stocks Added to Most Attractive List for December
Our Most Attractive Stocks (+1.1%) underperformed the S&P 500 (+2.2%) last month.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
16 New Stocks Added to Most Dangerous List for December
Our Most Dangerous Stocks (+1.0%) rose less than the S&P 500 (+2.2%) last month and outperformed as a short portfolio.
Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone: The Barnes Group (B)
The Barnes Group is in the Danger Zone this week. The Barnes Group’s financial performance has been mediocre at best, but exposure to the global economic slowdown means the stock is too risky for investors to hold or buy. Listen to David Trainer discuss our Danger Zone pick within with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com.
Andre Rouillard