This week, CEO David Trainer discusses the general whipsaw action of the markets we've been seeing over the last few months and more recently, the last few days.
At the beginning of the first quarter of 2015, only the Consumer Staples sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating. Sector ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector.
Our stock pick this week is one that has great potential in 2015 and beyond, as online security becomes a bigger issue in light of the most recent hacking attacks.
MidWest One, a smaller regional banking institution, had its ups and downs during 2014. The stock ended the year up only 3%, but was up 23% from its October lows. For many reasons, we feel MidWest One could be poised for a strong 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.