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July 14, 20140Comments

Danger Zone 7/14/14

This week’s Danger Zone pick features a consumer goods company with inflated earnings growth and an unrealistic valuation. All New Constructs subscribers can download the full report here – after logging in at
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 10, 20140Comments

New Stocks Make Most Attractive/Dangerous Lists For July

5 new stocks make our Most Attractive list and 8 new stocks fall onto the Most Dangerous list this month.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 9, 20140Comments

Sector Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds

At the beginning of the third quarter of 2014, only the Consumer Staples sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 8, 20140Comments

Proof is in Performance Through 2Q14

There are many ways to define the quality and merit of equity research. One mea­sure stands tallest: per­for­mance of stock rec­om­men­da­tions. And by that mea­sure, New Con­structs’ research is of very high quality.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 8, 20140Comments

A Message to Readers from David Trainer

A special message from David Trainer regarding changes to the New Constructs blog.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 7, 20140Comments

Danger Zone 7/7/14

This week's Danger Zone pick can be downloaded from the New Constructs website
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 7, 20140Comments

How are These 19th Century Companies Doing Today?

Trading stocks sometimes feels like a very modern phenomenon, so it’s easy to forget that some of the companies we’re investing in go back a century or more.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 3, 20140Comments

This Week’s Danger Zone: A Popular Valuation Metric

Every week, check back to find out our current pick for one of the riskiest stocks in the market.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 2, 20140Comments

Recovering PC Market Makes Intel Still A Buy

INTC is still a good stock for a value investor, but it’s not as great as it was eight months ago.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 2, 20140Comments

July’s Most DANGEROUS Stocks Available to Subscribers Today

Paying customers can access July's 40 Most Dangerous Stocks as of Wednesday, July 2.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 2, 20140Comments

July’s Most Attractive Stocks Available to Subscribers Today

Paying customers can access July's 40 Most Attractive Stocks as of Wednesday, July 2.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 30, 20142Comments

Cutting Through Valeant’s Story

Valeant has been guilty of some dubious assertions in its attempts to defend itself from claims that its business model is nothing more than a rollup scheme and that its stock is overvalued.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 30, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: Hawaiian Electric Company (HE)

Utilities are typically thought of as safe investments, but across the board we see Utilities as overvalued currently, and HE is one of the worst.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 26, 20140Comments

46 Barron’s Features on New Constructs Since March 2014

See recent articles from Barron's that feature our diligence on individual stocks.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 19, 20140Comments

Carl Icahn May Be Fighting A Losing Battle With Family Dollar

Icahn might be able to engineer a sale to DG or someone else that will earn himself and other shareholders a quick profit, but unlocking long-term value will be a much more difficult task.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 18, 20140Comments

An ETF Pair Trade for the Health Care Sector: XLV vs. PTH

A good way to navigate a Dangerous-rated sector such as Health Care is through the use of an ETF pair trade (i.e. long/short strategy). This ETF pair trade can be used to capitalize upon the volatility of the Health Care sector for both upside or downside.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 17, 20140Comments

10 Wonderful Companies That Are Bad Stocks

Sometimes, a great company can actually be a risky stock when it gets significantly overvalued.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 16, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: United States Cellular (USM)

USM's profits, margins, and return on invested capital are all in decline, and its revenues have been stagnant for a number of years. In addition, reported earnings per share conceal the company’s growing profit losses.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 16, 20140Comments

New Stocks Make Most Attractive/Dangerous Lists For June

Our Most Attractive and Most Dangerous stocks for June were made available to the public at midnight on Wednesday.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 16, 20140Comments

PetSmart: Your Portfolio’s Best Friend (PETM)

PETM missed on revenue in 1Q14, and lowered its sales forecasts for FY14, and as a result, the stock fell nearly 8%. However, the specialty retailer has a strong history of profit growth and is now trading at its lowest valuation in years.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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