CNBC Interview: Starbucks Earnings Review and Stock Rating
Another CNBC's Closing Bell interview on Starbucks... I am still a bear on the stock (SBUX).
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Sector Roadmap For Best and Worst Funds
For those investors interested in rigorous research, I offer my roadmap to the best stocks and funds in the market by sector. The full sector roadmap is here.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Sector Allocation Roadmap – 1Q12
We recommend investors buy funds from the Consumer Staples and Information Technology sectors, though any sector can have Attractive-or- better-rated funds based on their holdings.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Buy Intel: A Stock For All Seasons
In an increasingly challenging market, Intel [s: INTC] is one of the safest investments with compelling upside potential. That’s right, investors get to have their cake and eat it too – at least for now.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Eastman Kodak (EK) Will Go Bankrupt
After accounting for its underfunded retirement obligations, Eastman Kodak’s net market value is about -$3.50 per share.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Own These Stocks If You Must Be Long
Not everyone has the luxury of or stomach for being net short as I recommended in my last article.
So, I offer some of my top picks for those that must be long.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Interview on Fox Business: Intel Is Great Buy
Click here to see my interview on Fox Business yesterday.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Abbott Labs (ABT): Neutral Risk Reward Rating – for Ask Matt Readers
Click here for a free copy of our report on ABT.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Don’t Be Fooled: The Euro Will Take Us All Down
Do not be fooled by the recent stock market run-up. Think of it as a set-up for a fall. Investors need to protect their portfolios from the eventual economic decline that will stem from the euro debacle.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Get Short Now: Explanation For “The Euro Will Take Us All Down”
Here is the explanation behind why I suggested investors "brace" their portfolio and go net short in my "Don’t be fooled: Get short now" column on MarketWatch.com. In addition, I provide free reports on the stocks and funds I suggest shorting.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Registered Rep Interview on Economic vs Accounting Earnings
David A. Geracioti, Editor-In-Chief of Registered Rep magazine, recently invited me for an interview on why economic earnings matter when selecting stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Short VMware (VMW) As Hedge for Euro Recession
VMW’s valuation has its head in the clouds.
This stock is a great short in most any scenario and is especially attractive in the event of a global economic slowdown led by a recession in Europe.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
“Predictive” ETF & Mutual Fund Rating Methodology
QUESTION: Why should fund investors rely on backward-looking NAV trends?
ANSWER: They should not.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
ETFs vs Mutual Funds: The Winner Is…
The radically higher number of US equity mutual funds (4,700+) versus ETFs (380+) is not indicative of better stock selection from active management. On the contrary, the vast majority of actively-managed funds do not justify the higher fees they charge. They do not, in terms of stock selection and expected returns, add value versus passively managed benchmarks.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Stock Rating Methodology
New Constructs assigns a rating to every stock under coverage according to what we believe are the 5 most important criteria for assessing the risk versus reward of stocks. New Constructs’ stock ratings are regularly featured as among the best by Barron’s.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Portfolio Management Rating: Methodology for Predictive Fund Ratings
The Portfolio Management Rating of a fund is based on the aggregated ratings of the securities it holds as well as its overall Asset Allocation. When analyzing equity funds, we use New Constructs’ stock ratings, which are regularly featured as among the best by Barron’s over the past three years.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Forensic Accounting Says Avoid Energy & Financial Stocks
As one financial scandal follows another, it seems the good guys are having a tougher time catching the bad guys. Recent revelations about MF Global’s ponzi scheme are another reminder of how our regulatory and oversight systems seem to let whales pass through their net.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Cutting Thru the Smoke in the Energy Sector
Two of the three stocks added to our large/mid cap Most Dangerous stocks list for November are from the energy sector. Those stocks are Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. (EXXI) and Superior Energy Services (SPN) – both get my very dangerous rating as do all of the Most Dangerous stocks.
All of the energy sector ETFs get a dangerous rating, which means you should sell them.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
Apple Inc. (AAPL): Very Attractive Risk/Reward Rating for Ask Matt Readers
Here is a free copy of our report on AAPL for Ask Matt readers.
AAPL gets our "Very Attractive" rating because its economic earnings are positive and rising, it has one of the highest returns on invested capital (ROIC) in the world. At the same time, it's stock price reflects very low expectations for future earnings growth.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO
MF Global Was a Dangerous-rated Stock
New Constructs rated MF Global (MF) a Dangerous stock long before it blew up.
David Trainer, Founder & CEO