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Danger Zone

January 22, 20180Comments

Cause for Concern: Inability to Grow Profits in a Booming Market

Falling profits, below average margins, and an overvalued stock price earn this firm a spot in January’s Most Dangerous Stocks Model Portfolio and and make it this week’s Danger Zone pick.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
January 18, 20180Comments

Podcast: Why Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Fund is 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: Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
January 16, 20180Comments

A Very Unattractive Fund in the Real Estate Sector

Our machine learning and AI Robo-Analyst technology allows us to identify potentially dangerous funds that traditional backward-looking fund research may overlook.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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January 11, 20180Comments

Podcast: Danger Zone Highlights & Lowlights from 2017

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Highlights & Lowlights of 2017.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
January 8, 20180Comments

Danger Zone Highlights & Lowlights From 2017

We present the Danger Zone highlights of 2017, followed by the lowlights.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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December 21, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why Buybacks are in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Value Destroying Buybacks.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
December 18, 20170Comments

Danger Zone: Value Destroying Buybacks

Companies often buyback shares when their stock is at the highest point, and they sometimes pass up profitable investments or even go into debt to do the buybacks.
by Sam McBride
New Constructs
December 14, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why John Hancock Small Company Fund is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: John Hancock Small Company Fund (JCSAX).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
December 11, 20171Comments

A Small Cap Fund Not Worth Your Time

Our Robo-Analyst technology helps investors navigate this high-risk style by sifting through the holdings of all 1495 Small Cap ETFs and mutual funds. Through this diligence, we identified a potentially dangerous fund that traditional, backward-looking fund research may overlook.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
December 7, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why Pegasystems is in the Danger Zone

Investment Analyst Kyle Guske II sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
December 4, 20170Comments

No Recipe for Success: Low Margins in a Competitive Industry

This stock’s valuation has not adjusted to reflect new competitive pressures or the rapidly deteriorating fundamentals.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
November 30, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why the Danger Zone is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: The Danger Zone Itself and our Focus List (Short) Model Portfolio.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
November 22, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why Diebold Nixdorf is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Diebold Nixdorf (DBD).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 20, 20171Comments

Acquiring Revenue Can Quickly Destroy Shareholder Value

This firm moved to bolster its position within its market by acquiring a competitor in 2016, but it paid too high a price. The expected synergies from the deal have not come to fruition and the profitability of the combined firm has fallen instead of rising.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
November 16, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why Morningstar is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Morningstar (MORN).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 13, 20170Comments

Danger Zone: Morningstar’s Dominance Harms Investors

We believe that Morningstar’s size and stronghold on the rating industry do not always serve investors’ best interests as much as perceived.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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November 9, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why PDF Solutions is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: PDF Solutions (PDFS).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 7, 20171Comments

TrueCar Has Further to Fall

We warned investors in August that TrueCar’s (TRUE) flawed business model would lead to slower growth and further losses in the future.
by Sam McBride
November 6, 20173Comments

A Troubling Trend: Falling Profits in a Growing Market

The disconnect between fundamentals and valuation, coupled with a weak competitive position, and misaligned executive incentives land this firm in the Danger Zone.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
November 2, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why the BlackRock High Equity Income Fund is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: The BlackRock High Equity Income Fund (BMECX).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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