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Danger Zone

pinnacle foods
March 16, 20150Comments

This Food Producer is Growing Sales, but Danger Lurks Beneath the Surface

Despite this company's sales growth and market leading brands, we think this stock has a rocky future ahead of it.
by Andre Rouillard
Bob Evans
March 4, 20150Comments

Revealing the Footnotes Research Behind our Bob Evans (BOBE) Danger Zone

In this podcast, CEO David Trainer will explain how our unique footnotes diligence powered our successful sell call on Bob Evans, which is down 22% today.
by Andre Rouillard
Men's Wearhouse
February 23, 20152Comments

Investors Should Be Worried That This Acquisition Isn’t Delivering

This is the story of a clothing retailer looking for growth and pressured by an activist to undertake an expensive and value-destroying acquisition. Shares are down 10% since the acquisition closed last June, and the stock has the potential to fall much further.
by Andre Rouillard
mutual fund
February 16, 20150Comments

How High Fees Can Drain Your Mutual Fund Returns

While this fund has a good number of quality holdings, its high costs land it on our list of the five worst mutual funds in the Health Care sector. We’ll show how investors can be better served by paying less for very similar (or better) holdings in other funds.
by Andre Rouillard
February 16, 20151Comments

David Trainer Explains How High-Frequency Trading Can Rip You Off

In this special webinar, David Trainer uses trading software to demonstrate how high frequency traders are cheating the market and skimming off the top of your trades.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 13, 20150Comments

David Trainer Provides His Best Pair Trade Idea for 2015

In this podcast, CEO David Trainer provides a pair trade for 2015 with two technology stocks that could not be more different from one another.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 9, 20150Comments

This Telecom Stock Puts You on the Wrong Side of the M&A Frenzy

This week's Danger Zone stock may look good with its attractive dividend, but that dividend — and investors' capital — are increasingly at risk.
by Andre Rouillard
February 5, 20150Comments

Who Benefits Most From the Staples-Office Depot Merger

In this podcast, CEO David Trainer discusses the Staples, Inc. (SPLS) and Office Depot (ODP) merger and explains who truly receives the most benefit. Hint: it's not average investors.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 2, 20151Comments

The Ugly Truth About Netflix: Investors Beware

It is almost becoming an expected event every quarter: Netflix releases quarterly earnings amid much speculation about its future, and the price soars.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
January 27, 20150Comments

This IPO Belongs Back in the Tech Bubble

With its much-hyped IPO, this company became the latest entrant into the highly competitive cloud computing and storage space. It’s easy to see why the company went public — it’s bleeding cash at an alarming rate and it needs more.
by Andre Rouillard
good inve
January 22, 20152Comments

David Trainer Explains the Most Overvalued Stock on the Market

CEO David Trainer doesn't usually agree with Mad Money's Jim Cramer. But when a stock is this overvalued, analysts of all types are in consensus. In today's podcast, David walks you through an analysis of one company's extremely overvalued stock.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
January 19, 20150Comments

Danger Zone: Is Biglari (BH) the Next Berkshire? Think Again

Check out this week’s Danger Zone interview with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com.
by Andre Rouillard
good inve
January 15, 20150Comments

David Trainer Explains Why Big Banks Are No Longer an Attractive Investment

David Trainer discusses why big banks are no longer an attractive investment.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
good inve
January 14, 20150Comments

David Trainer Explains Stupid Money Risk and How to Avoid It

David Trainer discusses stupid money risk in stock investing and how to avoid it.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
good inve
January 13, 20150Comments

David Trainer Updates Our Danger Zone Call on Tesla Motors

CEO David Trainer reviews our Danger Zone call on Tesla Motors (TSLA) from 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
footnotes
January 12, 20150Comments

Danger Zone: Investors Who Ignore the Footnotes in 2015

Investors who aren't paying attention to the information disclosed in companies' financial footnotes are increasingly in danger of losing some of their investment.
by Andre Rouillard
January 5, 20150Comments

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.
by Andre Rouillard
New Constructs
December 23, 20140Comments

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.
by Andre Rouillard
Berkshire-Focus-Fund-BFOCX
December 19, 20140Comments

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.
by Andre Rouillard
GLUU Mobile
December 19, 20140Comments

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.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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