Chipmakers were once again in the headlines as new restrictions on U.S. tech imports to China caught industry watchers and companies by surprise. Nvidia (NVDA) revealed the new licensing requirements will cost the company around $5.5 billion while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said it would cost them around $800 million.

It’s hard to predict where the ongoing trade war with China, and the rest of the globe will head next, or what kind of market conditions we will be facing in the near future, but don’t worry, we are here to provide clarity for you in volatile times.

We’ve long maintained that we’d rather be the critic of a fortune teller than a fortune teller, and that rings true in this market. 

By using our reverse discounted cash flow (DCF) model we can understand the implied growth in cash flows embedded in any stock’s price. With this knowledge, we can judge the expectations and make logical decisions on a stock’s value, rather than trying to guess which way the tariff winds will blow next.

In uncertain times, we believe our superior fundamental research and best-in-class models can be a guiding light for all investors.

And, you don’t have to just take our word for it, look at the real-time proof.

The Very Attractive Stocks Index (ticker: BNCVA1T:IND), which tracks the stocks that earn our Very Attractive Rating, was up 4.6% in 1Q25 while the S&P 500 was down 4.6%. CEO David Trainer hosted a special training this week where he revealed how you can get our Enhanced Very Attractive stocks. Check it out here.

This week we published additional research to help you outperform in any market.

First, on the Model Portfolio front, our Focus List Stocks: Long/Short Model Portfolio outperformed the S&P 500 in 1Q25! We also updated our Exec Comp Aligned with ROIC Model Portfolio.

Our latest Long Idea features a mutual fund that earns our Very Attractive rating because it holds stocks with quality Risk/Reward and charges below-average fees.

This week we updated one of our long-standing Danger Zone positions, covering a multitude of topics. The facts point out that this company’s best days are behind it, yet its valuation implies it will be the most profitable company in the world. We compile the data, but, as always, you can decide for yourself.

We published our Sector Ratings reports for all 11 sectors for the second quarter of 2025. We also kicked off our analysis of each investment style with our Style Rankings for 2Q25 report.

Links to all our newly published research are below along with a preview for next week’s research.

We hope you have a great week!

Long Idea: A Very Attractive Fund for a Turbulent Market

Members can read the latest Long Idea here.

Danger Zone: Pipe Dreams Are Made of These

Members can read the latest Danger Zone here.

Focus List Stocks: Long/Short Outperforms in 1Q25

Exec Comp Aligned with ROIC Model Portfolio Update for April

2Q25 Style Rankings

Best & Worst Sector ETFs and Mutual Funds 2Q25

Basic Materials

Consumer Cyclicals

Consumer Non-cyclicals

Energy

Financials

Healthcare

Industrials

Real Estate

Technology

Telecom Services

Utilities

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