February 8, 20180Comments

Tax Reform Losers: Companies with Deferred Tax Assets

Most public companies should benefit from the new tax law but some of the biggest losers will be companies with large deferred tax assets (DTAs).

by Sam McBride

November 29, 20172Comments

This Financials Company Gives You Growth and Value

With a track record of high profitability, significant growth opportunities, and a cheap valuation, this stock could offer significant upside for investors.

by Sam McBride

November 8, 20170Comments

Betting on the Future of Wealth Management

This wealth management business delivers consistent profitability and has invested in technology to fuel significant growth.

by Sam McBride

September 18, 20170Comments

Taking GAAP Earnings at Face Value Puts Investors at Risk

The more investors understand about how GAAP net income omits valuable information, the better equipped they are to find truly hidden gems, or those companies with growing economic earnings and undervalued stock prices.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 21, 20160Comments

The Future of Wealth Management And Morgan Stanley’s $28 Billion Opportunity

The big banks still have significant advantages. Their brand names, financial capital, advisor networks, and large client bases give them the opportunity to leverage the innovations of startups and become the biggest winners in this new wealth management model.

by Sam McBride

April 12, 20160Comments

Free Cash Flow (FCF): Explanation & Examples

There are many ways to calculate free cash flow. Most approaches are short cuts to our more comprehensive approach to the calculation. The formula for FCF can be seen in Figure 1. For more on FCF, see within.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 12, 20160Comments

Economic Earnings: Explanation & Examples

To derive economic earnings, 30+ adjustments must be made to accounting earnings. These adjustments remove items hidden in the footnotes and MD&A of annual filings and close loopholes within GAAP accounting.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 5, 20160Comments

How To Calculate Invested Capital Webinar

In this webinar, we provide details and models showing how to calculate Invested Capital and how it relates to Net Operating Profit After Tax (NOPAT) and return on invested capital (ROIC).

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

March 16, 20160Comments

How To Boost American Express (AXP) Value By $50 Billion

Thesis: Management can boost the market value of American Express in the amounts below[1] by aligning the firm’s strategy and performance compensation with real cash flows or what we call return on invested capital (ROIC).

by Sam McBride

October 22, 20150Comments

Long Idea: Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)

In the search for safe investments in today’s volatile markets, investors should focus on companies that have a history of creating shareholder value, the ability to earn quality returns on capital, and an undervalued stock. This week’s Long Idea, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) not only fits the description of a safe investment, but its shares are also greatly undervalued.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

March 25, 20150Comments

Why the Fed’s Stress Test Isn’t a Stamp of Approval for Investors

In this podcast, CEO David Trainer will explain why many of the big banks will not be as good investments now as they have been in the past.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

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

April 1, 20142Comments

Danger Zone: Value Investors

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

January 30, 20140Comments

All Cap Growth Style

The All Cap Growth style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 2 ETFs and 448 mutual funds in the All Cap Growth style as of January 28, 2014.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

November 26, 20130Comments

Danger Zone: Momentum Investors and the Financial Sector

As regulators dole out punishments that fit the crimes, they are finally closing many of the illegal trading loopholes that have driven so much of Wall Street profits over the past decade.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

October 25, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All Cap Value Style

The All Cap Value style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 2 ETFs and 238 mutual funds in the All Cap Value style as of October 17, 2013. Prior reports on the best & worst ETFs and mutual funds in every sector and style are here.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

August 26, 20130Comments

Danger Zone 8/26/13: First Trust Value Line 100 ETF (FVL)

First Trust Value Line 100 ETF (FVL) is in the Danger Zone this week. FVL is another example of a supposedly “passive” ETF that purportedly tracks an index but actually resembles an actively managed portfolio. FVL’s methodology tracks an index, but it is an index in name only.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

July 3, 20134Comments

Off-Balance Sheet Reserves – Invested Capital Adjustment

Reported assets don’t tell the whole story of the capital invested in a business. Accounting rules provide numerous loopholes that companies can exploit to hide issues and obscure the true amount of capital invested in a business over its life.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

June 25, 20134Comments

Non-Operating Tax Adjustment – NOPAT Adjustment

Without removing the tax impact of non-operating items, one still gets distorted picture of a company’s operating profitability.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

June 17, 20131Comments

Danger Zone 6/17/13: Citigroup (C)

As the market bulls continue to look to rising interest rates as a sign of future strength for Citi, they ignore the fundamentals of the market and of Citi’s weak profit history.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

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