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Chuck Jaffe

September 14, 20151Comments

Expedia’s Acquisitions Are Destroying Shareholder Value

After greatly outpacing the gains of the market over the past two years, we believe Expedia Inc. (EXPE) could be the next momentum stock to see its run end. A mix of overvaluation and destruction of shareholder value lead Expedia into the Danger Zone this week.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
September 3, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Why Momentum Stocks Are 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: Momentum stocks.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 31, 20150Comments

Is Your Portfolio Safe When the Momentum Stops?

What comes up must come down right? As the seven-year bull market finds its strength tested the past two weeks, many momentum stocks, which have seen their share prices soar, found their valuations crashing back to earth rather abruptly.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 25, 20150Comments

Wall Street Analysts Find Themselves in the Danger Zone

The cat is out of the bag. CFOs admit that they manipulate accounting rules to “misrepresent earnings”. They also say that Wall Street analysts play along. This week we’re putting Wall Street analysts in the Danger Zone.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 20, 20150Comments

David Trainer Shines Light on Why SolarCity Belongs 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: SolarCity (SCTY).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 18, 20153Comments

SolarCity’s Light Is Fading Fast

SolarCity Corp (SCTY: $50/share) wants to change the way Americans obtain electricity. So far, this goal has been extremely unprofitable, and the future profit outlook remains clouded.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 11, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Why Planet Fitness Fits 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: Planet Fitness (PLNT).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 6, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Why IPO Investors Are 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: IPO Investors.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
July 28, 20150Comments

A Small Cap Fund You Should Avoid

CWSVX, effectively the worst fund in the worst style, is in the Danger Zone this week for a number of reasons.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
July 24, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Why Small Cap Investors Belong 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: Small Cap Investment Style.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
July 16, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Recent Danger Zone Stock Speedway Motorsports

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Speedway Motorsports (TRK).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
July 13, 20150Comments

Speedway Motorsports is Stuck in Reverse

As the owner and operator of eight racing facilities, Speedway Motorsports' (TRK) business is heavily tied to the popularity of racing, particularly NASCAR. Shrinking revenues, large fixed costs, and an overall decline in NASCAR attendance have Speedway Motorsports crashing into the Danger Zone this week.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
July 9, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Why Splunk Belongs 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: Splunk (SPLK).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
June 26, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses the Problems Facing Demandware

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch.com to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Demandware (DWRE).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
June 11, 20150Comments

David Trainer Discusses Why Groupon Landed 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: Groupon (GRPN).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 25, 20140Comments

Why Investors Need Independent Fund Research

Investors deserve an alternative to subjective and backward-looking ratings. They deserve analysis of a fund’s holdings, not just its past performance. Investors deserve real diligence, because diligence pays.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 28, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FXU)

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund ETF (FXU) is in the Danger Zone this week due to its poor holdings. FXU might not have any obvious red flags on the surface, but a look at its holdings reveals a number of stocks with the potential to blow up, including some recent features in the Danger Zone.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
January 28, 20130Comments

Danger Zone 1/28/2013: Rydex Series Fund: Utilities Fund (RYUTX)

Rydex Sries Fund: Utilities Fund (RYUTX) is in the Danger Zone this week. Its holdings are too poor to overcome the handicap of its prohibitively high costs.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
January 21, 20131Comments

Danger Zone 1/21/2013: Carpenter Technology (CRS)

Carpenter Technology (CRS) makes it into the Danger Zone this week due to misleading acquisition accounting.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
New Constructs
January 14, 20130Comments

Danger Zone 1/14/2013: Fulton Financial Corp. (FULT)

Check out my lastest Danger Zone interview with Chuck Jaffe of MarketWach.com.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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