April 29, 20240Comments

Don’t Pay Premium Fees for This Subpar Fund

Through rigorous holdings analysis, we find that the quality of this fund’s portfolio is inferior to both its benchmark and the S&P 500.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 29, 20240Comments

Podcast: Why This Industrials Fund is in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: Don’t Pay Premium Fees for This Subpar Fund.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 15, 20210Comments

2Q21 Sector Ratings Recap

At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each sector from best to worst with our Sector Ratings Report. The following is our analysis of each sector for the second quarter of 2021.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 15, 20180Comments

Industrials Sector 4Q18: Best and Worst

The Industrials sector ranks fourth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 4Q18 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 17, 20180Comments

Industrials Sector 3Q18: Best and Worst

The Industrials sector ranks fifth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 3Q18 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 10, 20180Comments

Industrials Sector 1Q18: Best and Worst

The Industrials sector ranks fourth out of the 11 sectors as detailed in our 1Q18 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 7, 20170Comments

Industrials Sector 2Q17: Best and Worst

The Industrials sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 2Q17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 23, 20170Comments

1Q17 Sector Ratings Recap

At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each sector from best to worst with our Sector Ratings Report. These rankings are forward looking and are indicative of how each sector should perform going forward.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

January 23, 20170Comments

Industrials Sector 1Q17: Best and Worst

The Industrials sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 1Q17 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 14, 20160Comments

Industrials Sector 4Q16: Best and Worst

The Industrials sector ranks fourth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 4Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 12, 20160Comments

Industrials Sector 3Q16: Best and Worst

The Industrials sector ranks third out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 3Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 19, 20160Comments

The Best and Worst of the Industrials Sector 2Q16

The Industrials sector ranks first out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 1Q16 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

April 11, 20140Comments

Industrials Sector

The Industrials sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

January 23, 20140Comments

Industrials Sector

The Industrials sector ranks fifth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 17 ETFs and 18 mutual funds in the Industrials sector as of January 16, 2014.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

October 11, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds October 2013: Industrials Sector

The Industrials sector ranks fourth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 16 ETFs and 18 mutual funds in the Industrials sector as of October 8, 2013. Prior reports on the best & worst ETFs and mutual funds in every sector are here.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

July 11, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds July 2013: Industrials Sector

The Industrials sector ranks third out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 16 ETFs and 18 mutual funds in the Industrials sector as of July 9, 2013.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

April 24, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds April 2013: Industrials Sector

The Industrials sector ranks fourth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 16 ETFs and 24 mutual funds in the Industrials sector as of April 17, 2013.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

April 9, 20130Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Sector Mutual Funds

With up to 226 mutual funds in any given sector and at least 653 across all 10 sectors, picking from the wide variety of mutual funds can be a daunting task. This article gives three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst sector mutual funds.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

January 29, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds January 2013: Industrials Sector

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

April 19, 20120Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Industrials Sector

The Industrials sector ranks fourth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 16 ETFs and 18 mutual funds in the Industrials sector as of April 16, 2012.

by David Trainer, Founder & CEO