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MarketWatch

February 6, 20174Comments

Danger Zone: Snap Inc. (SNAP)

Snap is in the Danger Zone this week given its negative profitability, nosebleed valuation, and questionable disclosure practices.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
February 2, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why Rydex Energy Services Fund Is 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: Rydex Energy Services Fund.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
January 30, 20170Comments

Danger Zone: Rydex Energy Services Fund

Within the Energy sector, Rydex Energy Services Fund stands out as being particularly bad. Despite its own recent run of strong price performance, this fund receives our Very Dangerous rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
January 26, 20170Comments

DOL Fiduciary Rule Webinar: The Biggest Solution as Featured by Michael Kitces

Join us for a live webinar with CEO David Trainer to learn more about our unique solution and our Open Letter to the DOL.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
January 23, 20170Comments

Michael Kitces Features Our “Guidelines for Due Diligence”

Michael Kitces (@MichaelKitces), leading voice in the financial advisory industry, recently featured our MarketWatch op/ed in his recommended weekend reading and in a tweet.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
January 19, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why Bottomline Technologies Is 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: Bottomline Technologies (EPAY).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
January 11, 20170Comments

Podcast: Danger Zone Highlights & Lowlights from 2016

Our Danger Zone reports aim to identify those firms that, when looking below the surface, have struggling businesses and highly overvalued stock prices. However, the thesis does not always play out as we expect.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
January 9, 20170Comments

Danger Zone: Highlights & Lowlights of 2016

Our Danger Zone reports aim to identify those firms that, when looking below the surface, have struggling businesses and highly overvalued stock prices. However, the thesis does not always play out as we expect and, at times, the stock continues garnering investor interest and only grows more overvalued.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
January 2, 20170Comments

Podcast: Why Trivago Is In The Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Trivago (TRVG).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
December 15, 20160Comments

Podcast: Why Tutor Perini Is 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: Tutor Perini (TPC).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
December 12, 20160Comments

Danger Zone: Tutor Perini (TPC)

With a weak competitive position, a history of shareholder value destruction, and a significantly overvalued stock price, Tutor Perini (TPC) is in the Danger Zone this week.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
December 8, 20160Comments

Podcast: Why Advisers Who Don’t Fulfill Fiduciary Duties 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: Advisors Who Don't Fulfill Fiduciary Duties.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
December 5, 20160Comments

Danger Zone: Advisers Who Don’t Fulfill Fiduciary Duties

Clients are more educated than ever. There is more transparency into advisory practices than ever. It’s going to be awfully hard for advisors to win new business if they cannot tell clients they will act in the clients’ best interests.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 23, 20160Comments

Podcast: Why Acxiom Is 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: Acxiom Corp (ACXM).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 22, 20160Comments

New Fiduciary Rule Exposes Failings of Research

Our op-ed article was published at Marketwatch recently. The article explains why the Labor Department's fiduciary rule is here to stay and how advisors can fulfill fiduciary responsibilities going forward.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 17, 20160Comments

Podcast: Why Snow Capital Small Cap Value Fund Is 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: Snow Capital Small Cap Value Fund.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 14, 20160Comments

Danger Zone: Snow Capital Small Cap Value Fund

How can a fund that has significantly worse holdings than its benchmark hope to outperform? Snow Capital Small Cap Value Fund receives our Very Dangerous rating and its poor holdings and high fees land it in the Danger Zone this week.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 3, 20160Comments

Podcast: Why Overstock.com Is In The Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: Overstock.com (OSTK)
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
October 26, 20160Comments

Podcast: Why PROS Holdings Is In The Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life and MarketWatch to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week: PROS Holdings (PRO).
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
October 24, 20161Comments

Danger Zone: PROS Holdings (PRO)

With losses piling up, a weak competitive position, and expectations of tremendous profitability already embedded in the stock price, PROS Holdings is in the Danger Zone this week.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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