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April 23, 20250Comments

Watch Our Earnings Recap on Tesla, General Electric, Verizon, Lockheed Martin, and More

Earnings Season is in full swing, and at New Constructs we couldn’t be more excited.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Long Idea
July 28, 20210Comments

3 Long Ideas That Remain Attractive Post 2Q21 Earnings

After 2Q21 earnings, we still love these three Long Ideas that have excellent opportunities for profit growth and attractive risk/reward.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
March 24, 20210Comments

Featured Stock in March’s Safest Dividend Yields Model Portfolio

13 new stocks make our Safest Dividend Yields Model Portfolio this month. Get a free look at one of the stocks in this month's portfolio.
by Alex Sword
Long Idea
October 21, 20200Comments

A Safe Call Regardless of the Election

Regardless of 2020’s election results, this firm’s prospects for continued long-term profit growth are much brighter than the stock’s valuation implies.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
May 29, 20200Comments

Featured Stock in May’s Safest Dividend Yields Model Portfolio

11 new stocks made our Safest Dividend Yields Model Portfolio this month. Get a free look at one of the stocks in this month’s portfolio.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
September 24, 20190Comments

See our Presentation at StockTwits’ Stocktoberfest West

We’re proud to be a keynote speaker at StockTwits’ Stocktoberfest West event on September 26-27, 2019.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
September 4, 20190Comments

Earn Double the 30-Year Treasury Yield with This Pick

While this company has wasted shareholder capital in the past, new management seems committed to capital discipline, cost-cutting, and maximizing cash flows.
by Sam McBride
February 26, 20190Comments

Sorting the Signal from the Noise in This Telecom Giant’s 10-K

Last week, analysts parsed 364 10-K filings and collected 39,507 data points. In total, they made 8,004 forensic accounting adjustments with a dollar value of $5 trillion.
by Sam McBride
January 17, 20184Comments

The Market Doesn’t Appreciate This Tech Company’s Growth

Strong profit growth and a cheap valuation earn this stock a spot in January’s Most Attractive Stocks List and make it this week’s Long Idea.
by Sam McBride
February 16, 20163Comments

How Buybacks Destroy Shareholder Value

Corporate America has the resources to deploy a large amount of capital and invest in new technologies and innovations that can drive growth. Instead, they just keep spending more and more money on buybacks.
by Sam McBride
October 28, 20150Comments

How To Avoid Dividend Traps

Don’t get burned buying a stock without business operations that cannot support the dividend. Chasing yield could leave you holding the bag once dividends get cut and share prices fall. Find out how to avoid these traps in this week’s webinar “ How To Avoid Dividend Traps.”
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
July 15, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Large Cap Growth Style

The Large Cap Growth style ranks fourth out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating.
by Max Lee
February 9, 20150Comments

This Telecom Stock Puts You on the Wrong Side of the M&A Frenzy

This week's Danger Zone stock may look good with its attractive dividend, but that dividend — and investors' capital — are increasingly at risk.
by Andre Rouillard
September 2, 20140Comments

Why Footnotes Matter

Hidden items lurking in the financial footnotes can dramatically impact a company's yearly profitability.
by Andre Rouillard
July 24, 20140Comments

Investment Style Rankings For ETFs, Mutual Funds & Stocks

At the beginning of the third quarter of 2014, only the Large Cap Blend style earns an Attractive rating. My style ratings are based on the aggregation of my fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each style.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 16, 20140Comments

Danger Zone: United States Cellular (USM)

USM's profits, margins, and return on invested capital are all in decline, and its revenues have been stagnant for a number of years. In addition, reported earnings per share conceal the company’s growing profit losses.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
April 23, 20140Comments

Large Cap Growth Style

The Large Cap Growth style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
November 4, 20130Comments

Danger Zone 11/4/13: XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)

The potential utility of XBRL as a tool for regulators to fight fraud and investors to better analyze companies makes its numerous flaws that much more of a shame. I can only hope that the SEC realizes the value of XBRL and makes a commitment to ensuring the accuracy and validity of XBRL data.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
October 28, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Large Cap Growth Style

The Large Cap Growth style ranks fourth 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 22 ETFs and 657 mutual funds in the Large Cap Growth 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 16, 20132Comments

Pension Net Funded Status – Valuation Adjustment

Companies with underfunded pensions will likely need to divert a greater amount of future cash flows away from shareholders to make up the funding gap. An accurate analysis of shareholder value should include the net funded status of pensions.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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