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October 8, 20130Comments

Rating Breakdown: Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Sector (October 2013)

This report focuses on my top picks and pans for all sector funds for October 2013. I will follow this summary with a detailed report on each sector.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 26, 20130Comments

How to Avoid the Worst Sector ETFs: July 2013

Fund holdings affect fund performance more than fees or past performance. Why are there so many ETFs? The answer is: because ETF providers are making lots of money selling them.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 15, 20131Comments

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

The Telecom sector ranks seventh 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 4 ETFs and 13 mutual funds in the Telecom sector as of July 10, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 11, 20130Comments

Rating Breakdown: Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Sector (July 2013)

This report focuses on my top picks and pans for all sector funds for July 2013. I will follow this summary with a detailed report on each sector.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
April 25, 20130Comments

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

The Telecom sector ranks seventh 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 four ETFs and 12 mutual funds in the Telecom sector as of April 19, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
March 4, 20130Comments

How To Find the Best Sector ETFs: March 2013

With so many ETFs out there, investors cannot simply look at ETF labels. They need in-depth research of the ETFs holdings and costs. New Constructs offers this kind of research.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 1, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds February 2013: Telecom Sector

The Telecom sector ranks eighth 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 four ETFs and twelve mutual funds in the Telecom sector as of January 29, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
October 11, 20120Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds October 2012: Telecom Sector

The Telecom sector ranks eighth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 4 ETFs and 13 mutual funds in the Telecom sector as of October 11, 2012.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 13, 20120Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Telecom Services Sector

The Telecom Services sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on an aggregation of the ratings of 5 ETFs and 12 mutual funds in the Telecom Services sector as of July 13, 2012.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
April 20, 20120Comments

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Telecom Services Sector

The Telecom Services sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 5 ETFs and 12 mutual funds in the Telecom sector as of April 17, 2012
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
February 6, 20120Comments

Best and Worst Funds: Telecom Services Sector

The Telecom Services sector ranks ninth out of the ten major sectors as detailed in our sector roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which, like my fund ratings, is based on aggre­ga­tion of stock rat­ings for each of 41 companies in the sector.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 7, 20113Comments

More Downside Than Meets The Eye for Finisar

The worst is not over for Finisar Corporation (FNSR)’s stock. Despite dropping over 50% since March, the stock remains on our most dangerous stocks list, where it has been since October 2010.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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