Another great sketch from Carl Richards: From Richards’ newsletter accompanying the sketch: Almost no one is happy with the state of their financial plans, or at least it appears that way based on what we hear in the media. For that to change, we can’t continue to do the same […]
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Author: Peter Kurata Covestor Model: CANSLIM Disclosure: None In a first ever post-Fed meeting press conference, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said QE II will continue to be supported after June. This news helped sparked the market to move to a new highs. Inflation continues to creep in, and the Fed’s position […]
Author: Michael Arold Model: Technical Swing Disclosure: Long UDN When it comes to the US Dollar, I can see analysts in two camps: one group is calling for an immediate rally to work off oversold conditions. After that, they expect further declines. The second camp is looking for further declines […]
While consumers are feeling the pinch at the pumps, software developers are creating mobile solutions for finding the best gas prices in a region. It may be time to start checking these out.. In a new Houston Chronicle article, Dwight Silverman reviews the top mobile apps: Where – Free. iOS, […]
Author: Michael Arold Model: Technical Swing Disclosure: Long UDN, IBM, COST I wrote in my last month’s review that “after the strong March rebound, market participants are likely to buy minor pullbacks in order to get back into the markets.” That’s exactly what happened in April: the S&P 500 declined […]
Covestor model manager Bob Gay of Global Equity Analytics and Research Services LLC (GEARS) was recently a guest on Steve Pomeranz’ On The Money! Radio. In the interview embedded below (hit the play button to listen), Gay discusses the importance of focusing on the advancement of shareholder wealth in companies, […]
Author: Brendan Ruchert-Dixon Model: Alpha Trapper Disclosure: Short AGQ, ZSL April turned out to be a good month for the stock market. Alpha Trapper caught some of the gains but came under pressure late in the month because of rising commodity prices, including those for silver, oil, and natural gas. The […]
Author: Tom Konrad Model: Alt Energy Stocks Disclosure: No positions The US Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the US Army Corps of Engineers are quietly laying the groundwork for a renewable energy boom that you might not expect. What they’ve done is to announce a memorandum […]
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Author: John King, Quacera Covestor model: QPM Radar Disclosure: none Let’s begin with a few statistics. Hyperinflation is generally defined as occurring when the inflation rate hits 50% in one month. This definition comes from the work of American economist Philip Cagan in his 1956 study of monetary systems and from […]
For his Performance with Protection portfolio, Covestor model manager Leif Eriksen takes a top-down fundamental approach that favors large- and mid-cap companies. His goal is to outperform the market over the long run while protecting capital. Eriksen recently purchased Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) for the portfolio. Loews is a holding […]
Author: Tom Konrad Model: Alt Energy Stocks Disclosure: No positions in stocks mentioned Sinovel’s recent refusal to accept shipments from American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC) may be due to more than just a slowdown in the Chinese wind market. Many of my best ideas come from readers. When American Superconductor announced that their largest customer, […]