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, […]
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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, […]
Covestor manager Jesse Barkasy has traded his own accounts for 24 years and has worked as a professional trader for 13 years. He uses technical analysis and looks for breakouts. Barkasy manages Covestor’s Trend Following model, which “uses trend following and chart reading techniques. The model will take big risks investing large […]
Michael Wagner knows risk. An airline pilot by profession, he has a deep respect for the riskiness of a situation, which he brings to his investment philosophy. He manages the Covestor Small-Cap Swing Trader model, which focuses on small and micro-cap stocks, which tend to be riskier due to their […]
Keshav Agrawal is a CPA with a background in accounting and finance. He has more than a decade of experience in trading stocks and derivatives for his personal account. Keshav believes that “the market always offers opportunities,” and in search of this he follows various industries and companies depending on current domestic […]