Although the model was just recently launched (inception date of August 25, 2010), the Craigmillar Global Clean Energy-Clean Tech strategy has five years of live performance and is benchmarked to the WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO-P). The ECO-P index also has an ETF attached with the symbol PBW and has been trading in the open market since the 3rd Quarter 2004. Both portfolios focus on the long-term trends of renewable energy, power delivery, energy storage, energy conservation and clean fuels all of which lead to energy decarbonization.
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Earnings growth for our portfolio companies remains overshadowed by volatility and the manic-depressive behavior of the markets. Our portfolio holds considerable appreciation potential based on prospects of our businesses and the substantial relative value versus bonds.
You must continue to focus on the comparative value of stocks vs. bonds. You can barely get any interest rate on your cash, with no chance of growth and a good chance of seeing it shrink from inflation. If you buy a stock that gives you that yield or higher, you have a good chance of seeing an increasing dividend and increasing your principal.
Major Indices including the S&P 500 and the DOW gained significantly in the month of September. However, my trading account showed a small gain of .2%.
Despite its historical reputation of being one of the worst months of the year for the Stock Market, September 2010, turned out to defy the odds.
Despite its historical reputation of being one of the worst months of the year for the Stock Market, September 2010, turned out to defy the odds.
September was an excellent month for equity, particularly in emerging markets. Brazilian large-caps did exceedingly well.
Author: Michael Arold Disclaimer: Michael Arold owns AVB in his Covestor Technical Swing model. September 16, 2010: Avalonbay Coummunities (NYSE: AVB) is a residential REIT, focused on rental apartment communities. I believe that AVB is currently in a sweet spot of the market: – More and more individuals are choosing […]
We will be conducting scheduled maintenance at the following times over the next few days: Friday 24 September 2010 – 1am ET to 4am ET Sunday 26 September 2010 – 2am ET to 6am ET The Covestor.com website may be unavailable whilst this maintenance is completed. We apologize for any […]
We are delighted to announce the addition of Raphaël Mennicken as our Chief Investment Officer. Raphaël brings experience on both the equity and fund sides, having worked previously for companies such as L.E.K consulting and Credit Suisse First Boston. Most recently he started the investment research function at Bank Hapoalim […]
The South America model at Covestor returned positive results in August even though the S&P 500 finished in the red, as well as Latin America as indicated by the iShares Latin America 40 Index ETF (ILF). It was a mediocre month for Brazilian stocks – the largest Brazilian fund, iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ), fell from $ 70.38 on July 30 to $67.75 on August 31 – but the Chilean and Peruvian equity in my portfolio performed well.
Author: Patrick Clark Disclaimer: Patrick Clark does not own UUP or IYR in his Covestor Market Neutral Growth Model. August 30, 2010: The overall market continues to look bearish technically. As the market moves lower, my trading rules have reduced my long bias which currently stands at 25%. I expect […]