Author: Michael Arold Model: Technical Swing Disclosure: Long SLV, UDN In a recent post, I hypothesized that the US dollar could shape up a bullish “declining wedge” chart pattern, which could lead to a sharp reversal in Silver prices. A fresh look at the chart shows that the opposite happened: […]
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Author: Dan Plettner Covestor models: Disclosure: Long FGI and FGF in Core, Well Intentioned Activism Profile Closed-End Funds, Long/Short Opportunistic A fool and his money are soon parted. In the investment industry, observation of advisors wasting client wealth occurs far too frequently. What is uncommon in the investment business is […]
Author: Jonathan Tunney, Atlas Capital Covestor models: Broad ETF, MergerArb Disclosure: Long VGK Most markets performed well in 1Q2011 despite continued European sovereign debt concerns, spreading Mid-East/North Africa (MENA) societal upheaval and Japan’s triple disaster. Crude oil moved above $100/barrel in sympathy with concerns of potential flow interruptions associated with […]
Author: George Silva, Fat Pitch Financials Covestor model: Workouts Disclosure: Long EEA, ACL, NOVL, MENT, SHMR, NOC The first quarter of 2011 was one of recovery for the Fat Pitch Financials Workouts model. According to Covestor, the Workouts model grew 5.62% in the first quarter of 2011 versus 5.42% for […]
Covestor model manager Ben Dickey of Houston, Texas based BSG&L was recently a guest on News@7. Ben discussed investing for retirement, including some rule-of-thumb guidelines for how much to save and how much to withdraw at retirement age. You can hear the full interview by hitting the play button below: […]
HBO made a movie of Andrew Ross Sorkin’s outstanding book on the 2008 financial crisis, Too Big to Fail. The film, starring William Hurt, James Woods and Edward Asner, comes out May 23. Here’s the trailer – looks good!
Financial journalists were roundly criticized for weak reporting in the lead-up to the 2008 crisis, but the latest round of Pulitzer Prizes, announced yesterday, provides some redemption. No less than five were granted to business reporters. Here they are, with links through to the winners so you can read them […]
Author: John King, Quacera Covestor model: QPM Radar Disclosure: none Janet Yellen made a speech in which she put to rest any idea that the Fed will raise rates soon. While admitting that oil and food prices are surging, she states this is a “temporary phenomenon.” She put forth the […]
Author: Mark Holder Models: Opportunistic Arbitrage, Opportunistic Arbitrage Long Only Disclosure: Long PUDA in both models Puda Coal (PUDA) is a coal mine consolidator and met coal washer in China that has been hit by fraud allegations from a noted short seller. At question is whether the Chairman of PUDA […]
The Covestor tech team, based in London, keeps everything running smoothly (no small task) and is constantly working on new features and enhancements of our platform. We caught up with our CTO Bimal Shah at his workstation: So Bimal, what’s your job at Covestor? Chief Technology Officer. I am responsible […]
Author: Vivian Lewis Covestor model: International Yield Disclosure: None After going to see the brilliantly performed but puzzling play Jerusalem last night, I think we need some more simple truths. So here are remarks by Mark Mobius, from his Passport to Profits book of 1999. I grabbed it to read while sitting […]