Bond giant PIMCO recently filed the necessary paperwork to launch an actively managed total return bond ETF run by legendary bond trader Bill Gross. This will be an interesting new option for individual investors and investment advisers. From the LA Times: As required with an ETF, the holdings of the […]
Covestor model manager Fat Pitch Financials focuses on special situation stocks and is a value investor. George Silva runs the company. He is an economist who did his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and his Masters at Yale University. George has twenty years of experience investing in individual stocks. Fat Pitch […]
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: William Smith Models: Price Volatility Volume and Core Price Volatility Volume Disclosure: Long PUDA in both models I entered a trade in Puda Coal (NYSE: PUDA) on April 6, only to hear on April 8 that the company was being investigated by the SEC. There are a number of […]
Author: Amin Khakiani, Focal Point Management Models: Quantitative Hedging and Quantitative Broad Index Focal Point Management is a California-based SEC registered investment advisor was founded by Amin Khakiani. Amin has a background in engineering and mathematics and 11 years of corporate finance and strategic planning experience. Its Quantitative Hedging model is a […]
Author: James Hofmann Model: Dividend Growth Disclosure: Long LO, MSFT, HCBK March was a grand month for the Dividend Growth model as we outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 by 1.84% while taking on less risk. This model had positive performance for the month of March while the market had slightly negative […]
Author: Andrew Schornack Model: Financial Services Disclosure: Long TWGP The portfolio experienced the first negative return month since August 2010. From September 2010 – February 2011, the model reported returns exceeding my expectations. As I mentioned in the first investment report in November 2009, the goal of the portfolio is […]
NYSE: BRK-B) was added again, albeit the day before David Sokol’s departure came to light. It’s true that Berkshire’s golden years are long gone (as even
Author: Sasa Persic Model: Long Short S&P 500 Covestor manager Sasa Persic has over 10 years of trading experience along with knowledge of various markets and instruments. His approach is based on statistical analysis of historical data for broad market. Persic manages Covestor’s Long Short S&P 500 model. which utilizes statistical […]
Author: James Hofmann Model: Greater China Disclosure: Long MY Chinese equities have been facing a lot of headwind lately. The Bank of China has been continually raising rates and reserve requirements for the past few months in an attempt to slow inflation. This, combined with lower growth rates, has been […]
Author: Leif Eriksen Model: Performance with Protection Disclosure: Long DELL It’s been another uncertain month for the markets, a challenging month for investors and maybe even more so for traders. Yet the markets are up for the year, with the DJIA leading the way (for a change). The Dow’s significant […]