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Buying Berkshire and Verizon stock, selling Activision as move toward quality – L. Eriksen (BRK.B, VZ, DOV, ATVI)

Author: Leif Eriksen Covestor model: Performance With Protection Disclosure: Long BRK.B, DOV, and VZ * See important disclosures I have fared slightly better than the S&P 500 so far in 2011, thanks to strong showings from a handful of stocks including QCOM and ATHR (acquired by QCOM in January).  As […]

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Buying Berkshire and Verizon stock, selling Activision as move toward …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 9, 2011
I’m shorting small-caps, gold and McDonald’s, expecting a healthy correction – M. Arold (GLD, MCD, MIPS, TWM)

Author: Michael Arold Covestor model: Technical Swing Disclosure: Short MIPS, MCD; Long TWM * See important disclosures Market trends usually do not end all of a sudden. Signs of weakness tend to creep in before major market declines and prompt traders to either take profits more often or to open […]

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I’m shorting small-caps, gold and McDonald’s, expecting a healthy correction …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 9, 2011
Indian stocks won’t move lower in a vacuum (EPI, RDY, IBN, SAY, WIT, PIN, INP)

Author: Patrick Clark Covestor model: Market Neutral Growth Disclosure: Long BIL * See important disclosures My weekly review of currencies, commodities, equity indexes and bond indexes shows several potential setups. The first and maybe most significant move is in the WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF (EPI). This ETF broke down […]

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Indian stocks won’t move lower in a vacuum (EPI, RDY, …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 9, 2011
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Ready for Spring? Existing Clients

by Eric Esterkin
Published February 8, 2011
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account with $100,000 and get an iPad 2. Qualification Procedures Complete the three-step Covestor client application here:

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Ready for Spring?

by Eric Esterkin
Published February 8, 2011
Why we’re long AMD, SanDisk, 5 others and are bullish on equities for 2011 – Ascendere (AMD, SNDK, TRW, FCX, COH)

Author: J. Stephen Castellano, Ascendere Associates Covestor model: Systematic Long-Only Disclosure: Long TRW, FCX, RES, TER, SNDK, AMD, EWBC, COH, WSM * See important disclosures Proxies that we use to measure cash flow growth, ROIC and fundamental quality continue to improve for many companies.  We think this is a great […]

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Why we’re long AMD, SanDisk, 5 others and are bullish …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 8, 2011
Why we’re buying commodities stocks – Ben Dickey, BSG&L (SDRL, CAT, DE, BTU, CLF)

Author: Ben Dickey, BSG&L Covestor models: Pure Growth and Growth Plus Income Disclosure: Long SDRL, CAT, BTU, CLF, FCX, LINE, EMR * See important disclosures Market overview The US economy is slowly gaining momentum, but it is still too slow to reduce unemployment. The manufacturing sector is gaining momentum faster […]

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Why we’re buying commodities stocks – Ben Dickey, BSG&L (SDRL, …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 8, 2011
Alt. energy as defined by solar and wind is too narrow – Craigmillar (PBW, CHK, UTX, CRR)

Authors: Robert Preston & Clark Gates, Craigmillar Equity Covestor model: Global Clean Energy-Clean Tech * See important disclosures The Craigmillar Energy Model has maintained healthy allocations to the major sectors: Industrials, Energy and Materials. These sectors were in the top half of the performance of the S&P 500 for 2010. […]

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Alt. energy as defined by solar and wind is too …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 6, 2011
John Ballard: Why I’m long Netflix and Amazon (NFLX, AMZN, ATVI)

Author: John Ballard Covestor model: Mid-cap Fundamentals Disclosure: Long NFLX, AMZN, ATVI * See important disclosures My goal is to find the companies with the best prospects for long term growth and buy them.  The reason why this model is titled a mid-cap model is because I find that typically […]

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John Ballard: Why I’m long Netflix and Amazon (NFLX, AMZN, …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 6, 2011
Focal Point: We’re staying long real estate, metals, internet and telecom (IYR, GDX, FDN, IYZ)

Author: Amin Khadiani, Focal Point Management Covestor model: Quantitative Hedging Disclosure: Long IYR, GDX, FDN, IYZ * See important disclosures January saw a continuing rally in the broad financial markets along with a continued decline in volatility.  Our portfolios stayed on the long side. A low volatility environment makes tactical […]

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Focal Point: We’re staying long real estate, metals, internet and …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 6, 2011
American Heroes: A portfolio filled with integrity, humility, diligence and caring

Author: American Values Investments Model: American Heroes * See important disclosures At American Values Investments we intend to stick to our American Hero investing strategy.  That means during the first quarter we will determine which stocks have the best long term outlook.  We will also evaluate our diversification to see […]

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American Heroes: A portfolio filled with integrity, humility, diligence and …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 6, 2011
Steve Beamer: The trend is upward, but I’m now more cautious (SLW, FFIV, NBR, MPEL, OPEN)

Author: Steve Beamer Model: High Earnings Momentum Disclosure: Long NBR, MPEL, OPEN The High Earnings Momentum Model started out well in January and moved up pretty smartly until an earnings disappointment in FFIV took away most of the model gains achieved in the first eight weeks of the model.  On […]

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Steve Beamer: The trend is upward, but I’m now more …

by Interactive Advisors
Published February 6, 2011

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