Quantum Opportunity Value model manager Tong Li added Todd Shipyards (NYSE: TOD) and Lihua International (NASDAQ: LIWA) to his model last week. In December it was announced that Vigor Industrial would be acquiring TOD for $22.27 per share. TOD has a 1.78 percent dividend yield (per Money.CNN.com on January 12th), […]
Author: Bristlecone Value Partners, LLC Covestor Model: Large Cap Value Disclosure: Long CX, MOT, TYC, HD, WPO, AXP, INTC, CSCO Dear Fellow Investors, During December, the S&P 500 gained 6.53%* on the back of renewed optimism in the economic recovery. The gains were pretty widespread as all sectors saw positive […]
Author: Bill Deshurko Covestor model: Dividend and Income Plus Disclosures: Long VZ, ALSK, WIN, GGN, NLY 2010 was an excellent year for our Dividend and Income Plus Portfolio. Covestor gives our portfolio a “2” risk score on a 1-5 scale with one being the lowest risk. We have also outperformed […]
Detroit’s economic decline and urban decay are well documented, but here’s a fresh, alternative window to the city, where inspiring young entrepreneurs see a blank canvas to explore new ideas and business. Palladium Boots produced this video (in three parts below) featuring musicians, new restaurant owners, artists, urban farmers and […]
New Covestor model managers System Research LLC began its business in 2008 by selling market timing research to investment advisory firms. Now offering portfolio managing services, System Research has their own approach to investing. According to the company’s website: System Research believes that actively traded quantitative investment models can provide […]
Former Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. Partner Hal Rosser has left the private equity firm he co-founded to form a new firm specializing in investing in the restaurant sector. In a January 11th interview with Fortune (“Hal Rosser talks about his new firm, and why it’s always a good time […]
With a model like Dividend Growth, one of the goals is to find equities paying high dividends—but another is to look for positions that have the opportunity to grow and create greater returns for investors. To that end, model manager James Hofmann has added additional shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) […]
Author: Steve Beamer Model: High Earnings Momentum Disclosure: Long AGU, ARUN, FFIV, MIPS, MPEL, SLW, TQQQ Commentary from December 29, 2010 The High Earnings Momentum Model started in late November and has basically held even in December. General Market The long term trend is upward with indexes making new highs. […]
Author: Andrew Laubie Model: Russell 2000 Long-Short Disclosure: Long TWM, SRTY How long can a plane out of gas keep on flying? For 2011, I am trying to follow the advice of my mother and be more positive. To a large extent she is right: being optimistic paid very well […]
Here’s a November, 2010 talk at MIT from Charles Ferguson, who directed the outstanding film about Wall Street and the credit crisis Inside Job. There’s a long introduction and ongoing tech difficulties at the start – skip to Ferguson’s actual beginning at the 8:00 mark: A pull quote: What occurred […]
Lee Eisenberg, former editor-in-chief of Esquire, wrote a book on Americans and shopping. As part of his research, Eisenberg investigated the conventional belief that “women shop, while men buy.” Here’s what he found on that and other differences in male versus female shopping:
Author: Capital Ideas, a Texas-based RIA. CJ Brott and Karen Burns are the two founding principals. Covestor models: ETF Only and Macro Plus Income Disclosure: Capital Ideas is long BALT, ACOM, ARMH and MDY in the Macro Plus Income model Capital Ideas January Monthly Investment Report Here at the end […]