Covestor Model manager James Hofmann’s Dividend Growth model has not only outperformed the S&P 500 for the past two months, but it has also managed a 9.24 percent return in July. We sat down with James to learn more about his investing decisions and to find out how he finds […]
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The below text is licensed to Covestor Ltd. (“Covestor”), by Dan Plettner. Such text may be disseminated only by Covestor. Dan Plettner invests and receives income for securities research, including “buy-side” research. Dan licenses his own real time trading data to Covestor Ltd. (“Covestor”). Covestor is a Registered Investment Advisor […]
The Department of Labor released August’s employment numbers on Friday. Overall, August saw a gain of 67,000 jobs in the private sector, a number that exceeded expectations. Although the unemployment rate also increased to 9.6 percent, the news was not devastating because most of that increase was the result of […]
Covestor model managers Epic Advisors added a couple of new positions to their Bottom Up Analysis Agg model this week. In this model, Epic Advisors uses fundamental analysis and market timing when determining which positions to add. The model is aggressive and mixes core, long-term hold purchases with day trading […]
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released the July results for the Pending Home Sales Index today. Thanks to contracts for home sales signed in July, the index rose 5.2 percent. The chief economist for the NAR said that home sales will still be “soft” in the coming months. This […]
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 […]
Author: Gary Harloff Harloff to the Fed: We Need Mo Money Disclaimer: Gary Harloff does not own VMW, AZO, HWK or BIN in this Opportunistic ETF model. August 30, 2010: The big picture is that the Fed is promoting low interest rates and low money supply. The former is to […]
Author: Ben Dickey Disclaimer: Ben Dickey owns LINE, KMP, CAT, BUCY, UTX in his Covestor Growth Plus Model and LINE and UTX in his Covestor Pure Growth Model. August 30, 2010: This summer has been troublesome for investors. Healthcare Reform, Financial Regulation, and other government requirements have stymied the economy […]
Author: Amin Khakiani Disclaimer: Amin Khakiani does not own SPY, KBE, OIH, LQD or JNK in his Covestor Quantitative Hedging Model August 30, 2010: After a strong July, August was a choppy month for the equity markets. Our models performed in line with choppy market environment. Our technical indicators led […]
Author: Carter LeCraw, CFP Disclaimer: American Values does not hold SYY, TSN or ANDE in its Covestor American Heroes Model. “A hero is a man who does what he can” -Romain Rolland August 30, 2010: When Gustus Bozarth was captured on video he captured the hearts of Americans. Gustus is […]
The Institute for Supply Management released their August 2010 manufacturing report today, and the report shows that 11 of 18 total manufacturing industries grew in August. Additionally, PMI (the Purchasing Managers Index) rose to 56.3 in August. PMI is considered an important economic indicator because its number can indicate the […]