Today we are going to look at some of the new positions added to the two models managed by Dan Plettner. It is interesting to see these two different models at work. Trading at a small discount to net asset value (NAV), SunAmerica Focused Alpha Growth Fund Inc (FGF) makes […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a report today that acknowledged the financial recovery for the first part of this year had been stronger than expected. They balanced this good news with the very real concern that an unstable European economy could spread and cause further economic upheaval. The upshot? […]
Covestor model manager Craig Steury bought Sturm Ruger & Co Inc (NYSE:RGR) this week in his Algorithmic Trading portfolio. In this portfolio, Steury holds computer executed positions for anywhere from 2 to 6 days and basis his computerized buys on an algorithm that analyzes Nasdaq issues. In 2009, Sturm Ruger’s […]
June 2010 proved to be a typical summer month in the stock market as volume was typically light. There were a few days of volatility, but generally stocks stayed in a trading range. I usually do not like the summer months as trading is light and unusual events can occur […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was rejuvenated today as investors pounced on State Street Corporation’s (NYSE:STT) announcement that their earnings for Quarter 2 were right on track with analysts’ expectations and their earnings per share had exceeded the expectations of analysts. State Street, an investment management and research firm, is […]
The Suncoast Equity Management (SEM) model examines the workings of individual companies to determine whether or not they would be good fits for the portfolio. They examine cash flows, debt and more before deciding whether or not to invest in a particular equity. One position they’ve deemed appropriate for their […]
The holiday weekend in the U.S. didn’t actually help improve the economy at all, but it did seem to improve the outlook of U.S. investors this morning as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose as many as 165 points just 45 minutes after the market opened. Helping to push the […]
Monthly Investment Report for July 2010 from Capital Ideas on Covestor. While June may have been a good base building period for US equities we think it could have been a topping period for the US dollar. That is why we continued to build core ETF positions in foreign markets […]
If you’ve been investing for any length of time, chances are good that you have heard about GARP investing—Growth at A Reasonable Price. GARP investors look for those companies that consistently earn and grow and that exceed broad market levels and exclude companies that are valued too high or low. […]
The U.S. Labor department reported today that while the private sector gained 83,000 jobs in June, employment overall lost 125,000 jobs. So while unemployment has dropped to 9.5%, the Labor Department’s report did not give economists and investors the news they had hoped to hear because it doesn’t show the […]
Ryan Lee, manager of the Covestor Model Long-Term Conservative bought McCormick & Co Inc (NYSE:MKC) this week. Lee looks for positions that are trading at a 30% discount to their intrinsic value and he values free cash flow with debt that is manageable. MKC has managed to keep its long-term […]
European and Asian markets were all down on Thursday and U.S. markets ended up following the trend with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down 41.49 points at 9,732.53. Concerns about job losses stemming from an offshore drilling ban as well as the potential loss of drillers were one reason […]