There’s mounting pressure for large multinationals to report to their shareholders on the working standards at their international suppliers. On 5/30, the New York Times noted that Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is the latest to face these questions: At its annual shareholder meeting on Friday, the New York City pension funds, which […]
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Robert Gay manages Global Equity Analytics and Research Services LLC (GEARS) which manages several Covestor models, including the Luxury Liner model. Robert recently sold Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) from that portfolio. We asked Robert to share his reasons for selling. His response follows. *** My decision report for FCS is […]
Darren Taylor uses a bottom-up fundamental approach to stock selection for Covestor’s Top 5 Screener model. He recently bought CACI International (NYSE: CACI) for the model. CACI is an international IT services corporation. We asked Darren to share his reasons for buying CACI. His response follows. *** I developed my […]
Vivian Lewis manages Covestor’s International Yield model, which focuses on high-yield investments in closed-end funds, stocks and preferred shares of companies located outside the United States. Lewis recently sold Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) from the portfolio, so we asked her to share her reasons for moving out of the stock. […]
Timothy Sykes manages Covestor’s Contra Hype model, which seeks to identify price movements of small cap stocks that are susceptible to unusual short term price movements due to media hype or investor exuberance. Tim recently shorted Jammin Java Corp. (OTC: JAMN), formerly Marley Coffee Inc., which is a development-stage company engaged in the […]
John Fattibene of Harvest Financial Planners manages Covestor’s Domestic Dividend model, which seeks to invest in high-quality, well-managed companies that pay a dividend. Fattibene recently added Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) to the model, so we asked him to share his reasons for the transaction. His response follows. *** We bought […]
Model manager Brendan Ruchert-Dixon runs Covestor’s Alpha Trapper model, which follows a long-short strategy, aiming for balanced growth in the long portion while using short positions in poorly-structured ETFs to both hedge risk and aim for extra returns. Brendan recently added Asta Funding, inc (NASDAQ: ASFI) to the model. ASFI is engaged […]
fuel prices will lead to a decrease in international trade, as companies reduce fuel use by assembling things closer to markets. This facile intuition can lead
H&Q Life Sciences Investors (NYSE: HQL) is a diversified closed-end fund. The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation through investment in the life sciences industry (including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, managed healthcare and medical equipment, hospitals, healthcare information technology and services, devices and supplies), agriculture and environmental management. George Silva of […]
Fly Leasing (NYSE: FLY) is a global lessor of modern, fuel-efficient commercial jet aircraft. The Company’s aircraft are leased under long-term to medium-term
yield territory briefly, and in the ensuing QE QE2, the Federal Reserve has done its job at keeping yields down for longer duration bonds, something that I
E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc (NYSE: DANG) is a holding company with subsidiaries operating in the business-to-consumer e-commerce space in China. The company is following in Amazon’s footsteps in that it offers more than 600,000 books for sale and has recently expanded into other media and general merchandise categories such as […]