Author: Tom Konrad Model: Alt Energy Stocks Disclosure: Long 7 clean energy stocks Bubbles are a social phenomenon at least as much as they are a financial phenomenon. What characterizes them? At the top of bubbles, participants ignore glaringly obvious risks. In October 2007, Meredith Whitney pointed out the almost glaringly […]
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Author: Vivian Lewis Covestor model: International Yield As North Koreans starve while their regime totters on, as Bashir Al-Assad shoots people in areas of Syria opposed to his dynasty, a question springs to mind: Who exactly is the sovereign for whom sovereign wealth funds invest? Is it the regime? Is […]
31, 2011, an increase of approximately 46% from March 31, 2010 and an increase of approximately 38% from December 31, 2010. AWP segment backlog increased
Author: Michael Arold Model: Technical Swing Disclosure: Long SLV, UDN In a recent post, I hypothesized that the US dollar could shape up a bullish “declining wedge” chart pattern, which could lead to a sharp reversal in Silver prices. A fresh look at the chart shows that the opposite happened: […]
Author: Dan Plettner Covestor models: Disclosure: Long FGI and FGF in Core, Well Intentioned Activism Profile Closed-End Funds, Long/Short Opportunistic A fool and his money are soon parted. In the investment industry, observation of advisors wasting client wealth occurs far too frequently. What is uncommon in the investment business is […]
downgrade. Paul Ashworth, chief US economist at Capital Economics, said this in the Financial Times: “Given the size of the US Federal deficit, which will be
BTC Impex, based in Kyiv, Ukraine, is run by Volodymyr Khmurych, a CFA Charterholder and member of the CFA Ukraine Society. Volodymyr takes a generalist approach with no focus on certain industries and sectors with specialization in value stocks. His strategy involves top-down analysis of industries followed by bottom up […]
Covestor manager Jesse Barkasy has traded his own accounts for 24 years and has worked as a professional trader for 13 years. He describes himself as a “trend follower and chart reader.” Barkasy manages Covestor’s Trend Following model, which uses trend following and chart reading techniques. The model will take big risks […]
Jeff Phillips is has been investing for more than twenty years. He is Harvard educated, with a finance background and a passion for decoding the markets. Jeff employs a disciplined and backtested approach developed over many years. Jeff manages Covestor’s Long-Short Equity model, a hedge fund-like portfolio where he selects stocks […]
Author: Todd Feldman, BFI Advisors Model: Behavioral Global Macro Disclosure: Long EMB, GLD, HYG, IXC, SLV Our Behavioral Finance Investment Advisors (BFIA) indicators had been flashing warning signs that March was going to be a rough month. We were therefore cautious and purchased inverse ETFs to protect our positions in […]
Author: William Deshurko, 401 Advisor Model: Equity Opportunity Disclosure: Long VMW Our core Equity Opportunity portfolio is an example of what happens when you start something in the middle, as opposed to beginning with a fresh start. This has been an active portfolio at my practice for a couple of […]
Author: Jonathan Tunney, Atlas Capital Covestor models: Broad ETF, MergerArb Disclosure: Long VGK Most markets performed well in 1Q2011 despite continued European sovereign debt concerns, spreading Mid-East/North Africa (MENA) societal upheaval and Japan’s triple disaster. Crude oil moved above $100/barrel in sympathy with concerns of potential flow interruptions associated with […]