Author: John Ballard Covestor model: Mid-Cap Fundamentals Disclosure: Long ACTI, MKL, AAPL, ATVI, NFLX, AMZN, ROIC, Y, SA, PHYS * See important disclosures In February I liquidated several small positions that I considered, overall, somewhat speculative. They were my least favorite ideas and therefore were the first to go as […]
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Author: Patrick Clark Covestor model: Market Neutral Growth Disclosure: No position in EPI or HAO * See important disclosures Last month, I discussed what appeared to be contradictory market trends. Specifically, the Indian equity market as measured by the ETF EPI looked quite bearish, while most other equity markets around […]
Author: Peter Kurata Covestor model: CANSLIM Disclosure: No position in GLD or SLV * See important disclosures Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke uses the rising stock market as his barometer for the success of quantitive easing. He also doesn’t think inflation is a problem, but the charts show otherwise. The […]
Author: Richard Moore Covestor model: Market Comparables Disclosure: None * See important disclosures The investment indicators I use to gauge the risk present in the stock market remain in conflict. The market remains in an uptrend by any measure, but my sentiment indicators remain in extremely negative territory. This means […]
Author: Gerald Gehman Covestor model: Undervalued Growth Companies Disclosure: Long EZCH, FNSR, QUIK, ANAD, LSCC, DRWI, TWER, TSEM * See important disclosures Worldwide broadband usage, particularly video, is projected to grow explosively for a number of years. Eight of the eleven companies in my Covestor portfolio are coiled to participate […]
Author: TenStocks Covestor model: TenStocks Disclosure: Long HTCH, BAC * See important disclosures We added a new investment to the TenStocks Covestor portfolio at the end of February. This brings our current holdings to five. We are now approx 60% invested and 40% in cash. The new investment is Hutchinson […]
Yahoo Inc (YHOO) is reportedly in advanced talks to exit its Japanese joint venture. This is the company’s latest effort to to cut costs and raise capital for its fight against Google (GOOG) and Facebook. Reuters reports: A deal to transfer Yahoo’s 35 percent stake in Yahoo Japan to Softbank […]
PlayBook, at least one company may be gearing up for a fight. Hewlett Packard (HPQ) is accusing RIMM of copying HPQ's well received WebOS tablet platform. As
John Ballard manages Covestor’s Mid-Cap Fundamentals portfolio, which focuses on long term investments in companies operating in under-capitalized sectors. This portfolio holds Rosetta Stone (RST), which has recently been making 52 week lows. We asked John whether this changes his investment thesis for RST, or whether he is taking this […]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is set to make a major announcement at a special media event at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 2. Expectations are high, with many expecting the release of the iPad 2. With Motorola’s (MMI) release of the Motorola Xoom last week, many […]
Mark Holder manages Covestor’s Opportunistic Arbitrage Long Only portfolio, which focuses on small- and mid-cap companies that appear fundamentally strong and operate in industries with attractive macroeconomic trends. Mark recently added a new position in ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. (CCIH) to this portfolio and we took the opportunity to ask Mark […]
Mark Holder manages Covestor’s Opportunistic Arbitrage Long Only portfolio, which focuses on small- and mid-cap companies that appear fundamentally strong and operating in industries with attractive macroeconomic trends. Mark recently added a new position in Radware Ltd. (RDWR) to this portfolio and we took the opportunity to ask Mark about […]