Index Fund (THD), a fund that attempts to mirror the performance of the MSCI Thailand Investable Market. In order to do so, 90 percent of the fund’s underlying
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We have selected the companies that have indicated that they will make their earnings announcement in the next few days and created four categories
In her International Yield model, manager Vivian Lewis looks for international closed-end funds and stocks with a high yield. Recently she added ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: CKSW) to the model. CKSW provides automated software and workforce management solutions to businesses. The company recently released a new application for appointment management […]
Model manager Analytic Investment added two new positions to their Focus Value model recently. In the model, they use algorithms to look for equity mispricing as a result of market inefficiency. The first position they added was senior, community, nursing and assisted care living facility operators Five Star Quality Care […]
GameStop is the largest video game retailer in the world and sells new and used video game software, hardware and accessories for video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells PC entertainment software, and related accessories.
Although the model was just recently launched (inception date of August 25, 2010), the Craigmillar Global Clean Energy-Clean Tech strategy has five years of live performance and is benchmarked to the WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO-P). The ECO-P index also has an ETF attached with the symbol PBW and has been trading in the open market since the 3rd Quarter 2004. Both portfolios focus on the long-term trends of renewable energy, power delivery, energy storage, energy conservation and clean fuels all of which lead to energy decarbonization.
Friday afternoons and weekends have long been observed an opportune time for low profile public companies and Closed-End Funds to disseminate undesirable but market-relevant news. The conspiracy theory explanation infers that if nobody is around on Friday afternoons, the news will be ignored or forgotten by the time Monday rolls around. I’m not a big believer in the theory, but I attempt to be alert at all times.
At GEARS we have developed unique tools to find improving fundamentals companies when their share price is depressed and identify deteriorating fundamentals companies when their share price is extended. To perform that analysis, we have created an accurate set of fundamental performance metrics and a share price volatility calculator.
AthenaInvest added a couple of new positions to their SBI International model recently. In the model, AthenaInvest uses their patented investing methodology to invest in 20 international stocks that are held by the top equity managers. One of the new positions they added was Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd (NYSE: […]
Earnings growth for our portfolio companies remains overshadowed by volatility and the manic-depressive behavior of the markets. Our portfolio holds considerable appreciation potential based on prospects of our businesses and the substantial relative value versus bonds.
The month of September was a surprisingly great month for the overall market with indexes showing strong gains. The portfolio also performed well in the month.
You must continue to focus on the comparative value of stocks vs. bonds. You can barely get any interest rate on your cash, with no chance of growth and a good chance of seeing it shrink from inflation. If you buy a stock that gives you that yield or higher, you have a good chance of seeing an increasing dividend and increasing your principal.