ASB Investment Management is the equity and fixed income management division of ASB Capital Management. Offices are in Washington, D.C. and Chicago. With $6.3 billion under management as of January 2011, ASB Investment Management has a long record of managing equity and fixed income. ASB’s new Covestor model, Large Cap […]
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New model manager Sasa Persic derives his investing acumen from non-mathematical methods. On his website he states, As our background is purely non-mathematical, that separates us from a typical quant algo shop. Systems we create and trade are results mostly of trading experience, not study of mathematics. Our basic thesis […]
With a model like Dividend Growth, one of the goals is to find equities paying high dividends—but another is to look for positions that have the opportunity to grow and create greater returns for investors. To that end, model manager James Hofmann has added additional shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) […]
Capital Ideas added additional shares of Alcoa Incorporated (NYSE: AA) to its Macro Plus Income model last week. Today, analysts at Deutsche Bank raised AA from a hold to a buy. Investors drove AA’s stock price up from its December 31st closing price of $15.39 to $15.80, according to Yahoo […]
Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Lakshman Achuthan and Co-Founder and Chief Research Officer Anirvan Banerji co-wrote and submitted an op-ed piece on CNN which ran today. In it, they stated that the double-dip recession many have feared is actually, “not going to happen.” According to […]
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.
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 model posted solid results in September as it outperformed the S&P by over 1%. Significant contributors to performance were Walgreen (WAG),
The first trading day of October laid a good foundation for the month after the release of some positive news from the Institute of Supply Management via their September 2010 manufacturing report. The report showed that economic activity within the manufacturing sector grew in September, although it had dropped from […]
This week we have two new Covestor model managers to introduce to you. The first is Ryan Leggio, a research analyst in the financial services industry. His Intrinsic Value model is focused on investing in above average companies that are at a below average price. The long-term model generally is […]
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released their Housing Price Index results for July this week (you can read the full report here). According to the report, home prices in the U.S. fell .5 percent in July, and fell a total of 3.3 percent for the 12-month period ending in July […]
The Intrinsic Value model managed by Ryan Leggio looks for above average companies that are priced below average. Leggio looks for companies that earn returns on invested capital for a sustained period of time, thereby creating some intrinsic value. Leggio leaves cash in the model when he doesn’t find enough […]