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ETFs vs Mutual Funds: The Winner Is…

The radically higher number of US equity mutual funds (4,700+) versus ETFs (380+) is not indicative of better stock selection from active management. On the contrary, the vast majority of actively-managed funds do not justify the higher fees they charge. They do not, in terms of stock selection and expected returns, add value versus passively managed benchmarks.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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Stock Rating Methodology

New Constructs assigns a rating to every stock under coverage according to what we believe are the 5 most important criteria for assessing the risk versus reward of stocks. New Con­structs’ stock rat­ings are reg­u­larly fea­tured as among the best by Barron’s.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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Cutting Thru the Smoke in the Energy Sector

Two of the three stocks added to our large/mid cap Most Dangerous stocks list for November are from the energy sector. Those stocks are Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. (EXXI) and Superior Energy Services (SPN) – both get my very dangerous rating as do all of the Most Dangerous stocks. All of the energy sec­tor ETFs get a dan­ger­ous rat­ing, which means you should sell them.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
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Utility Sector: Check The Ingredients Before Buying

High dividend yields are NOT enough to warrant investing in the utilities sector. Too many investors put their hard-earned money in utility stocks with the assumption that relatively high-yielding dividends from stable business make a good investment. The real question that investors in any equity security must ask is: does my expected return from a stock justify the risk of investing in it?
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO