Monthly Archives: February 2012

Smoking Out the Truth: Buy MO

February 28, 2012 – 9:12 am

As discussed in “The Real Earnings Season Starts Now”, annual reports are the best source for developing investment ideas. I provided my clients with dozens of insights in 2011 that delivered impressive returns, and I continue that trend with my recommendation of MO.

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Top Fund-Indsutry Expert: New Constructs’ Predictive Ratings Are Gaining Following

February 28, 2012 – 8:56 am

Competition for Lipper and Morningstar is “heating up” according to fund-industry expert Chuck Jaffe. Research based on past performance is losing favor as investor recognize its lack of rigor and value.

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Fox Business News: “The Real Earnings Season”

February 17, 2012 – 12:28 pm

Fox Business News features my focus on the Real Earnings Season that is overlooked by most everyone in the market.

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The Real Earnings Season Begins Now

February 17, 2012 – 9:43 am

Nearly all of the invest­ing world ignores 10-K sea­son. 10-Ks contain the most important financial information that companies provide all year.

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Best and Worst Funds: Small-cap Blend Style

February 16, 2012 – 3:52 pm

The small-cap blend style ranks eleventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggre­gation of fund ratings of 681 small-cap blend funds as of Feb 14th 2012.

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Best and Worst Funds: Mid-cap Value Style

February 16, 2012 – 3:50 pm

The mid-cap value style ranks tenth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggre­gation of fund ratings of 239 mid-cap value funds as of Feb 14th 2012.

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Best and Worst Funds: Small-cap Growth Style

February 16, 2012 – 3:48 pm

The small-cap growth style ranks ninth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggre­gation of fund ratings of 486 small-cap growth funds as of Feb 13th 2012.

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Best and Worst Funds: Small-cap Value Style

February 16, 2012 – 3:45 pm

The small-cap value style ranks last out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggre­gation of fund ratings of 327 small-cap value funds as of Feb 15th 2012.

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Best and Worst Funds: Mid-cap Blend Style

February 16, 2012 – 3:44 pm

The mid-cap blend style ranks eighth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my style roadmap. It gets… Read more >>

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Best and Worst Funds: All-cap Growth Style

February 16, 2012 – 3:41 pm

The all-cap growth investment style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in style roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggre­gation of my ratings on 465 all-cap growth funds.

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