On Tuesday September 21st, the Federal Reserve will meet to decide whether or not to continue putting money into the economy by buying bonds, a strategy of the monetary policy known as quantitative easing. Since the Fed rate has already been lowered to near zero (.25 percent), easing interest rates […]
Daily Archives: September 20, 2010
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billion. Fortunately, their total liabilities also fell—dropping from $3.3 billion in 2008 to $3 billion in 2009. Their shareholder equity grew from $702.2
Phil Dhingra is the manager of the Forbes 100 model, a model that invests only in companies that have appeared on Fortune Magazine’s list of 100 top employers to work for. Phil believes that creating a great work environment is one of the indicators of potential company success. Phil has […]
In Richard Moore’s Market Comparables model, Moore searches for hidden value and companies with the potential for future earnings growth while conducting initial screenings based on stock price movement and valuation over time. This week, Moore added ProShares Short S&P 500 ETF (SH) to the model. SH replicates the inverse […]
This week Michael Arold added some new positions to his Technical Swing model. In this model Arold uses many different technical indicators as well as market movement and fundamental analysis to choose positions to add. This is a short-term model that looks to take advantage of short-term price movement. One […]
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 […]
Today we have three very different models with new positions added to their holdings. To begin, let’s take a look at the Quantitative Hedging model, managed by Amin Khakiani, which is invested in different markets using a rotational, adaptive approach. This week, Khakiani added ProShares Short Real Estate ProShares (REK) […]