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David Trainer

CEO of New Constructs, LLC.
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Mr. Trainer is a Wall Street veteran and corporate finance expert. He specializes in reversing accounting distortions on the underlying economics of business performance and stock valuation. He is author of more
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More Pain To Come For LinkedIn
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 2:12 PM EDT
We put LinkedIn (LNKD: ~$175/share) in the Danger Zone last August when it was valued at $240/share. Despite its 30% decline since, we remain bearish on the stock. LNKD’s 2013 Form 10-K revealed that many of the issues we identified have worsened.
In this article: LNKD
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Large Cap Growth Style: Best And Worst ETFs
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 1:43 PM EDT
The Large Cap Growth style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 24 ETFs and 667 mutual funds in the Large Cap Growth style.
In this article: MDFOX, NBEAX, OALGX, QUAGX, JLGAX, RWG, TQQQ, VONG, IWF, IWY, JKE, MGK, SCHG, VUG
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All Cap Value Style: Best And Worst ETFs
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:00 PM EDT
The All Cap Value style ranks fourth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 2 ETFs and 243 mutual funds in the All Cap Value style.
In this article: FDSBX, FDSTX, FRAVX, MIDVX, OSFDX, TVVAX, FAB, IWW, LHVAX, FDSWX
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Large Cap Blend Style: Best And Worst ETFs
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 7:00 PM EDT
The Large Cap Blend style ranks first out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 35 ETFs and 963 mutual funds in the Large Cap Blend style.
In this article: EWRI, FWDD, SPHB, GQEFX, GQETX, GQLFX, GQLOX, MNDFX, AUUAX, UDOW, BLPSX, SPHQ, GSRA, NYCC, STQAX
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All Cap Growth Style: Best And Worst ETFs
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 7:14 AM EDT
The All Cap Growth style ranks sixth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 2 ETFs and 463 mutual funds in the All Cap Growth style.
In this article: TVAAX, FAD, IWZ, DDDIX, IFPUX, DUSLX
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All Cap Blend Style: Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds
Friday, April 18, 2014 12:06 PM EDT
The All Cap Blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 37 ETFs and 763 mutual funds in the All Cap Blend style as of April 10, 2014.
In this article: JNJ, SCHD, TTFS, USMV, HFLGX, HILGX, NYSAX, RYAKX, RYCMX, RYRLX, RYRUX, AHRNX, AMKR, FVL, KNOW, NFO, PEY, RYJ, RMUIX, RSMCX, QUAL, MOAT
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Rating Breakdown: Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds By Style
Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:19 PM EDT
This report identifies the best ETFs and mutual funds based on the quality of their holdings and their costs. There are few funds that have both good holdings and low costs. While there are lots of cheap funds, there are very few with high-quality holdings.
In this article: ATIIX, DFMVX, EMCAX, FMEIX, FSGRX, GBCAX, GQLOX, HILGX, HSOAX, MBSWX, MISEX, NBEAX, PAGTX, PKSFX, SZCAX, TEGAX, UTPIX, VDIGX, VIIIX, VITPX, VMACX, VSIIX, AMREX, ARIVX, DAFGX, FSMDX, MAIMX, OSFDX, TVVAX, WAMFX, SCHA, SCHG, VBK, VOE, VOT, DDDIX, MLPSX, APHQX, IFPUX, MIGNX, FDSWX, IMIDX, IESM, GSRA, SFOAX, DUSLX, FSIOX, NWHDX
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Aspen Board Right To Turn Down Endurance’s Offer
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 5:15 AM EDT
Endurance Specialty Holdings (ENH) made a $3.2 billion takeover bid for Aspen Insurance Holdings (AHL) on Monday. After months of fruitless negotiations, ENH attempted to bypass AHL’s management and reach out to shareholders directly. We think ENH’s offer undervalues the stock.
In this article: ALL, CB
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Danger Zone: Workday (WDAY)
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 12:20 PM EDT
We’ve made no secret about our bearishness on certain cloud stocks. Over the past several months, we’ve featured Callidus (CALD), Netsuite (N), Salesforce (CRM), and Tangoe (TNGO) in the Danger Zone.
In this article: CRM, IBM, N, SAP, WMB, DWUGX, FFTYX, FTQGX, GNVIX, TGGEX, CALD, SKYY, AMZN, NFLX, ORCL, TNGO
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Health Care Sector
Friday, April 11, 2014 2:41 PM EDT
The Health Care sector ranks seventh out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 22 ETFs and 82 mutual funds in the Health Care sector as of April 4, 2014.
In this article: HSP, LLY, DLHIX, DLRHX, FBDIX, PHBLX, PHLAX, RYBOX, RYCFX, SHISX, SHSSX, BHSRX, BIB, IBB, FBT, IHI, IYH, VHT, XBI, XLV
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Financials Sector
Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:07 PM EDT
The Financials sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating.
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Sector Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds
Friday, April 4, 2014 6:40 PM EDT
For the second quarter of 2014, only three sectors manage to even earn a Neutral rating. My sector ratings are based on the aggregation of my fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector.
In this article: D, KBWP, WMT, RYUTX, FSTA
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Netflix (NFLX): Even More Dangerous
Thursday, April 3, 2014 5:26 PM EDT
In November of last year, Netflix (NFLX: ~$355/share) landed in the Danger Zone after rising 363% year-to-date on promising quarterly results and much media hype. The stock rose rapidly for a while after our pick but has come back down nearly 20% in the past month.
In this article: NFLX
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Johnson & Johnson Is A Safe Pick In A Dangerous Market
Thursday, April 3, 2014 2:09 PM EDT
As I wrote earlier this year, I’m long-term bullish on this market, but stretched valuations in certain parts of the market, like cloud stocks and social media stocks, are at major risk of blowing up.
In this article: BMY, JNJ, MDT, PFE, SCHD, GQLOX, STSEX, MDFSX, IFPUX
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Danger Zone: Value Investors
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 12:24 PM EDT
To execute a value-based investment strategy, one must truly understand the profitability and valuation of a company.
In this article: AIG, BAC, C, CVX, DAL, GE, JPM, PFE, PHM, PPG, ROC, SWY, T, TRN, WFC, XOM, GOOG
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NOPAT Adjustment: Foreign Exchange Loss
Monday, March 31, 2014 4:15 PM EDT
The real earnings season is nearly over. For the past month and a half, our analysts have diligently gone through over 3,000 annual reports, Form 10-K’s, to make adjustments from GAAP numbers to economic earnings. This report features an interesting non-operating item we’ve discovered in numerous filings.
In this article: AXE, BCO, CL, F, GT, MRK, PEP, WFT, VOXX, DTV
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