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Gap and Target fall almost 7 percent after missing expectations (GPS, TGT, M, AEO, ARO)

Despite the fact that the retail sector enjoyed its best holiday shopping season since 2006 in November and December of 2010, many retail stocks fell today. The reason behind the drop was that many stores’ December sales missed analysts’ expectations. Stores like Gap Inc (NYSE: GPS) which announced today that their sales in December were ... read more

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Uncategorized Yolander Prinzel on 7 Jan 2011
Tablets are huge, and component makers like NVIDIA stand to gain (AAPL, HPQ, MOT, NVDA)

If you were alive and old enough to be aware of trends in the early 1980’s, then you probably remember the big stir caused by the Commodore VIC-20, an affordable personal computer that was the first PC to sell one million units. That may not sound like a big number today, but in the early ... read more

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Uncategorized Yolander Prinzel on 6 Jan 2011
Seeking long-term value with minimal risk (OSK, NNI)

In Sreeni Meka’s Long Term Value model, the goal is to invest in the low-risk equities of companies with strong balance sheets. The top holding in the model is Oshkosh Corp (NYSE: OSK). In September, the company announced that its Chairman and CEO, Robert G. Bohn, had decided to retire. Replacing him is Charles L. ... read more

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Manager Spotlight Yolander Prinzel on 6 Jan 2011
Grocery stocks fall hard on downgrades, but some remain bullish (SVU, SWY, WFMI, RDK, TFM, CASY)

Morgan Stanley and BMO analysts downgraded several grocery stocks today, causing their stock values to recede substantially. Morgan Stanley downgraded both SUPERVALU INC (NYSE: SVU) and Safeway Inc (NYSE: SWY), while BMO downgraded Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ: WFMI). Losses in the sector weren’t restricted to just those downgraded positions. Market reaction stretched across the ... read more

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Uncategorized Yolander Prinzel on 5 Jan 2011
Covestor manager James Hofmann adds to his AT&T position as the stock rises (T, AAPL, VZ, QCOM)

James Hofmann added shares of AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) to his Dividend Plus model on December 28th. Hofmann's model "invests in equities with a stable dividend and above average yield using a value-based philosophy." T now has a dividend yield of 5.76% (per Google Finance, as of market close 1/4/11). Here's the recent performance of ... read more

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Positions Yolander Prinzel on 5 Jan 2011
This new Covestor manager avoids emotional investing (KEM, AVX, VISH)

Allowing emotions to play a role in investing causes some of the classic investor mistakes, including buying high and selling low, chasing trends that are on the downswing in popularity and improper diversification. And, as Bryan Keller illustrates in his September 28, 2008 article for Seeking Alpha, The Cost of Emotional Investing, when one's emotions ... read more

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Manager Spotlight Yolander Prinzel on 5 Jan 2011
What Covestor managers are buying: Alcoa, Arm Holdings (AA, ARMH, MSFT, AAPL, INTC)

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 Finance. The reason for the ... read more

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Positions Yolander Prinzel on 4 Jan 2011
Strong ISM report drives big gains in manufacturing stocks (MOD, AXL, SRI)

The big news today was the Institute for Supply Management’s December 2010 Manufacturing Report. The report shows PMI rising to 57, up .4 percent from November’s 56.6. This didn’t quite beat analysts’ expectations of a PMI of 57.3, but it does show economic growth thanks to increases in new orders, production, employment deliveries and inventories. ... read more

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Uncategorized Yolander Prinzel on 4 Jan 2011
Investing in companies rather than picking stocks (CHKP, RDWR, HPQ, IBM)

In their Suncoast Equity model, Suncoast Equity Management uses its SEM-DIS (Suncoast Equity Management-Disciplined Investment System) method to help pick appropriate holdings. The SEM-DIS system is based on the same investment principles utilized by Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham. Suncoast Equity focuses on choosing businesses rather than stock picking. A quote from their website sums ... read more

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Manager Spotlight Yolander Prinzel on 4 Jan 2011
Providers of Human Capital Gain as Jobless Claims Fall (MWW, VOL, KELYA, MAN, ADP, PAYX)

Raise the banner and wave the flag—last week, jobless benefit claims dropped by 34,000, which was enough to bring us to the lowest level we've had since July of 2008. One company that clearly benefited from this news was workforce consultation and human capital provider Volt Information Sciences Inc (NYSE: VOL) whose stock rose 2.12 ... read more

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Uncategorized Yolander Prinzel on 31 Dec 2010