Articles By: New Constructs | David Trainer

Low-Cost Funds Dupe Investors – 2Q13

Low-Cost Funds Dupe Investors – 2Q13

Fund holdings affect fund performance more than fees or past performance

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Small-cap Value Style

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Small-cap Value Style

The Small-cap Value style ranks twelfth out of the twelve fund styles

Danger Zone 5/13/2013: Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Danger Zone 5/13/2013: Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is in the Danger Zone

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Value Style

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Value Style

The All-cap Value style ranks sixth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Blend Style

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Blend Style

The All-cap Blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report

Danger Zone 5/6/2013: Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW)

Danger Zone 5/6/2013: Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW)

Schwab (SCHW) is in the Danger Zone this week.

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Large-cap Blend Style

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Large-cap Blend Style

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

Investment Style Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds

Investment Style Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds

No fund style earns better than a Neutral rating at the beginning of the second quarter of

Buy CAT: A Global Leader Trading at a 3rd-World Discount

Buy CAT: A Global Leader Trading at a 3rd-World Discount

Caterpillar is a global leader in manufacturing construction

S&P Says Ratings Were Never Meant To Be Reliable

S&P Says Ratings Were Never Meant To Be Reliable

Many discrepancies in my research and that from S&P have led me to question the lack of analytical rigor or integrity in S&P’s research.