Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL)‘s stock is down by almost 10% in pre-market trading following a rather disappointing earnings release for the third......
(read more)June 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With for-profit schools under renewed scrutiny we decided to look at their impact on the market. A recent article from Bloomberg is shedding new......
(read more)September 14 - News - Comments
Credit unions got a big reputational boost during the financial crisis, as banking customers protested what in their eyes were reckless lending practices......
(read more)September 13 - News - Comments
A popular chart going around shows that since 2001, college textbooks have increased in price more than 100% while recreational books have fallen in price......
(read more)September 11 - News - Comments
Even the best companies are finding it hard to generate solid revenue growth these days. The slow-growth economy means that the majority of companies......
(read more)September 10 - News - Comments
We’ve all heard the adage that if we want a good job, we have to go to college first. In the past — and when I say “the past,”......
(read more)September 10 - News - Comments
For-profit education is regarded as one of the worst possible industries to invest your money in. The industry has long been known for its high default......
(read more)September 9 - News - Comments
A popular misconception among investors is that the rounds of 13F filings released by hedge funds and other notable investors several weeks after the......
(read more)August 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Post-Bezos, is The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO) a buy? If you were to ask many market players, hedge funds are perceived as delayed, old investment......
(read more)August 28 - News - Comments
To the average investor, there are tons of gauges shareholders can use to watch their holdings. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider......
(read more)August 27 - News - Comments
At the moment, there are plenty of gauges investors can use to analyze publicly traded companies. Two of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider......
(read more)August 26 - News - Comments
I have been following the for-profit education sector for a number of years now. In that time, I’ve been convinced that many of the major players......
(read more)August 12 - News - Comments
What do Warren Buffett and Sir John Templeton have in common? They both made billions by following one simple maxim: Find stocks or industries that are......
(read more)August 12 - News - Comments
Make no mistake about it: The U.S. stock market’s most iconic and prolific stock market index is the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices......
(read more)August 12 - News - Comments
It’s difficult to identify turning points for an industry and say: “That’s when everything started to change.” But if forced to......
(read more)August 12 - News - Comments
I’m taking time this week to dive deeper into the for-profit education industry. Back in February 2011, I told readers why I was staying as far......
(read more)August 8 - News - Comments
As a former teacher and son of a current university professor, I’ve always been interested in following for-profit education companies. By and large......
(read more)August 7 - News - Comments
Being a former middle school teacher and son of a university professor, I became very interested in researching for-profit education when I became a full......
(read more)August 6 - News - Comments
For-profit education stocks have suffered mightily over the past year on widespread concerns. At the heart of it is an ongoing concern over the very economic......
(read more)August 2 - News - Comments
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, a record 21.6 million students attended U.S. colleges and universities in 2012, up 40% from......
(read more)August 1 - News - Comments
The education industry in America has been hurting for the last two years or so. Enrollments have declined across the board. According to the National......
(read more)July 29 - News - Comments
As the costs of higher education rise, the stocks of for-profit education companies find themselves in trouble. Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL) has recently......
(read more)July 11 - News - Comments
To say that higher education in America is hurting would be an understatement. Big brother-like investigations and regulations from the US Government,......
(read more)July 10 - News - Comments
Even with the market as a whole doing well over the last year, a number of stocks have seen significant declines in their stock prices. While this at......
(read more)July 1 - Stock Analysis - Comments
If you’re an investor who owns stocks, you know that risk management is a key component of building a portfolio. As stockholders, we are residual claimants......
(read more)June 27 - News - Comments
Editor’s note: This article was originally published yesterday No matter the market, there will always be a few lagging disappointments holding......
(read more)June 27 - News - Comments
This morning, the release of the final revision to the first-quarter GDP number was seen as a positive thing for equities, despite the GDP number representing......
(read more)June 27 - News - Comments
Ever since the Federal Reserve announced its preliminary plans to exit its quantitative-easing program, investors have changed their previous views that......
(read more)June 26 - News - Comments
Thousands of professional investors have their performance gauged against the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX). That fact, along with the inability of many......
(read more)June 24 - News - Comments
Often when people consider investing in the education sector, they primarily turn to for-profit education companies– Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL......
(read more)June 20 - News - Comments
The markets saw a second straight day of big gains Tuesday, ahead of pivotal statements by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tomorrow on the future......
(read more)June 19 - News - Comments
Recently, Steven Cohen has filed a 13G filing to disclose his passive stake in ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE:ESI). He accumulated more than 1.23......
(read more)June 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL), the for-profit education company that is the parent of University of Phoenix, looks like a great deal on the surface.......
(read more)June 12 - News - Comments
Editor’s note: this article was first published on Monday. With few earnings reports on the docket and no major U.S. economic data crossing the......
(read more)June 11 - News - Comments
The most profitable investment opportunities are found in industries that are perceived to be high risk. One example is the for-profit education sector......
(read more)June 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Investors want yield, and banks want to give it to them. There’s nothing wrong with that, usually — except when investor demand begins to......
(read more)June 10 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: The initial article stated Apollo Group was in the process of laying off 47% of their University of Phoenix employees. This has been......
(read more)June 10 - News - Comments
Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates is one of the largest hedge funds in the world, with assets under management of over $100 billion......
(read more)May 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The for-profit education industry in the United States is shrouded in controversy and concern. Investors are understandably shaken by poor financial performance......
(read more)April 29 - News - Comments
An article came out toward the end of 2012 highlighting 10 of the fastest growing industries in America. What are some of the industries, and who is......
(read more)April 19 - News - Comments
The old investing maxim “sell in May and go away” means we’re quickly approaching the time when the incredible run of the Dow Jones......
(read more)April 3 - News - Comments
