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...
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September 14 - 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,”...
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September 10 - News - 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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August 6 - 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...
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July 11 - News - Comments
Often when people consider investing in the education sector, they primarily turn to for-profit education companies– Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ:APOL...
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June 20 - 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...
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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....
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June 12 - 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...
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June 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Is Grand Canyon Education Inc (NASDAQ:LOPE) the right pick for your portfolio? Investors who are in the know are becoming less hopeful. The number of...
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June 7 - News - Comments
DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV) shareholders have witnessed a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money in recent months. According to most shareholders, hedge funds...
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May 30 - News - Comments
ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE:ESI)’s stock was battered in 2012. After starting the year trading at $59.82, ITT Educational Services, Inc...
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May 17 - News - Comments
The for-profit education industry in the United States is shrouded in controversy and concern. Investors are understandably shaken by poor financial performance...
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April 29 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Amarin Corporation plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:AMRN), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Caesars Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ:CZR),...
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April 23 - News - Comments
The for-profit US education sector is a lesser favorite among investors, given the current decline in student enrollments, high student loan balances...
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March 28 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Contrary to reporting in a prior version of this post, Ashford University retains its accreditation, and did not recently lose it...
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March 4 - News - Comments
Houston, we have a problem. After years of more and more aid, more loans, and fewer jobs, the student loan bubble looks ready to pop. The Federal Reserve...
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March 4 - News - Comments
Back in October, I asked whether the third-quarter earnings coming out of the for-profit education sector were a sign that the industry — as we...
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March 2 - News - Comments
DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV) was up over 16% earlier this month on better than expected quarterly earnings. The for-profit education company has seen its stock...
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February 20 - News - Comments
The broad-based S&P 500 was treated to positive news early this morning, when weekly jobless claims figures pointed to a slight drop in week-over-...
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February 8 - News - Comments
Canyon Capital Advisors was founded in 1990 by Josh Friedman and Mitch Julis and has since grown to $19 billion in assets under management. Before co-...
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December 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
At the beginning of this year, Tiger Global Management owned a total of about 23.5 million shares in TAL Education Group (NYSE:XRS), a $670 million market...
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December 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We have identified five stocks that had absolutely fantastic days last week. Assuming the funds we track have not changed their holdings since the end...
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November 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Much to the displeasure of orthodox academia, for-profit colleges and universities have become major players in the higher education business. In its...
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May 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments