It’s sometimes said that company insiders have many reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy: they are confident enough in the business’......
(read more)September 6 - Insider Trading - Comments
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other major investors are required to file 13Fs with the SEC, disclosing many of their long......
(read more)April 12 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We track 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors for a variety of purposes. First, we have found that the most popular small cap stocks......
(read more)March 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Financial news has focused on many sectors and themes over the past several years: big energy companies, commodities, a never ending attention on Apple......
(read more)March 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Timothy Wolf, who serves on the Board of Directors at Xcel Energy Inc (NYSE:XEL), bought 4,000 shares of the company’s stock on February 1st at an average......
(read more)February 4 - Insider Trading - Comments
According to a filing with the SEC, the spouse of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (NYSE:PNY) Board member Phillip Wright purchased 13,000 shares of......
(read more)December 28 - Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Jim Simons and his firm Renaissance Technologies filed its third quarter 13F, where notable investors and hedge funds are required to disclose......
(read more)December 17 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Hedge Fund Manager David Tepper’s Bet on Hartford Financial (YCharts) It doesn’t seem likely that Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc across the......
(read more)December 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bridgewater Associates Plunge Into ETFs (TheStreet) Renowned hedge fund manager Ray Dalio added more ETFs to his portfolio in the third quarter as his......
(read more)November 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Diversification is one of the most important principles of investing- not only for investors themselves, but also for company insiders. Since they have......
(read more)November 26 - Insider Trading - Comments
Einhorn Reinsurer Rallies as UBS Upgrades to Buy: New York Mover (SFGate) Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., the reinsurer that counts hedge-fund manager David......
(read more)November 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Bad Cohen optics (NYPost) Hedge-fund titan Steven Cohen is casting a shadow over the government’s last outstanding insider-trading trial. Only one person......
(read more)November 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire David Tepper’s Latest Stock Picks (InsiderMonkey) Appaloosa Management is a value hedge fund managed by billionaire David Tepper (whose......
(read more)November 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund billionaire into politics (DailyDemocrat) Hedge-fund billionaire Tom Steyer staked millions of his own money to take on big oil and then to......
(read more)November 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE:ED) is one of the oldest U.S. companies trading in the markets today. “Con Ed,” as it is known to avid fanboys......
(read more)October 5 - Insider Trading - Comments
Paulson Funds Said to Further Cut 2012 Losses Last Month (BusinessWeek) John Paulson, the billionaire hedge- fund manager coming off record losses in......
(read more)October 5 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM)’s business of collecting and disposing of trash (as well as operating recycling plants) has allowed it to build a business......
(read more)October 2 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Anand Parekh, Chicago hedge fund manager, founded Alyeska Investment Group in 2008. Alyeska follows a market neutral strategy that takes both long and......
(read more)September 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Nelson Peltz Is Still Scaring Companies (BusinessWeek) Mark Fetting, chief executive officer of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM), was out of time. His biggest......
(read more)September 28 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Robert Emil Zoellner is the President and Chief Portfolio Officer at Alpine Associates Advisors. Zoellner graded from Lehigh University in 1954 with a......
(read more)September 25 - Hedge Funds - Comments
As the yearlong merger saga between Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE:DUK) and Progress Energy Inc. was coming to a close during the second quarter, many of the......
(read more)September 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve announced a third round of accommodative monetary policy earlier this week, which will be an open-ended form of purchasing......
(read more)September 21 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Maverick Capital Partner to Leave (WSJ) Maverick Capital Ltd.’s Steve Galbraith, who left a top investment-strategist post at Morgan Stanley MS +......
(read more)September 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Kodak patent auction to be probed (IndiaTimes) A New York hedge fund that owns bonds of bankrupt Eastman Kodak has asked the US Trustee to probe the company......
(read more)August 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Carl Icahn Isn’t Giving Up the Oshkosh Fight (WSJ) Carl Icahn is pushing a split at truck maker Oshkosh Corp., urging it to spin a unit he’s called......
(read more)August 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Pfizer-J&J Drop Alzheimer’s Drug Studies After Failure (Bloomberg) Pfizer (PFE) Inc., Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Elan Corp. ended most plans......
(read more)August 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
DE Shaw Founder Building $75M Mansion (HedgeFund) A sprawling mansion on a hill is in the works for D.E. Shaw & Co. founder David Shaw and his family......
(read more)August 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Sony (NYSE:SNE), General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Kellogg (NYSE:K) were three large-cap companies which posted their quarterly earnings reports prior to......
(read more)August 2 - News - Comments
SkyBridge Expands Into Asia (HedgeFund) Funds of hedge funds firm SkyBridge Capital plans to delve into Asia’s growing hedge fund market. According......
(read more)July 30 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund manager Barton Biggs dies at age 79 (Opalesque) Ex-Morgan Stanley strategies and hedge fund manager Barton Biggs died on Saturday, according......
(read more)July 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
HF Manager Buys NYC Pad (HedgeFund) New York City’s Fifth Avenue has a new resident from the hedge fund world. Bloomberg reported that Boaz Weinstein......
(read more)July 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Alexander Soros Is Unmasked for Charity (WSJ) At Heard & Scene, we’re often asked what—and who—may be about to burst on to the scene. Each......
(read more)July 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Loeb’s Third Point fund moves into Chesapeake (Reuters) Activist investor Daniel Loeb may be gearing up for another boardroom battle after having......
(read more)July 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
We like high dividend stocks because they tend to outperform the market when everything is going down. In addition, we consider high dividend stocks as......
(read more)October 14 - Dividend Stocks - Comments
Jim Cramer has been talking a lot about energy stocks on his Mad Money show lately, but he summed it up best on Monday night when he said, “When’......
(read more)October 14 - Lists - Comments
