Bill Ackman Has Had Another Blockbuster Year. His Fund Is Still Cheap. (Barron’s) Bill Ackman is ending a second blockbuster year in a row, but...
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December 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Michael Tiedemann: Here’s What’s Fueling Our Growth (Barron’s) THAT WORRY ACCOMPANIES WEALTH may seem paradoxical, but Michael Tiedemann says...
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July 17 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Manager David Einhorn Unveils Two New Trades at the Sohn Conference (CNBC) Hedge fund manager David Einhorn discussed two positions his firm...
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May 6 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Shannon River Hedge Fund Is Betting Big on News (Bloomberg) Shannon River Capital Management, a $450 million technology-focused hedge fund that beat peers...
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January 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Investors in the market for large-cap dividend-paying companies that nonetheless have huge growth potential need look no further than the following five...
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December 16 - Dividend Stocks, ETF Trading, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Dividend stocks are an important part of a value investor’s portfolio, because they represent quality companies with stable cash flow and reflect...
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June 14 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News, Retirement - Comments
Quantitative investing is gaining more and more ground amid strong results that keeps convincing investors to switch away from traditional hedge funds...
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May 28 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
Most analysts and investors place stocks into three main categories: Buy, Hold/Neutral and Sell. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) has one extra group...
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May 2 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Shakepay Launches Cryptocurrency Mobile Wallet In Private Beta (CoinJournal.net) Montreal-based fintech startup Shakepay has announced the release of...
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February 23 - Bitcoin, Ethereum and Other Cryptocurrencies, News - Comments
Hedge Fund Bridgewater Makes $22 Billion Bet Against European Firms (Reuters) LONDON/FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bridgewater Associates has shown...
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February 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) (MarketWatch) Shares of Corcept Therapeutics Inc. CORT, -24.10% plunged 21% in premarket trade Monday,...
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February 5 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Gone are the days when companies simply have to do some sort of settlement to those who badmouth them, and the issue will instantly stop. In some cases...
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December 13 - Lists, News - Comments
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) is an old-school tech firm that the millennial generation may not be all that familiar with. And one...
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November 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Sequoia Fund just released its Q3 letter, and the fund returned 3.71% net of fees for the three months, slightly trailing the S&P 500’s 4.48...
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November 7 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
At the beginning of October, Dallas, Texas hosted the Great Investors’ Best Ideas Conference. The Great Investors’ Best Ideas Conference is organized...
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October 13 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The 10 most successful holding companies in the US have exhibited remarkable growth in their, ahem, holdings over the years, through thick and thin. When...
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June 29 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
To the 10 biggest socially irresponsible companies in America, profit often comes first. While the desire to increase profits does not necessarily mean...
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June 5 - Lists, News - Comments
1. U.S. Stock Market: “U.S. and European stocks fell on Thursday, along with the U.S. dollar, while U.S. Treasury yields reversed earlier declines...
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May 11 - Commodities, Futures/Forex, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
What are the 11 Most Profitable Companies In The Fortune 500? Membership in the Fortune 500 is one of the most prestigious honors a company can have....
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April 23 - Lists, News - Comments
The 11 most profitable companies in America in 2017 made a heck of a lot of money last year. In fact, of the 11 most profitable companies in America in...
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April 22 - Lists, News, Tech - Comments
According to Reuters, Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway likely voted for Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC)‘s current board of directors in the...
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April 20 - News - Comments
CEO Tim Sloan and Chairman Stephen Sanger of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) recently bought 39,000 and 58,342 shares of the company, respectively, in...
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April 18 - News - Comments
As far as defining what a great company is, you can’t go wrong with citing one of the 10 most profitable companies in the world in 2017 as an example...
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April 17 - Earnings Report, Lists, News, Tech - Comments
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) is trending on Wednesday after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it has sold 7.134 million shares of the bank between...
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April 12 - News - Comments
1. US Stock Market: “U.S. equities advanced slightly on Monday amid geopolitical tensions while investors looked ahead to the start of earnings...
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April 10 - Commodities, Gold, Market Movers, News, Tech - Comments
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) is trending after the bank’s board of directors disclosed the findings of the company’s independent investigation...
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April 10 - News - Comments
A significant amount of wealth is being generated by the 10 largest holding companies in the world. But what exactly are holding companies and how are...
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April 5 - Lists, News - Comments
Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) is in the spotlight today after Brian Kleinhanzl of Keefe Bruyette upgraded the bank to ‘Outperform’ from...
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April 5 - News - Comments
Sears Endgame And Lampert’s May Diverge (Reuters) (Reuters Breakingviews) – The last chapter for Sears looks to be at hand. The troubled U...
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March 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The markets are relatively quiet today as there are no major economic releases. The Dow Jones index is down 10 points, while the S&P 500 is 0.23%...
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March 20 - News - Comments
Dividends are an investor’s best friend. Not only does a solid sustained dividend illustrate dependability and competitiveness, but also the payout...
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March 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, News - Comments
The latest weekly EIA petroleum numbers are out and U.S. commercial crude inventories inched lower by 0.2 million barrels from the previous week. Meanwhile...
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March 15 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Warren Buffett’s quotes on investing aren’t much different than the 10 commandments. Billionaire Warren Buffett is one of the most-followed...
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March 6 - Hedge Funds, Lists, News - Comments
The 10 most generous companies in the US are familiar and well-known names. Charity is good business for companies, especially in our modern times ...
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February 3 - Dividend Stocks, Lists, News - Comments
Do you know which are the 16 biggest commercial banks in New York City? Let’s start with what is a commercial bank. A commercial bank is an institution...
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February 2 - Lists, News - Comments
What is the best financial stock to buy right now? With the Fed recently raising rates for the second time, it may be a good idea to check out some companies...
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December 18 - Hedge Funds, News, Quantitative Investing - Comments
Financial stocks have had a volatile year, as the market has constantly speculated about the timing of an interest rate hike out of the Federal Reserve...
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November 29 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Moore Capital Management, the New York-based asset management firm founded by billionaire trader Louis Bacon, recently revealed its U.S equity portfolio...
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November 16 - ETF Trading, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Options - Comments
Although the outcome was unexpected, investors in many big financial stocks had a week to remember due to America electing Donald Trump as the next President...
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November 12 - News - Comments
Gabalex Capital Management is a long/short equity hedge fund based in New York. The firm was founded in 2008 by two former Bear Stearns employees, Nigel...
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November 11 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although many pollsters and pundits are still in a state of disbelief at the prospect of a Trump Presidency, Wall Street has already moved on and is ...
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November 9 - Market Movers, News - Comments
This is a guest post by Mike, aka The Dividend Guy. He authors The Dividend Guy Blog since 2010 and manages portfolios at Dividend Stocks Rock. He is...
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November 9 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Mairs & Power is a Minnesota-based hedge fund with $4.32 billion worth of assets invested in 52 holdings in its U.S. public equity portfolio. In its...
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November 4 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Fund Investor Letters, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although the Dow and the S&P are in the green, the NASDAQ is lagging a bit due to Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB)’s warning that its growth might...
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November 3 - Market Movers, News - Comments
Bretton Fund mainly invests in US-based companies to best use its expertise. The fund has diversified portfolio with investments spread across various...
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November 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
As we near the home stretch of 2016 it seems like Mr. Market wants to give us some better buying opportunities compared to the recent months that have...
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November 1 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
I always end my ‘Recent Buys’ posts with the caveat that Mr. Market can always spring up some new opportunities not outlined in my monthly considerations...
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October 31 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Ken Fisher runs Fisher Asset Management, a hedge fund which manages a portfolio worth over $65.44 billion. Mr. Fisher has authored several books, including...
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October 21 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With earnings season in the financial sector in full swing, it’s not surprising that many major financial stocks were in the spotlight this week...
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October 15 - Earnings Report, News - Comments
The markets are in the green today amid stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings being issued from several finance and banking sector stocks, as well...
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October 14 - Market Movers, News - Comments
