Trading Ideas

On June 12, I published a Trade of the Day titled “Calling On Our Resident Car Expert.”
The article featured the rapid growth of Ferrari (NYSE: RACE).
At the time, I wrote, “I’ve never traded it… but it intrigues me.”
So to get a better handle on Ferrari, I consulted our very own car expert, Karim.
You see, you may not know this, but Karim worked in a performance car shop during his summer holidays in college, where he learned which cars were made well – and which were not.
He concluded that Porsches are built to last – telling me that they’re pretty much …read more […]

By the time my dad retired, he had accumulated an impressive resumé… decorated World War II Marine, entrepreneur, founder, successful real estate developer, and loving husband and father.
But here’s the one thing he was that you couldn’t find on his resumé: addict.
One day, some 30 years before he passed away, he went to the doctor’s office seeking help for mild depression. He left with a bottle of pills. The next visit, he was given more powerful pills. The visit after, his dosage was increased again.
This pattern continued. In less than two years, he was hooked on some of the most …read more […]

Firm’s largest buys of the last 2 quarters Continue reading… …read more […]

Real estate investing provides numerous benefits to those looking to diversify their portfolio. With many of the wealthiest Americans placing a substantial amount of their assets in real estate, it should be no surprise that it is a great way to build wealth. Not only does real estate enjoy great returns, there are also several tax benefits real estate investors can take advantage of…

Numerous business write-offs are available.
Self-employment and FICA taxes are not paid on rental income.
Depreciation can be written off.
You’ll avoid capital gains taxes.
REITs provide the biggest tax benefit of all.

Write Off Business Expenses
As far as the Internal Revenue …read more […]

Hedge funds are known to underperform the bull markets but that’s not because they are terrible at stock picking. Hedge funds underperform because their net exposure in only 40-70% and they charge exorbitant fees. No one knows what the future holds and how market participants will react to the bountiful news that floods in each […] …read more […]

Hedge funds are known to underperform the bull markets but that’s not because they are bad at investing. Truth be told, most hedge fund managers and other smaller players within this industry are very smart and skilled investors. Of course, they may also make wrong bets in some instances, but no one knows what the […] …read more […]

Overall, we are in an equity-friendly environment because the economy is growing, the consumer is strong, and the global central banks are on the market’s side. …read more […]

The first quarter was a breeze as Powell pivoted, and China seemed eager to reach a deal with Trump. Both the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 delivered very strong gains as a result, with the Russell 2000, which is composed of smaller companies, outperforming the large-cap stocks slightly during the first quarter. Unfortunately sentiment shifted […] …read more […]

Roku is set to report its Q3 2019 earnings after the bell on Wednesday. …read more […]

Billionaire hedge fund managers such as David Abrams, Steve Cohen and Stan Druckenmiller can generate millions or even billions of dollars every year by pinning down high-potential small-cap stocks and pouring cash into these candidates. Small-cap stocks are overlooked by most investors, brokerage houses, and financial services hubs, while the nearly unlimited research abilities of […] …read more […]

At Insider Monkey, we pore over the filings of nearly 750 top investment firms every quarter, a process we have now completed for the latest reporting period. The data we’ve gathered as a result gives us access to a wealth of collective knowledge based on these firms’ portfolio holdings as of June 28. In this […] …read more […]

WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – Regulators have asked Boeing Co to fill in gaps in the documentation on its proposed 737 MAX software fix, industry sources told Reuters, raising new questions over the planemaker’s hopes to return the jet to U.S. service by year-end. The world’s largest planemaker submitted documentation in a key part of an approval process, already delayed by months, for a 737 MAX software upgrade in the wake of two crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia that killed 346 people. U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and European Union Aviation Safety Agency officials flagged a number of issues during …read more […]

Q3 2019 Regal Beloit Corp Earnings Call …read more […]

WASHINGTON/PARIS, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Regulators have asked Boeing Co to fill in gaps in the documentation on its proposed 737 MAX software fix, industry sources told Reuters, raising new questions over the planemaker’s hopes to return the jet to U.S. service by year-end. The world’s largest planemaker submitted documentation in a key part of an approval process, already delayed by months, for a 737 MAX software upgrade in the wake of two crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia that killed 346 people. U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and European Union Aviation Safety Agency officials flagged a number of issues …read more […]

You probably know from experience that there is not as much information on small-cap companies as there is on large companies. Of course, this makes it really hard and difficult for individual investors to make proper and accurate analysis of certain small-cap companies. However, well-known and successful hedge fund managers like Jeff Ubben, George Soros […] …read more […]