By Herbert Blank Actively managed ETFs have evolved very differently from index-driven ETFs. Most of the assets have been accumulated in actively managed fixed income ETFs while the vast preponderance of Assets Under Management in Equity ETFs are index driven. Although there are many legacy reasons for this, the fact is that the efficiencies of … Read more
Are you uncertain what the next few weeks will bring to your investments? Most are. A very contentious election tomorrow combined with increasing Covid numbers across the country are unsettling. Yet the markets have come on strong since earlier this year, and no one likes to miss out. ValuEngine Capital Management (VECM) has begun to … Read more
Markets are volatile and risky. I have made a stock pick today that has good dividend payments, which helps to offset market risk. But, the stock is risky in other ways not necessarily associated with overall markets. FNHC (FedNat Holding Company) is an insurance company operating in the southeast US. The annual dividend is almost … Read more
It has been a while since we discussed overall Sector group valuations. Utilities remains near the top. Risky and volatile markets are usually when we see that happen, and we certainly have that. Retail/Wholesale is near the bottom, and that is also understandable. Computers and Technology is the third worst sector according to ValuEngine models, … Read more
Markets have faltered a bit this past week. What to do? Read on for our stock pick for this week, and overall market and sector valuations. Over 500 ETF reports (Exchange Traded Funds) are now available to professional level subscribers on www.ValuEngine.com, free trials available. All of the approximately 5,000 stocks, 16 sector groups, and … Read more
The stock of the week is ticker AA (Alcoa Corporation). Alcoa is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products. AA was a sell in mid 2019 by ValuEngine, but has come on strongly in the short term and is now rated a Strong Buy according to the models. We think it will … Read more
The overall number of stocks undervalued according to ValuEngine models has steadily dropped to approximately 50%. This means that roughly half of the companies covered by ValuEngine are undervalued, and half are overvalued. That might sound ok, but only a few months ago over 92% of all stocks covered were undervalued, so it represents a … Read more
The Utilities sector moves up another spot and is now the third best valued overall sector group based on ValuEngine models. The stock pick of the week is DNACF (DeNA Co., Ltd.) The company develops and operates mobile and online services which includes games, e-commerce, entertainment, healthcare, automotive and other diversified offerings. DeNA Co., Ltd. … Read more
The stock pick of the week is CCL (Carnival Corporation). Yes, a cruise ship company. If you haven’t bought into this yet, there is still time as the stock remains below $14. The high was over $71 in 2018, and the ValuEngine models like it very much at this price. Patience will be in order, … Read more
The Utilities sector continues its slow, steady march up the ValuEngine Sector group valuation ranks. This sector group is now the fourth best in terms of overall valuation, out of the total 16 sector groups. But we chose the weekly stock pick from a different sector, ticker AZUL. Azul SA is a holding company for … Read more