Aerospace & defense stocks and those of other firms that rely on the government for their revenues are traditionally thought of as safe, defensive plays. Not today, however, with major budget cuts looming if Congress doesn’t address the nation’s deficit woes. But Validea CEO John Reese says that’s not reason to avoid these types of [...]
Read moreGuru Strategy Ratings: PM, COP, AZN on the Move
Each week, we take a look at which stocks John Reese’s Validea.com Guru Strategy computer models have newfound interest in, and which they have soured on. Here’s a look at some of the stocks John’s strategies have upgraded or downgraded today.
Read moreGuru Strategy Ratings: Microsoft, Intel on the Move
Each week, we take a look at which stocks John Reese’s Validea.com Guru Strategy computer models have newfound interest in, and which they have soured on. Here’s a look at some of the stocks John’s strategies have upgraded or downgraded today.
Read moreThe Gurus Test Drive Auto Stocks
In his latest column for Canada’s Globe and Mail, Validea CEO John Reese takes a look at the resurgent auto industry. Reese says that the auto industry, which not too long ago was in dire straits, has made a striking comeback. And, he says, things continue to look up. “The combination of pent-up demand caused [...]
Read moreGuru Strategy Ratings: Shell, Aflac Rising
Each week, we take a look at which stocks John Reese’s Validea.com Guru Strategy computer models have newfound interest in, and which they have soured on. Here’s a look at some of the stocks John’s strategies have upgraded or downgraded today.
Read moreGuru Strategy Ratings: Yahoo Rising, Total Falling
Each week, we take a look at which stocks John Reese’s Validea.com Guru Strategy computer models have newfound interest in, and which they have soured on. Here’s a look at some of the stocks John’s strategies have upgraded or downgraded today.
Read moreLynch & Buffett: A Dynamic Duo?
Legendary investors Peter Lynch and Warren Buffett have each posted exceptional returns on their own, so what would happen if they teamed up to pick stocks? In a “Number Cruncher” column for Canada’s Globe and Mail, John Heinzl uses Validea Canada’s guru-based screeners to try to answer that question. In January, Globe and Mail put [...]
Read moreBeating the Market with Simplicity — and Discipline
Every other issue of The Validea Hot List newsletter examines in detail one of John Reese’s computerized Guru Strategies. This latest issue looks at the Joel Greenblatt-inspired strategy, which has averaged annual returns of 6.2% since its December 2005 inception vs. 1.7% for the S&P 500. Below is an excerpt from the newsletter, along with several top-scoring [...]
Read moreGuru Strategy Ratings: CAJ, GD on the Move
Each week, we take a look at which stocks John Reese’s Validea.com Guru Strategy computer models have newfound interest in, and which they have soured on. Here’s a look at some of the stocks John’s strategies have upgraded or downgraded today.
Read moreCinderella Stocks from the Gurus
Unheralded programs like Ohio University and Lehigh have played Cinderella in this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, knocking out highly seeded schools with long histories of basketball prominence. And in his latest column for Nasdaq.com, Validea CEO John Reese says investors can similarly find Cinderellas hiding in the stock market, ready to post gains that would [...]
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April 26, 2012


