David Trainer

CEO, New Constructs

Trainer brings insight and transparency to research on stocks, ETFs and mutual funds.

Posts by David Trainer

Danger Zone For This Week: Amazon.com (AMZN)

The belief that Internet retail is or will be more profitable than traditional retail is untrue. Amazon is in a competitive, low margin business that....More

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Mid-cap Value Style

The Mid-cap Value style ranks ninth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Mid-cap Growth Style

The Mid-cap Growth style ranks eighth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More

Buy Accenture plc (ACN): Profiting Off Others’ Innovations

My favorite aspect of Accenture plc’s (ACN) business model is it profits from others’ innovations without having to incur the costs and pressures of....More

Footnotes Diligence Drives CSCO Pick

If you bought Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) last August when I recommended it to investors, or when I recommended it again in January, or any time between....More

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Mid-cap Blend Style

The Mid-cap Blend style ranks seventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Value Style

The All-cap Value style ranks sixth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Growth Style

The All-cap Growth style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Large-cap Growth Style

The Large-cap Growth style ranks fourth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More

Danger Zone 5/15/2013: Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is in the Danger Zone. Too many investors see AAPL through the rear view mirror and assume that its sky-high profits and return on....More