David Trainer

CEO, New Constructs

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

Posts by David Trainer

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

The Large-cap Value style ranks second 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 Blend Style

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

Rating Breakdown: Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Style

This report identifies the “best” ETFs and mutual funds based on the quality of their holdings and their costs. As detailed in “Low-Cost Funds Dupe....More

Danger Zone: Financial Sector ETFs and Mutual Funds

Financials sector ETFs and Mutual Funds are in the Danger Zone this week. The Financials sector ranks last out of the ten sectors in my Sector....More

Danger Zone: Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW)

In last week’s interview, I put the entire Financial Sector in the Danger Zone. This week, I focus on SCHW to highlight the commoditization of many....More

Investment Style Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds

No fund style earns better than a Neutral rating at the beginning of the second quarter of 2013. My style ratings are based on the aggregation of my....More

2Q Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds—by Sector—Recap

Each quarter, we provide the most comprehensive review of equity ETFs and mutual funds available. We review the Best....More

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Financials Sector

The Financials sector ranks last out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous....More

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Utilities Sector

The Utilities sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous....More

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Energy Sector

The Energy sector ranks eighth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating....More