Investment

What’s in a name? These ETFs share one thing in common: snazzy sounding names that don’t reflect what the funds actually invest in.

My top-rated mutual fund is GMO Trust: GMO Quality Fund (GQLOZ). It is one of only four funds (out of 7400+) to get my Very Attractive rating. It gets my top rating because 68% of the fund is in Attractive-or-better rated stocks and none of the...

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A busted IPO, an attractive business model, and broad-based insider buying are the pillars in place for Carbonite (CARB: Nasdaq). Shares are attractive by a variety of metrics, possibly due to understandable competitive concerns. But we spot value...

My ratings on ETFs are unique because they are based on my stock ratings for each of a fund’s holdings.

Year to date, Bank Of America (BAC) stock is up over 45% compared to the S&P at +about 8%. BAC stock has bounced back nicely after dropping precipitously at the end of last year.

Be wary of advice from the bandwagon riders. They care more about getting more people in the bandwagon than anything else.

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