2010 Archive

Dan Plettner Long Short Opportunistic October Monthly Investment Report (DCS, DDF, CAF, FGF, SGF)

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To the extent, if any, that the broad market is the benchmark for this Long/Short Opportunistic Style, I underperformed in September. This style takes short positions as well as long positions, and most recently has been adding to composite short positions (DCS and DDF at the end of August, CAF in early September), and selling long positions like FGF and SGF.

Algorithms and Market Inefficiencies (UFPT, WXCO)

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The Focus Value model, managed by Analytic Investment, uses algorithms to help them take advantage of mispricing opportunities due to market inefficiencies. The algorithms assist by continually computing a relative value for stocks based on their fundamental factors, which allows the model managers to quickly

New Positions on Covestor (RL, NFLX, HSY)

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In his Fundamental Growth model, manager Gerald Sparrow looks for companies that have grown their sales, earnings and cash flows over time and that have established their ability to survive varying economic cycles. This week, he added three new positions to his model. The first

New Positions on Covestor (FNFG, UNG, NAL)

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In his Financial Services model, Covestor manager Andrew Schornack invests in positions within the financial services and real estate sectors. We discussed his model in detail last week. This month, Schornack added First Niagara Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: FNFG) to the model. On September 30th,