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Marc Gerstein

Director of Research, Chaikin Analytics
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Marc Gerstein (Twitter: @MHGerstein), Director of Research at Chaikin Analytics, is an oddball sort of quant. He has long specialized in rules/factor-based equity investing strategies and has been addicted to stock screening since the days when the ...more
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TJX Companies, Off-Price Retailer With Apple-Like Profitability
Saturday, December 12, 2015 12:46 PM EDT
With consumer spending accounting for about two-thirds of GDP, it’s hard to ignore retailing stocks. Still, given the ups and downs of consumer tastes, sentiment and spending prowess, it always seems easy for worry-warts to scorn this group.
In this article: TJX, AAPL
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First Solar -- Green Energy That Works
Monday, December 7, 2015 8:00 PM EDT
Considering my approach, I had not expected to encounter solar-panel producer First Solar. Solar energy makes for fabulous stories, but not necessarily great investing.
In this article: FSLR
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Forget The Fed: It's About Velocity!
Friday, December 4, 2015 4:45 PM EDT
The velocity of money is the frequency at which one unit of currency is used to purchase domestically-produced goods and services within a given time period.
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Two Good-Yielding Unconventional Income Stocks
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 11:12 AM EDT
It’s not easy to be an income investor nowadays.
In this article: MC, TIS Also: DVY, VIG, XLU
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Climbing The Defined-Maturity Guggenheim Bond Ladder
Monday, November 16, 2015 4:32 AM EDT
If you expect rates to fall, you want the longest maturities or durations you can get, which is why never-maturing fixed-income ETFs have made so many investors so happy – so far.
In this article: BSCG, LQD, BSCK, BSCH, BSCN
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Moneyball Versus The Investment Crowd
Monday, November 9, 2015 11:02 AM EDT
Hot stocks can go up fast, usually out of sight of any of the known landmarks of value, but since there’s nothing but hope and thin air to support them, they fall just as quickly.
In this article: SPY
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Passive, Active And "Moneyball" Investing
Sunday, November 8, 2015 3:46 AM EDT
While an Indexer might be satisfied to choose stocks in the S&P 500, my factor-based Moneyball approach selects just 10 stocks from that index on the basis of a variety of indicators with the largest concentrations being in Value and Sentiment.
In this article: SPY
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Dodging Accountability For Investment Advice
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 5:13 PM EDT
Nobody is forced to get into the business of giving investment advice. If someone thinks it’s just a matter of collecting fees without taking responsibility for the choices made on behalf of clients, oh good heavens, do I really have to go there?
In this article: PG, SPY, VOO, TSLA
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Mr. Market And Mr. Fundamentals Team Up To Pick Income Stocks
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 2:59 PM EDT
As income investors, we have to pay attention to Mr. Fundamentals. We expect a reasonable portion of our equity return to come in the form of quarterly cash payments, and preferably a stream of cash payments that will grow in the future.
In this article: DVY, VIG, XLU
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Hershey: Comfort Snack, Comfort Stock
Sunday, October 11, 2015 5:41 PM EDT
The iconic nature of Hershey chocolate snacks goes without saying. That, coupled with business decisions that keep a good thing going, is what makes for a low-volatility stock, something many nowadays crave more, even, than a great taste sensation.
In this article: HSY
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The Digital Revolution Isn't Stopping GameStop
Sunday, October 11, 2015 8:27 AM EDT
A funny thing seems to be happening on the way to oblivion. Unlike blockbuster before it, GameStop is embracing the future.
In this article: GME Also: T, AAPL
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Upgrading Fixed-Income ETFs To Version 2.0
Monday, October 5, 2015 5:43 AM EDT
From the vantage point of logistics, fixed-income ETFs are the greatest thing since sliced bread since they feel, trade, are taxed, and are monitored the same way stocks are.
In this article: GOV, SCHZ, BND, IEF, SPY, TLT, IBDD, BSCK, BSCN, IBCE
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Fixed Income ETFs Are Riskier Than You May Realize
Friday, October 2, 2015 12:19 PM EDT
If you haven’t already been looking at fixed-income ETFS, chances are you will be in the near future. Stocks remain turbulent and we’re seeing all sorts of rhetoric extolling the benefits of diversifying with fixed income.
In this article: IEI, TLT
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What A Loss-Limiting Strategy Can Accomplish
Monday, September 28, 2015 12:45 AM EDT
How much can protect ourselves against big losses without pretty much forfeiting an opportunity to earn reasonable equity returns?
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A Loss-Limiting S&P 500 Strategy
Sunday, September 27, 2015 9:00 PM EDT
Here’s a 20-stock portfolio designed to limit losses through identification of extreme fundamentals and rules eliminating stocks thusly impacted.
In this article: ADM, AET, AFL, ALL, BBY, CAH, CSC, GME, GT, HIG, JEC, LLL, MET, PGR, UNM, VLO, XRX, ESRX, NTAP, ANTM
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How To Guard Against Big Losses
Thursday, September 24, 2015 5:11 PM EDT
Traditionally, risk has actually been defined as volatility, the statistical meaning of the word, which meant that investors should equally fear big moves up as well as down.
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