Issue 17: Pipeline and Water Update
Roger Conrad updates his plays on gas pipelines and water handling in the energy patch.
Issue 16: Screening for Value
Elliott Gue explains one of his favorite screens for value stocks and adds two names to the Focus List.
Issue 15: Financials Update
Elliott Gue revisits his favorite financial stocks and adds two new names to this theme.
Issue 14: Update on the Peak of the Auto Cycle
Elliott Gue updates his outlook on the peak of the auto cycle and exits one short idea.
Issue 13: Income Focus List
Roger Conrad highlights the five names on the income portion of our Focus List.
Issue 12: Industrials Update
The picks in our Industrials theme have outperformed the broader market. Elliott Gue updates his outlooks and buy targets for these names.
Issue 11: The REIT Stuff
Roger Conrad highlights his favorite US and Canadian real estate investment trusts (REIT).
Issue 10: Update on Renewable Energy
08/23/17: Key Takeaways from Avis Budget Group’s Disastrous Q2 Results
Elliott Gue explains what Avis Budget Group’s disappointing second-quarter results tell us about the US auto market, used-car values and lending in this market.
08/22/17: Dr. Bscher’s $11 Trillion Commute
Elliott Gue explores the origins of the internet of things and how big data, predictive analytics and machine-to-machine communications have started to transform industries.
Issue 9: The Rise of the Machines
Roger Conrad explains how the telecom and utility sectors will benefit in coming years from the rise of the internet of things.
08/03/17: Subprime Car Loans Crack Up
Elliott examines sales data from released by major automakers earlier this month and delves into earning results from our short bet against subprime auto lending.
07/28/17: The Dangers of Low Volatility
Low volatility, high complacency and why the S&P 500 lost 23 points in 30 minutes on Thursday.
Issue 8: The Peak of the Auto Cycle
As the post-Great Recession auto cycle starts to sputter, opportunities abound for investors on the short side and the long side.
Issue 7: Renewable Energy
Roger Conrad explains why adoption of renewable energy will continue apace in the US and highlights which stocks prospective investor should avoid and which business models will thrive.
Issue 6: Update on Financial and Industrials
Elliott Gue updated his Deep Dive on the financial and industrial sectors, selling a regional bank that has lagged and adding an attractively valued industrial company based in France.
Issue 5: Industrial Strength
The internet of things and machine-to-machine communications are bringing big changes to the industrial sector. Elliott Gue highlights the best investment opportunities in this exciting field.
05/03/17: Water Update
We revisit our deep dive on water management and infrastructure in the oil and gas industry.
Issue 4: Update On Regional Banks
We revisit our investment thesis for regional backs, dig into first-quarter results from our top picks and add two financial stocks to this basket.
Issue 3: Water Management in US Shale Plays
The trends toward longer horizontal segments and tighter spacing between fracturing stages in US shale oil and gas plays continue to increase the volume of water needed to complete these wells–a major cost center. We highlight the exploration and production companies pushing the envelope on water recycling and the technology providers that stand to benefit from reducing these costs.