EBAY

‘s Getting Interesting- Insider Buying Picks Up Week Ending 8-9-19

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After weeks of dull action, insider buying has finally picked up. Part of it is the end of 2nd Quarter earnings blackout and part of it is the market sell-off.  The highlights: Charlie Egren, the founder of Dish, is making a massive bet on 5G, buying assets in the pending TMobile Sprint network and committing billions to buy more bandwidth.  Its a bet the farm expensive gamble on a player late to the game.  But if the competing networks are slow in getting 5G rolled out, Dish might be able to lumber in and get a piece of the future … Read more

Notable Insider Buys and Sells Week Ending May 3, 2019 or Sell in May, Go Away

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  Several new buys this week signaled a return to animal spirits for a small group.  The majority of corporate America beat the drum beat, sell in May, Go Away. The market marched to a new high but not every stock participated. These buys represent value in an overvalued market, perhaps one long in the tooth.  We don’t aim to predict tops or bottoms but when insiders buy large amounts of their own company’s stock, they do it for one reason; to make money. We are highlighting notable buys over $200,000 as this represents something more than window dressing. Buys … Read more

‘s Focus Growth Fund: A Brief Analysis

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by: Dr. Osman Gulseven In a recent article, I discussed the top holdings in Morgan Stanley’s portfolio. According the latest 13F filings, Morgan Stanley’s (MS) year-to-date performance was mediocre and below the S&P 500 (SPY) return. The investment banks mutual funds have been lagging behind the market since the last decade. The mediocre performance of investment banks portfolio shows that they take hard-earned money and invest in under-performing assets. They also charge management fees and hidden costs such as front-end/back-end loads, plus commissions you never heard of. Some companies charge up to 3% in management expenses. I was checking which funds … Read more