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  • An Elite Investor Is Bullish on This Basket of Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: ADS, BIIB, EQIX, MPC, V

    With roughly $2.5 billion in assets under management, Navellier & Associates is a team of about twelve investment professionals who employ quantitative and fundamental analysis. Headed by market veteran and educator Louis Navellier, the fund recently released its 13F filing for Q1 2013, outlining its latest holdings and market moves. We have used these filings to discern a small-cap strategy that has returned 37% to investors since its debut in more »

  • Facebook Strikes Again

    By Mohsin Saeed - April 12, 2013 | Tickers: ACXM, ADS, FB, GOOG

    In my last report on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) the huge potential of Facebook’s advertisement was discussed. The company is currently the best placed technology giant to totally dominate the internet advertisement arena in the coming years. Facebook is the only destination on the internet that users visit consistently for not any 'specific reason'. Services like Google, Youtube, Whatsapp, Skype etc. are usually used for a specific purpose while a more »

  • Is a Big Tech Turnaround Coming Up?

    By Mike Thiessen - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: ACXM, ADS, HHS

    Acxiom (NASDAQ: ACXM) is finishing up a cost-cutting program that drove the company's stock price higher, and is in the early phases of revenue growth initiatives.   Also, the firm recently held a new product information event for investors and increased the size of its repurchase program.  Management believes changes that were made and its new approach have positioned the firm for higher growth going forward and increased its earnings more »

  • New Top Stock Picks from Navellier & Associates

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 23, 2012 | Tickers: ALXN, ADS, AAPL, EQIX, IBM

    Louis Navellier founded Navellier & Associates in 1980 and is primarily a growth investor, preferring to invest in growing companies with good fundamentals. He is also the editor of several investing newsletters and wrote The Little Book That Makes You Rich. Earlier this month Navellier filed its 13F with the SEC; this filing reports many of the fund’s long stock positions as of the end of the quarter (the end more »

  • Highland Capital Management’s Top Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 27, 2012 | Tickers: ADS, AAPL, CTXS, SBAC, SYK

    Highland Capital Management specializes in credit investments and has total assets under management of about $20 billion. However, the fund also invests a small portion of this AUM in equities.

    James Dondero co-founded Highland Capital in 1993 and currently serves as president of the firm. Dondero previously worked as a credit investor, including managing $1 billion for American Express in the 1980s. We have gone through the fund’s 13F more »

  • Louis Navellier’s Top Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - August 7, 2012 | Tickers: ADS, AAPL, IBM, MNST, WFM

    Louis Navellier of Navellier & Associates has been investing in growth stocks for over 30 years. The large fund recently filed its 13F for the second quarter of 2012 with the SEC, revealing many of the positions in its portfolio. Navellier & Associates doesn’t recommend or endorse any of the stocks or analysis in this article, and we have no relationship with the fund, but based on SEC filings these are more »

  • One Stock at the Top of its Class

    By Keith Speights - May 15, 2012 | Tickers: ADS, AXP, DFS, MA, V

    No matter which school, no matter which year – every graduating class has its standout students. The accomplishments of these individuals put these students clearly at the top of the class. The same is true in the world of investing. There are certain stocks that stand out at the top of their class.

    In my previous post, I noted that there are a few stocks that are ready to graduate to more »