April 2014

Escape from Disney World!

It’s good to be back in New York after four fun-filled nights at the Waldorf Astoria’s new resort in Disney Orlando, Florida. I was very excited to be getting away from Wall Street-related stuff after ODing on all winter-long, and so it was hilarious to set foot in the hotel only to see that there…

The Best of TRB 2014 – Fun Stuff

This week I’m in Disney World with the family, our first proper vacation all together in years. As such, I’m off the grid and away from computers of any kind (I’m trying to stay married, you guys). But while I’m gone, I’ve left you some stuff to catch up on… These were the biggest posts…

The Best of TRB 2014 – Investing and Psychology

This week I’m in Disney World with the family, our first proper vacation all together in years. As such, I’m off the grid and away from computers of any kind (I’m trying to stay married, you guys). But while I’m gone, I’ve left you some stuff to catch up on… These were the biggest posts…

The Best of TRB 2014 – Markets

This week I’m in Disney World with the family, our first proper vacation all together in years. As such, I’m off the grid and away from computers of any kind (I’m trying to stay married, you guys). But while I’m gone, I’ve left you some stuff to catch up on… These were the biggest posts…

A funny thing happened on the way to Utopia…

Below is the Tesla Motors (TSLA) daily chart going back to the beginning of the year. You’ll see a prominent price and volume spike on the very day Morgan Stanley’s analysts told us of their electric battery-driven Utopian vision for the future… For those keeping score, the Tesla Utopian Society call occurred about 30 percent…

361 Capital Weekly Research Briefing

361 Capital portfolio manager, Blaine Rollins, CFA, previously manager of the Janus Fund, writes a weekly update looking back on major moves, macro-trends and economic data points. The 361 Capital Weekly Research Briefing summarizes the latest market news along with some interesting facts and a touch of humor. 361 Capital is a provider of alternative…

The first down-quarter for earnings since 2012?

FactSet Research has been chronicling the earnings estimate slashfest of the first quarter better than any other research outlet. To recap, at the end of 2013, the consensus earnings per share estimate for Q1 2014 was something like 4% growth year-over-year. As the quarter wore on (and the weather got worse), these estimates were gradually…