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New Global Transport Composite Index FSTR

73%

-0.45% in 310 days New Global Transport Composite Index   The table at my website link below presents 45 companies with market caps of at least $200M from each of the five new ETF Innovators global transport indexes, including a database of about 300 companies worldwide.   http://www.etfinnovators.com/2009/01/new-global-transport-com...   <> The Transport Composite Index is a dynamic, semi-active index with quarterly rebalancing which consists of 45 companies on an equal weight basis from each of the five global transport indexes listed below with the indicated number ... Continue reading »

By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  01/17/09

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Railroad Index Will Benefit from Infrastructure Spending FSTR

73%

-3.48% in 27 days (closed on 01/17/09) Railroad Index Will Benefit from Infrastructure Spending <> The table above presents the seven largest companies by market cap in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Railroad PerformIdex among 53 total companies with market caps over $150M which are active in the railroad industry, including rail transport, rail infrastructure, and railcar manufacturing. The Railroad Index fared better than the iShares Dow Transports (IYT) over the past year and the PowerShares Progressive Tranporation Portfolio (PTRP) since its inception in late September. However, the tabe ... Continue reading »

By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  12/20/08

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10 Under the Radar Small & Micro-Cap Value Stocks FSTR

73%

+8.57% in 35 days (closed on 12/20/08) 10 Under the Radar Small & Micro-Cap Value Stocks (Ex-Healthcare) <> <> The accompanying table presents 10 small and micro-cap companies from a variety of industries which are trading at value parameters, with average valuations for the group of 0.54X trailing 12-month sales, 0.44X enterprise value to sales, 0.88X book value, and 8.7X trailing 12-month earnings. The iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Value ETF (IWN) has lost about 39% in the past year and serves as a useful ETF benchmark comparison for these companies. Industrials – Textile Manufacturing: Culp <>< />< />< />< /><>< />< /><>< />< /><>< />< />... Continue reading »

By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  11/15/08

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Warren Buffett Is Still Riding the Rails FSTR

73%

+6.08% in 15 days (closed on 11/15/08) Warren Buffett Is Still Riding the Rails <> <> As evidence of a bullish long-term outlook for railroads, Warren Buffet's Berskshire recently increased its stake in Burlington Northern (BNI) and the CEO of Kansas City Southern (KSU), Michael Haverty, appeared on Larry Kudlow's show on CNBC Thursday evening, stating that rail transport was showing continued strength in the transport of coal, chemicals, and grains with weakness in the transport of consumer goods and housing related commodities. Berkshire paid $79.65 each to add 825,000 shares of BNI, upping its stake in ... Continue reading »

By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  10/31/08

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Riding the Rails to Profits FSTR

73%

+17.30% in 14 days (closed on 10/31/08) Riding the Rails to Profits <> <> As evidence of increased commercial interest and product development for a variety of global transport ETFs, the following ideas have been either launched or filed: Claymore/Delta Global Shipping (SEA) (Aug. launch), PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation (PTRP) (Sep. launch), and SPDR Transportation (filed with SEC). The iShares Dow Transports (IYT) is easily the most popular transport ETF with investors, with $689M in net assets as of the market close yesterday as compared to $1.8M for PTRP and $4.7M for SEA. ... Continue reading »

By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  10/17/08

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Adding this pullback FSTR

49%

-4.44% in 3 days (closed on 12/03/07) i think its a great idea to accumulate here.  We have a wedge forming and indicates a breakout to the upside imo http://stockcharts.com/c-sc/sc?s=FSTR&p=D&yr=0&mn... Continue reading »

By  picknponies   (-6.94%  risk: aggressive)  11/30/07

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FSTR - cooper IBD 100 FSTR

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-7.15% in 845 days FSTR Continue reading »

By  Tradevester   (-21.33%  risk: aggressive)  07/31/07

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People Bullish on FSTR

Mike Havrilla Principal 73% 10 mos ago	sigridur Analyst 79% 11 mos ago	rainmn60016 Analyst 18% about 1 year ago
steluci Analyst 36% about 1 year ago	Tradevester Sr. Analyst 25% over 2 years ago

People Bearish on FSTR

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