Renaissance Technologies, led by Jim Simons, disclosed a total of 3,196 positions in its latest 13F filing for the reporting period of June 30.
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October 8 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
As an extraordinarily wealthy family who has invested successfully for generations, the Rothschilds are pretty savvy investors. Billionaire Jacob Rothschild is no exception.
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October 3 - Hedge Funds, News
Jacob Rothschild comes from the Rothschild banking family and has an estimated net worth of $5 billion. Mr.
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August 27 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Renaissance Technologies, founded by billionaire Jim Simons, has filed its latest 13F with the U.S.
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May 17 - Hedge Funds, News
The quantitative hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, formerly managed by billionaire Jim Simons, has been so successful that it has been partly responsible for prompting other...
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March 27 - Hedge Funds, News
All investors aspire to outperform the market and earn the highest possible returns.
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March 22 - Hedge Funds, News
Another major hedge fund that recently disclosed its long equity positions for the second quarter of 2014 is Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies, one of the best performing...
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
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September 18 - News
The biggest consumer staples companies in the United States have spent decades providing millions of consumers with high-quality products.
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September 11 - News
Debt can be either toxic or helpful. There is nothing wrong with using leverage to improve returns, so long as this leverage is sustainable.
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September 6 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)'s recent earning reports weren't too impressive: they showed low growth in revenue and narrower profit margins.
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August 28 - News
If you were to ask many of your peers, hedge funds are perceived as overrated, old investment tools of a period lost to current times.
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August 27 - News
The strengthening of the dollar has been a constant threat to companies with international market exposure, as it lowers net sales and earnings after the conversion and consolidation...
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August 27 - Futures/Forex, News
Although shares of PetSmart, Inc.
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August 27 - News
At the moment, there are plenty of methods shareholders can use to analyze their holdings. Two of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 26 - News
To the average investor, there are a multitude of indicators investors can use to watch stocks. Some of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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August 26 - News
To the average investor, there are many metrics shareholders can use to track Mr. Market. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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August 25 - News
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) gave former CEO Bob McDonald a pay package worth $15.9 million during his final full year at the helm of the world's largest...
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August 23 - News
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 13 - News
Since the beginning of July, The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) has consistently risenon the market.
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August 12 - News
One of the less-talked about consumer-stable stocks is The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX), however it could easily be the best.
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August 7 - News
Ever since Warren Buffett made his conversion to owning great businesses, he has stressed that his favorite holding period is forever.
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August 6 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) discussed it's Q4 2013 earnings yesterday.
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August 5 - News
It might be about time to gear up for a short -- or at least time to take some profits off the table.
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August 2 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG)'s recent quarterly results were discouraging, with the company falling short on both sales and margin numbers.
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July 31 - News
The U.S. has imported some $167 billion worth of goods from China so far this year, compared with exporting just $46 billion worth in return.
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July 31 - News
The market as a whole could be overvalued, or depending on who you listen to, the market is still undervalued.
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July 30 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is a leading consumer product company.
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July 29 - News
These types of businesses suffer a little less from economic cyclicality than the rest of the publicly traded universe, meaning that they can earn superior returns for their shareholders...
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July 29 - News
Questioning certain companies in today’s stock market is almost unheard of.
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July 29 - News
How would the idea of going on an adventure without any safety equipment whatsoever sound to you? Many would call it completely absurd.
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July 26 - News
Sometimes finding a winning investment is less about discovering the next big thing, and more about finding a good value in an already strong company.
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July 22 - News
One of the best strategies for part-time investors is to track successful hedge fund managers' holdings and pick which stocks look the most promising.
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July 19 - News
When companies are about to report earnings, investors would do well to look at the prior earnings report to try and find trends that may continue over the next few quarters.
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July 19 - News
We remain in the very early innings of a reversal in the secular bear market in stocks and the secular bull market in bonds.
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July 19 - News
Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL) is having a makeover in India. Recently, the consumer packaged goods company had a transitional shift in the Asia-Pacific region with the majority...
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July 17 - News
Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL) is focused on expansion in emerging markets to capitalize on rapid growth.
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July 16 - News
A great place to look for new stock ideas is in Credit Suisse's "Focus List.” The Focus List has outperformed the S&P 500 in 6 of the past 9 years, sometimes by a wide margin...
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July 12 - News
Consumer staples stocks are highly regarded by the investing community for the reliability of their profits. It isn’t difficult to understand why.
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July 10 - News
Due to a plethora of reasons, Indian currency has depreciated by nearly 20% against the U.S Dollar over the last year.
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July 10 - News
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) has been one of the best-known corporations in the world, brewing success decade after decade.
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June 26 - News
Between 2006 and 2012, the U.S.
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June 25 - News
Consumer staples giant The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) is the gold-standard among rank-and-file dividend paying stocks.
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June 25 - News
The stock market recently logged its biggest one-day dip in over a year.
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June 21 - News
There have been numerous successful turnarounds for companies after their old CEO’s have been hired back.
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June 18 - News
Dividends are one of the main ways companies pay back investors, and it's one of the best ways to generate a solid return.
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June 11 - News
In a previous article entitled A Dividend Watchlist for the Pullback I put a buy target on three currently overpriced dividend stocks and suggested keeping a watchlist to take...
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June 11 - News
Although the consumer products market is one of fierce competition, some companies in the sector offer very low business risks due to their strong brand names and international...
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June 11 - News
This means people are looking for value -- and trying to cut budget corners everywhere they can.
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June 11 - News
Millions of households rely on products from Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL), as the consumer giant offers a wide range of household items like toothpaste, cleaners, soap...
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June 10 - News