11/05/10
CLUB news FINANCIAL news PORTFOLIO overview SECTORS sign up! WHAT IS AN ADR? BAIDU presentation (vote!)
SOLD TY, BOUGHT VESTAS WALL STREET 2 – good time! SPOT party - not too many people showed up Next meeting: next Friday, Nov 12 th Trip: Thu, Nov 11 th DeSales University– Art/Business Conference, sign up with Career Services Speaker: Holly Paul ’94, PWC, Monday, Nov 15 th Oechsle Hall
High Unemployment - 9.6% (Stable/Stubborn) ECI Wages and Salaries: just over 1.5%, slow and relatively stable recently Retail Sales: very strong recently and for quite a while Profits & Earnings have been large + new orders also strong. Consumer Sentiment: 67.7, has been on a downward Trajectory Consumer Spending: Slow Growth GDP Growth: Slowing down Housing Sector: BAD!!! Home sales(both new and old) remain weak Inflation Subdued (Core PCE:1.4%) Inflation Expectation Fell in Sept MIXED !!!
QE2($600 billion of U.S. government bonds) Stock (Dow Jones Up by 1.96%, SP 500 up by 1.94%) Inflation Expectation just turned to rise
Total AUM: approx.$350,000 Cash: approx. $30, 000 Beta =.89 (up from.81) Number of positions: 42
S&P 500 YTD 8% Portfolio YTD approx. 8.5%
SCCO (PCU) 147% DBB104% IBM85% AKAM85% KMR64% CAT43%
BAC (only.7%) 68% MFC44% GE33% BA19% INTC17% GILD16%
$6,178 IN A DAY
Markets have experienced a high correlation Reasons: - ETFs - Macro driven trading - => PICK A SECTOR and follow it - => MAKE GROUP PROPOSALS ON SECTORS
TECHNOLOGY FINANCIALS ENERGY HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS
Represents a share of ownership in a corporation Can be traded on exchanges (NASDAQ, NYSE, etc) Can be traded OTC (in the “Pinks”)
Companies that are small May not meet exchange requirements Possibly doesn’t meet SEC requirements
American Depository Receipt Issued by foreign companies Traded on US exchanges Price based on home country price Allows many benefits of ownership Exposes buyer to currency risk
BIDU (-0.53%) Range 52 week Open Vol / Avg M/14.10M Mkt cap 38.34B P/E Div/yield - EPS 1.20 Shares M Beta 1.79 GOOG (0.66%) Range week Open Vol / Avg. 3.57M/3.52M Mkt cap B P/E Div/yield - EPS Shares M Beta 1.21