Topics covered: Volatility, Small and mid-cap investing, Sell rules to protect capital, Robust growth relative to large cap companies, Not incurring large losses, Mutual funds, Mid-cap management teams, Laddered bond strategy, GARP investing, Diversified asset allocation, Computer screening, Analysis of investment professionals
Topics covered: Student housing, Slowly rising rates of return, Slowing RevPAR and profit growth, Single-family housing market downturn, Rental apartments, REIT stock valuation levels, Real estate stocks, Market value of real estate assets, Industrial REITs, Deceleration phase of hotels, Commercial real estate assets
Topics covered: Volumes, US and Mexican brewers, Strong growth in most non-carbonated segments, Special situations, Price increases, Incremental volume and profit growth opportunities in non-carbs, High commodity costs of beer, Diversified product mixes, Declining soft drink volumes, Cost inflation in aluminum and corn syrup, Consumers drinking less domestic beer, Beverage companies performance
Topics covered: Video conferencing and telepresence, Student loans, Sourcing semiconductors, Price competition in telecom, Network infrastructure, IP technology, Interactive TV, HDTV, Chinese consumers, Cable and satellite space, Bankruptcy laws
Topics covered: SMID stocks, Risk control strategy, Residential mortgage-backed securities, Recession trends, Oil pricing, Oil and gas equipment services, Liquidity crisis, GDP growth patterns, Consumer discretionary sector, Bond yields
