ldiamond's Instablog Larry Diamond New York City, United States Larry Diamond is a portfolio manager with Continuum Investment Advisers (http://www.continuumia.com). We focus exclusively on managed accounts - we feel that maintaining transparency is important and ensures that our clients receive the return they expect with a risk they can tolerate using a methodology that matches our promise. Continuum Investment Advisers won Battle Fin in November 2012 (http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-20/the-hedge-fund-hunger-games#p1) ldiamond http://seekingalpha.com/user/748891/instablog Invesco - Just Below A 52 Week High, P/B Below 1.5, 21.5% Operating Margin, 16% Profit Margin http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/748891-ldiamond/1628971-invesco-just-below-a-52-week-high-p-b-below-1-5-21-5-operating-margin-16-profit-margin?source=feed 1628971 Managing money for high worth individuals and institutions seems to be a good business to be in these days

]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:13:27 -0500 Managing money for high worth individuals and institutions seems to be a good business to be in these days

]]> ivz LyondellBasell Making A Run At Its 52 Week High http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/748891-ldiamond/1624511-lyondellbasell-making-a-run-at-its-52-week-high?source=feed 1624511 LYB is an oil refiner - it's well managed with low debt (4.4B compared to market cap of 36B) and is underappreciated given the 0.79 price / sales and 10% operating margin.

It's above both it's 50 day moving average and 200 day moving average, which you'd expect given the market rising so much this year.

]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:27:53 -0500 LYB is an oil refiner - it's well managed with low debt (4.4B compared to market cap of 36B) and is underappreciated given the 0.79 price / sales and 10% operating margin.

It's above both it's 50 day moving average and 200 day moving average, which you'd expect given the market rising so much this year.

]]> lyb Molson Coors May Be The Big Winner Of The InBev Deal http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/748891-ldiamond/1555271-molson-coors-may-be-the-big-winner-of-the-inbev-deal?source=feed 1555271 InBev is trying to swallow up Grupo Modelo, which makes Corona. The US antitrust folks are causing a fuss and InBev is talking about selling the Corona brand in the US only to Constellation Brands.

So why is this a good thing for Molson Coors (TAP)?

InBev is focusing on this acquisition and not its products. Constellation is focusing on this acquisition and not its products.

Molson Coors is focusing on its products and is staying away from this acquisition. They have a chance while the other teams are off talking to one another and the government to gain market share.

Good for Molson Coors (and their shareholders)

]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:18:51 -0500 InBev is trying to swallow up Grupo Modelo, which makes Corona. The US antitrust folks are causing a fuss and InBev is talking about selling the Corona brand in the US only to Constellation Brands.

So why is this a good thing for Molson Coors (TAP)?

InBev is focusing on this acquisition and not its products. Constellation is focusing on this acquisition and not its products.

Molson Coors is focusing on its products and is staying away from this acquisition. They have a chance while the other teams are off talking to one another and the government to gain market share.

Good for Molson Coors (and their shareholders)

]]> tap stz bud Beer merger acquisitions Europe's Banks Are Looking Good Now That The Euro Problems Are Quiet (For Now) http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/748891-ldiamond/1546661-europe-s-banks-are-looking-good-now-that-the-euro-problems-are-quiet-for-now?source=feed 1546661 I'd avoid Greek firms still here, but Spanish or French banks would be fine. [[BBVA]] is a ADR here of a Spanish Bank that's been rallying now that the Euro panic has subsided.

]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:54:26 -0500 I'd avoid Greek firms still here, but Spanish or French banks would be fine. [[BBVA]] is a ADR here of a Spanish Bank that's been rallying now that the Euro panic has subsided.

]]> bbva Banks Europe Kroger - Great Stability - Your Clients Wont Get Rich But You Wont Lose Clients Either http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/748891-ldiamond/1178701-kroger-great-stability-your-clients-wont-get-rich-but-you-wont-lose-clients-either?source=feed 1178701 Kroger has spent the last year between 24.83 and 20.98 - that's not a large distance between the 52 week high and 52 week low. It suggests that there isn't money to be lost here.

It's large and liquid, with a 12 billion dollar market cap and trading over 4 million shares a day - easy to get in and out of.

And a 2%+ yield, which should make clients happy too.

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:30:27 -0400 Kroger has spent the last year between 24.83 and 20.98 - that's not a large distance between the 52 week high and 52 week low. It suggests that there isn't money to be lost here.

It's large and liquid, with a 12 billion dollar market cap and trading over 4 million shares a day - easy to get in and out of.

And a 2%+ yield, which should make clients happy too.

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

]]> kr Helmerich And Payne Is Getting Hammered Because Of A Bad Ticker Symbol http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/748891-ldiamond/1158301-helmerich-and-payne-is-getting-hammered-because-of-a-bad-ticker-symbol?source=feed 1158301 Helmerich And Payne (HP) is an oil and gas driller. They've been doing well considering the economy, but their shares are betting hurt because their ticker symbol is HP so a lot of people think they're trading Hewlett Packard (HPQ).

This firm is conservatively managed, but it's a bit hard to get news stories about them since the stock sites are spammed with stories about HPQ. With Hewlett Packard at a 52 week low this stock is being pulled down.

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:40:14 -0400 Helmerich And Payne (HP) is an oil and gas driller. They've been doing well considering the economy, but their shares are betting hurt because their ticker symbol is HP so a lot of people think they're trading Hewlett Packard (HPQ).

This firm is conservatively managed, but it's a bit hard to get news stories about them since the stock sites are spammed with stories about HPQ. With Hewlett Packard at a 52 week low this stock is being pulled down.

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

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