Investing Money the Smart Way
With all the chaos that has been going on in the economy and with the stock markets is really is difficult to know where to look when investing money. Banks continue to pay next-to-nothing in interest, real estate is all over the map and nobody seems to know what is going to happen with the stock market.
Even when you speak to the experts like brokers and financial advisors – professionals that make a living investing money on behalf of their clients – you’re not likely to get any consistent answers. Everyone seems to be just as bewildered as the next guy when it comes to investing money in such chaotic times.
The Inside Edge When Investing Money
Fortunately, there is one group of investors that always seems to know where stock prices are going. They’re investing money in their own companies and they generally and consistently make better returns than the average retail investor. Of course, we’re talking about corporate insiders.
Insiders are defined as any executive or director that has inside information that can influence the price of a company’s stock. Insiders may also include associated legal firms and advisors but generally, we use the term ‘insider’ to represent anyone working within the corporation. Since this group has intimate knowledge or their own companies they are in the best position to assess the future value of their stock and of course, they use this information when they’re considering investing money in their own company shares.
You might be thinking, “Wait a minute. Isn’t insider trading illegal?” Most people think this is the case, but it isn’t always. Insiders can legally trade their company’s stock as long as they adhere to a strict set of regulations imposed by the SEC. Among other restraints, insiders investing money in their own company’s shares can only do so during certain trading windows and they must file their trades with the SEC in a timely manner.
Investing Money Like An Insider
This is all good news for the average investor looking for ideas for investing money in stocks. This insider trading data is all publicly available and can definitely be used by savvy investors to make smarter investment decisions. If you own shares in a company’s stock and five insiders at the company started selling their shares at the same time, wouldn’t you want to know about it? Of course you would.
While determining what insider sales might mean can be quite complicated (though our expert analysis does make it much easier) one rule of thumb is easy to follow. Insiders buy their company’s shares on the open market for only one reason. They believe the price of the stock will rise. Again, would that information help you make better decisions?
Source:
insiderslab.com
http://www.insiderslab.com/media/mediaRoom.php
Reported on Aug 22, 2011
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Today's Notable Trades
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP (CVV)
Director: GUNTHER CONRAD J JR
Sold 5,000 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $10.008) on May 20, 2013. Direct holding 43,878 shares/units after transaction. Holdings decreased -10.23%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 22:39:41.
Customers Bancorp, Inc. (CUBI)
Director: ROTHERMEL DANIEL K
Acquired 5,970 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $16.750) on May 21, 2013. Direct holding 29,357 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 25.53%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 22:38:48.
SUNPOWER CORP (SPWR)
Senior Officer (EVP & CFO): BOYNTON CHARLES D
Sold 9,926 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $20.170) on May 17, 2013. Direct holding 30,048 shares/units after transaction. Holdings decreased -24.83%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 22:36:01.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC (ROK)
Senior Officer (Sr. Vice President): RUFF ROBERT A
Acquired 17,034 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $46.160) on May 20, 2013. Direct holding 73,615 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 30.11%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 22:35:34.
SOLTA MEDICAL INC (SLTM)
Director: McCarthy Cathy L
Acquired 10,000 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $2.130) on May 17, 2013. Direct holding 77,975 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 14.71%.
Filing date: May 20, 2013. Record updated at 22:35:21.
Symetra Financial CORP (SYA)
Director: Levy Sander M.
Sold 6,089,999 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $13.433) on May 17, 2013. Indirect holding 0 shares/units after transaction. Holdings decreased -100.00%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 22:35:07.
YELP INC (YELP)
10% shareholder: Benchmark Capital Management Co. V, L.L.C.
Sold 7,895 Class A Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $31.717) on May 20, 2013. Indirect holding 0 shares/units after transaction. Holdings decreased -100.00%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 22:33:52.
Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NLSN)
10% shareholder: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.
Sold 8,188,305 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $34.485) on May 17, 2013. Indirect holding 30,792,554 shares/units after transaction. Holdings decreased -21.01%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 22:32:32.
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES INC/CN/ (FTK)
Director: Hern Kenneth
Acquired 6,864 Common stock (Non-Derivative security at $17.480) on May 17, 2013. Direct holding 46,912 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 17.14%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 22:31:52.
Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
Senior Officer (Senior VP - Monster Energy Co.): KELLY THOMAS J
Acquired 4,000 Common Stock (Non-Derivative security at $17.820) on May 17, 2013. Direct holding 14,554 shares/units after transaction. Holdings increased 37.90%.
Filing date: May 21, 2013. Record updated at 22:29:38.
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