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AAR Corp. Conference Call Highlights for Q1/’08 Reporting Period

By Chris Fernandez | November 18th, 2007 | (0) comments »

The best way to get your hands dirty and really learn what’s going on at a company is to listen in on their quarterly conference calls and get a feel for management’s take on the business and its prospects.

That’s exactly what I did with AAR Corp.’s latest earnings release on September 19th.

Management talked about the decline in margins, some integration problems they are having with a recent acquisition, the reasons for these problems, how they are going to fix these problems, and their expectations for the coming months and years. Read the rest of this entry »

New Company Spotlight: AAR Corp. - Innovation for the Aviation/Aerospace Industry

By Chris Fernandez | November 14th, 2007 | (0) comments »

AAR LogoIt’s time to add this stock to your portfolio! I’m pounding the table for AAR Corp. (NYSE: AIR).

I believe that as long as AAR Corp. keeps doing what they are doing, namely: improving margins, growing sales and running a tight ship in terms of shareholder dilution and acquisitions, we will see returns from here on out from 15-30% per year, with less risk than some of the other picks in my portfolio.

For those who want a more detailed research report, one will be available on PeakStocks.com under the “Research Reports” link. What follows is a summary of that research report. Read the rest of this entry »

Is There Anything AAR Corp. Doesn’t Do?

By Chris Fernandez | November 1st, 2007 | (3) comments »

I just received an email press release update tonight from PeakStocks.com portfolio pick AAR Corp. (NYSE: AIR), in which the company details how its equipment has helped in the California wild fires that caused wide-spread destruction the last few weeks.

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What the Heck Does the “Buy/Sell Around” Price Mean?

By Chris Fernandez | October 24th, 2007 | (0) comments »

It occurred to me that I needed to further explain what I mean by the term “buy around” or “sell around” when recommending that you purchase shares of a PeakStocks.com portfolio recommendation, or when selling one. Read the rest of this entry »

BUY ALERT: AAR Corp (NYSE: AIR) BUY 1/4 Position 10/22/07 Around $30

By Chris Fernandez | October 20th, 2007 | (0) comments »

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I can’t take all this volatility! Relax, it’s just a normal part of investing

By Chris Fernandez | October 19th, 2007 | (0) comments »

I wanted to touch a little bit more on the topic of volatility.

On my Investing Style page I go over some of the risks and potential pitfalls of not just investing in the overall market, but specifically with micro-cap and small-cap stocks in which this site will specialize in.

I wanted to take this discussion one step further by analyzing our first pick for our portfolio, AAR Corp (NYSE: AIR), an its volatility as a prime example of exactly what I am talking about, and how you can deal with the potential fear, or frustration that comes with it. Read the rest of this entry »