Explaining Income Equities

Beginning this quarter, we are adding a new blog post to cover the income-oriented stock and ETF ideas we have been increasingly using in client portfolios.  Not all clients use these investments, but we have broadened their use, so we thought it would be useful to produce summary commentary each quarter. Up until 2020, most […]

Selling Charter and Buying Disney

I just completed a swap of all Northlake client positions in Charter Communications (CHTR) into Walt Disney (DIS). CHTR shares have been strong the last few days on takeover rumors. The stock had fallen sharply last week after Time Warner Cable (TWC) announced poor earnings and guidance. GHTR takeover rumors appeared before the Liberty Global […]

Mixed Media Earnings Better Than Stock Reactions

Most major media companies reported earnings this week including those in Northlake’s portfolio of individual stocks. As has been the case with the broader market, earnings reports and guidance from Northlake’s portfolio was mixed. CBS was the clear winner with a solid quarter amid tough circumstances and a confident outlook for the December quarter and […]

Liberties Still Shining and Charter Plots Growth

Last week saw the final three holdings in Northlake’s individual stock portfolio report their latest quarterly earnings. The news was good across the board, rounding out an excellent earnings season for Northlake’s portfolio that has been well received by investors. Liberty Global continues to grow its subscriber base in Europe at a rapid clip. Good […]

Media Earnings – Good Numbers, Bad Stocks

The final batch of earnings this quarter for Northlake holdings comes from the media stocks. Much like with the earlier reports from the technology stocks, the results and guidance were good but the stocks went lower. The stock reactions are mostly a function of the market correction underway so far in May, a decline of […]

A Holiday Gift for Charter Communications. And Northlake Clients.

Just before Christmas Santa delivered gold for shareholders of Charter Communications (CHTR). Santa made a first stop at Cablevision (CVC) headquarters, leavng coal, when it was announced that Tom Rutledge was abruptly leaving his role as #1 operating executive at CVC. Rutledge is the most highly regarded executive in the cable industry, a role that […]

Charter: A Very Expensive Option

Charter Commications (CHTR) reported mixed results for 3Q05 with EBITDA falling short of expectations while subscriber metrics showed better than expected growth in new services. The company also announce settlement of a dispute over some shares held by Paul Allen in a subsidiary. To be completely honest, I was unable to decpiher the press release […]

Charter Communications Third Quarter Preview

Charter Communications (CHTR) shares had a wild ride in the third quarter, falling to less than $1.00 in July, rising to $1.60 in August on the announcement of an exchange offer for company debt, and peaking at $1.80 in September on the announcement that the exchange offer was heavily oversubscribed. Since then, however, the shares […]