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Bruce Kaser

Chief Analyst, Cabot Turnaround Letter and Cabot Value Investor

Bruce Kaser has more than 25 years of value investing experience in managing institutional portfolios, mutual funds and private client accounts. He has led two successful investment platform turnarounds, co-founded an investment management firm, and was principal of a $3 billion (AUM) employee-owned investment management company.

Previously, he led the event-driven small/midcap strategy for Ironwood Investment Management and was Senior Portfolio Manager with RBC Global Asset Management where he co-managed the $1 billion value/core equity platform for over a decade. He earned his MBA degree in finance and international business from the University of Chicago and earned a Bachelor of Science in finance, with honors, from Miami University (Ohio).

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Cabot Value Investor
September 19, 2023
As readers may know, we are generally not the biggest fans of private equity. Our biggest concern is that, while earlier private equity and venture capital funds were remarkably successful in identifying and capturing highly profitable investments for their clients, more recent vintages, going back perhaps 10-20 years, have mostly produced large profits for the fund managers. News that many Johnny-Come-Lately funds will actually lose significant money on the Instacart IPO highlights this problem. High-quality and early movers will likely post enormous profits.
September 19, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
September 15, 2023
This week there were no earnings reports or ratings changes.
September 15, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Dividend Stocks
2 Seemingly Identical Dividend-Paying Tobacco Stocks – Very Different Situations
At first glance, these 2 dividend-paying tobacco stocks appear nearly identical, but a closer look reveals two very different companies.
September 13, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Value Investor
September 12, 2023
While nearly dormant last year, the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) is starting to warm up. Mediocre or obscure companies like Pixie Dust Technologies (PXDT) and BioNexus (BGLC) inspired no one with their IPOs earlier this year. Shares of Vietnamese electric car marker VinFast Auto (VFS) surged over 300%, to $90, following their recent deal at $22, but have now collapsed to about $16 as the shares were subjected to all of the market manipulations that one would expect from an exceptionally thinly traded, poorly executed offering. Even Oddity (ODD), up about 6% from its issue price, left much to be desired.
September 12, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Value Stocks
The Detroit Lions and Turnaround Investing
New leadership and a fresh perspective led the Lions to victory over the Chiefs on Thursday night while offering a valuable lesson in turnaround investing.
September 11, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
September 8, 2023
This week there were no earnings reports or ratings changes.
September 8, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Value Investor
Cabot Value Investor Issue: September 5, 2023
Thank you for subscribing to the Cabot Value Investor. We hope you enjoy reading the September 2023 issue.

We do a deep-dive into what ails Citigroup (C) shares and remain steadfast in our conviction.

Please feel free to send me your questions and comments. This newsletter is written for you and the best way to get more out of the letter is to let me know what you are looking for.

I’m best reachable at Bruce@CabotWealth.com. I’ll do my best to respond as quickly as possible.
September 5, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Value Stocks
Apple’s (AAPL) Appeal to a Value Investor
Apple’s (AAPL) consumer loyalty and brand quality offer appeal to every investor, but are the shares attractive to a value investor?
September 1, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Stock Market
Your S&P 500 Index Fund Has Higher Risk Than You May Think
Putting your money in an S&P 500 index fund has long been deemed a safe way to diversify. But the S&P isn’t all that diversified anymore.
September 1, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
September 1, 2023
This week, we comment on results from Duluth Holdings (DLTH), the last of our companies to report this earnings season.

We also include the Catalyst Report and a summary of the September edition of the Cabot Turnaround Letter, which was published on Wednesday. We encourage you to look through the Catalyst Report. This report is a listing of all of the companies that have reported a catalyst in the past month. These catalysts include new CEOs, activist activity, spin-offs and other possible game-changers. We source many of our feature recommendations from this list. You will find it nowhere else on Wall Street.
September 1, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
Cabot Turnaround Letter Issue: August 30, 2023
Thank you for subscribing to the Cabot Turnaround Letter. We hope you enjoy reading the September 2023 issue.

The attention of most investors, commentators and analysts has been on the winners, notably the Magnificent Seven, driving this year’s stock market rally. As contrarians, we are fine with letting a few overpriced trendy stocks capture the spotlight. One place that draws our attention is the other end of the spectrum – those with the worst performance. While most of these stocks fully deserve the market’s dour judgment, some have favorable changes underway. We look into four large and mid-cap stocks that fit this description and one that does not. We also discuss a tactic to help improve one’s success in investing in out-of-favor stocks.

Our feature recommendation this month is Advance Auto Parts (AAP), one of the four major auto parts retailers. The shares have fallen sharply out of favor, but a comprehensive and much-needed overhaul is now starting.

We also include our recent Sell recommendations: Toshiba (TOSYY), Holcim AG (HCMLY), First Horizon (FHN) and ESAB Corporation (ESAB), and our suspension of our rating of shares of Kopin Corporation (KOPN).
August 30, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Value Investor
August 29, 2023
It seems like only yesterday when winter/spring faded and summer rolled in. Our kids wrapped up their classes, reminding me of Alice Cooper’s timeless classic “School’s Out.” As Van Halen wrote, “Summer’s here and the time is right, for dancin’ in the streets.”

The stock market did some sweet dancing with an 11% surge from Memorial Day through early August. Unlike the cold, narrow winter at the start of the year, in which seemingly only the Magnificent Seven stocks ran higher, most stocks thrived in the summer sun. From the official start of the season, the average stock in the S&P 500 sprouted a 10% gain.
August 29, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
August 25, 2023
We include our comments on earnings from Macy’s (M) and Kohl’s (KSS). Duluth Holdings (DLTH) will report on August 31.

Earlier this week, due to circumstances beyond our control, we suspended our rating on shares of Kopin Corporation (KOPN). This means that the shares have no rating: They are not a Buy, Sell, Hold or any other rating, but are in essence unrated. We apologize for this unusual situation.
August 25, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Growth Stocks Investing
My Favorite Small-Cap Value Stock
Small-cap value stocks have underperformed both their growth peers and large-cap stocks for years. We don’t know if that will change going forward, but this value stock is intriguing regardless.
August 25, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
August 24, 2023
Moving Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD) to Sell
August 24, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Value Investor
August 22, 2023
The capital markets are always interesting, and seemingly more so now. A lot of trends are coming together that could drive some late-year turbulence.

Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is this year’s hot topic. Following a remarkably strong outlook last quarter, chipmaker and AI beneficiary Nvidia (NVDA) is scheduled to report earnings on Wednesday. The company’s shares surged on Monday in advance of the report as speculators place bets for another blow-out report. Other Magnificent 7 tech stocks are riding the wave. If Nvidia’s revenues, earnings and guidance are uninspiring, tech stocks will have a rough year-end.
August 22, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
August 18, 2023
There were no earnings reports this week. Macy’s (M) is now scheduled to report earnings next Tuesday, August 22. Kohl’s (KSS) will report the following day, August 23. Duluth Holdings (DLTH) will report on August 31.

Today we are moving shares of four companies, Toshiba (TOSYY), Holcim AG (HCMLY), First Horizon (FHN) and ESAB Corporation (ESAB) from BUY to SELL.
August 18, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Value Investor
August 15, 2023
Last week, our opening comments chastised the U.S. Government for such profligate spending that the most likely path as forecast by the Congressional Budget Office is for remarkably high and steady budget deficits into the distant future. We hesitated to write such a gloomy note – and didn’t mention that this is perhaps the greatest risk that long-term investors face (making blips like the next Fed rate decision or Amazon’s next earnings report seem irrelevant).

We worried that we were taking a grim outlier perspective after so many others had dismissed the Fitch credit rating downgrade. However, recent articles in The Wall Street Journal and other high-quality media outlets vindicate our math and view. This is little comfort – I wish that I were totally wrong and that my math or outlook was missing some key facts.
August 15, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
How To Invest
4 Traits for Finding Attractive Turnaround Stocks
There are four key traits that have helped Cabot Turnaround Letter generate years of market-beating returns; here’s how we do it.
August 15, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
August 11, 2023
We comment on earnings from Bayer AG (BAYRY), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/B), Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd (BNRE), Elanco Animal Health (ELAN), Kopin Corporation (KOPN), L.B. Foster (FSTR), Six Flags Entertainment (SIX), TreeHouse Foods (THS), Tyson Foods (TSN) and Viatris (VTRS).
August 11, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
How To Invest
Worthwhile Investing Podcasts for Value Investors
Investing podcasts are growing in number every year; here are 6 we like best for gaining key investing insights.
August 9, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Value Investor
August 8, 2023
As most everyone knows, last week, Fitch Ratings downgraded the credit rating of U.S. Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to AA+ from AAA. This follows by a decade a similar downgrade by Standard & Poor’s.


The response by politicians, media, capital markets participants and commentators was a big yawn at best, with more than a few sharp dismissals and denials of the report’s relevance, timeliness and accuracy.


In the real world, which is outside of the publicity bubble, what does the downgrade actually mean? In the near term, almost nothing. The ability of the U.S. government today to attract capital on respectable terms and repay its debts on time and in full is rock solid. Few if any sovereign debt has a repayment track record and underlying fundamentals that are as sturdy as that of U.S. government debt.
August 8, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
August 4, 2023
We comment on earnings from Adient (ADNT), Dril-Quip (DRQ), ESAB Corp (ESAB), Frontier Group Holdings (ULCC), Gannett (GCI), Goodyear Tire (GT), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Kaman Corporation (KAMN), Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Western Digital (WDC).
August 4, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Value Investor
Cabot Value Investor Issue: August 1, 2023
Thank you for subscribing to the Cabot Value Investor. We hope you enjoy reading the July 2023 issue.

Almost like an annual rite of passage, major banks reported their Federal Reserve stress test results last week. All major banks passed, in that their capital levels were in excess of the minimum requirements under the Doomsday Scenario conditions outlined in the test assumptions. We’re not the biggest fans of these tests, for reasons outlined in our monthly letter.

Citigroup remains a riskier bank relative to other majors, but also has a higher return-potential share valuation, plus a 4.5% dividend yield to reward patient investors.
August 1, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
July 28, 2023
This week, we comment on results from General Electric (GE), Mattel (MAT), Polaris (PII), Vodafone (VOD), Volkswagen AG (VWAGY), Western Union (WU) and Xerox Holdings (XRX).

Next week, twelve companies are scheduled to report.

We also include the Catalyst Report and a summary of the August edition of the Cabot Turnaround Letter, which was published on Wednesday. We encourage you to look through the Catalyst Report. This report is a listing of all of the companies that have reported a catalyst in the past month. These catalysts include new CEOs, activist activity, spin-offs and other possible game-changers. We source many of our feature recommendations from this list. You will find it nowhere else on Wall Street.
July 28, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Growth Stocks Investing
How to Be a Value Investor in a New Bull Market
A new bull market has arrived, and with it, lofty and unrealistic earnings projections and sky-high stock prices. So what’s a value investor to do?
July 28, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
Cabot Turnaround Letter Issue: July 26, 2023
Thank you for subscribing to the Cabot Turnaround Letter. We hope you enjoy reading the August 2023 issue.

In this letter, we include our Mid-Year 2023 updates for our stock market and high yield bond market outlooks. After being totally wrong with our stock market outlook for 2023, what do we see for the rest of the year, and why? We were nearly spot-on with our high yield bond market outlook. How does this market look to us now?

Our feature recommendation this month is Kopin Corporation (KOPN), an obscure optical display company that previously was run like a hobby by a brilliant scientist. Its primary output was a chronic stream of operating losses and share offerings that heavily diluted its investors. Now, under completely new leadership, the company is being run like a for-profit commercial enterprise with a vast market opportunity ahead.
July 26, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Value Investor
July 25, 2023
As interest rates were roiling the stock market last year, it seemed like the long bull market was over. By mid-October, the S&P 500 had slid 27% from year-end 2021. Since then, however, stocks have surged. Today, the S&P 500 is 30% higher than that Halloween-month nadir. And, the index is only 5% away from reaching its prior all-time high. Clearly, the bear market has ended.

For nearly 40% of stocks in the index, their stock prices are now above their year-end 2021 level. It’s not just mega-cap tech stocks like Nvidia (NVDA), which is now 51% higher, or Apple (AAPL), up 8%, or Microsoft (MSFT), up 2%. More prosaic stocks like Occidental Petroleum (OXY), up 110%, Cardinal Health (CAH), up 81% and Lamb Weston (LW) up 78%, have rebounded sharply, as well
July 25, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Cabot Turnaround Letter
July 21, 2023
We comment on earnings from Capital One (COF), First Horizon (FHN) and Nokia (NOK). Next week, the deluge starts, with ten companies reporting.
July 21, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
Value Stocks
Is It Time for Small-Cap Value Stocks?
Small-cap value stocks have been an underperforming asset class for years, but a few individual names are worthy of closer looks.
July 19, 2023
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Bruce Kaser
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