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Capital Ideas

Investment Advisor

Capital Ideas, Inc. is a Texas-based RIA established in 1984. CJ Brott and Karen Burns are the two founding principals and have access to many industry contacts from which to draw on when making investment decisions.

Investment process

The approach to stock selection is primarily "bottom up" in nature. The method is to thoroughly investigate the dynamics of the prospects and then identify a specific reason for investing. Attempt to control investment risk by investing only in personally researched companies.


Investment models

Model commentary

  1. Portfolio manager know thyself when picking stocks

    16 May 2012

    There are two battles all investment managers fight: understanding the process and understanding themselves.

  2. Some mid-course adjustments for our models 8 April 2012
  3. 3 new momentum holdings and 2 new income producers 6 March 2012
  4. How we're playing this trending, overbought market 15 February 2012
  5. Expect confidence to grow this year - and with it, prices 15 January 2012

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Important Information

Important Information

Performance of the model manager’s account is calculated by Covestor on a daily time-weighted basis, including cash and broker commissions. More

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Month to Date returns & Since Inception returns are revised daily. All other returns (month, 3 month, year to date, et al) are calculated as of the most recent month end date.

The subscription minimum is the minimum subscription required to follow a particular model. The minimum amount is determined by Covestor, based on the characteristics of the underlying model. It should not be considered as specific investment advice for your investment situation.