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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. Expect confidence to grow this year - and with it, prices

    15 January 2012

    This will also be the year to deploy substantial portions of risk portfolios to developing markets.

  2. Trying to ignore all this volatility and invest for the long term 13 November 2011
  3. Why I use oil ETF USL and not USO 9 November 2011
  4. With a long-term outlook, we like these 4 stocks 17 October 2011
  5. We like these two stocks in the current market 19 September 2011

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Important info

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

Personal Track Record returns are calculated by Covestor on a daily time-weighted basis of equity positions in the account provided by the member. 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.