Those are good questions Dave.
Is following this sector a semi-long-term assignment for you or more of a quickie job?
This looks like it is going to be a semi-long-term assignment. The others here all specialize in one field or another, whether it be semi-conductors, pharmaceuticals, thrifts, etc. I was given a choice as to what I would like to focus on, and I decided I wanted to look at companies with a regular shelf product that could be analyzed by product turnovers, inventory levels, etc.
Are the retail sector's components defined for you or is that for you to decide on?
The company follows a large-cap strategy, but that certainly doesn't stop me from being knowledgable about the up-and-coming companies. Research reports from Goldman Sachs, Prudential, Schroders, etc. are now beginning to pile in, and I get a little bit exposure to everything.
Strictly limited to those silly companies with earnings and cash flow, or are the virtual retailers part of the universe too?
It looks like it is pretty much confined to a brick-and-mortars kind of company.
Specialty retailers also?
Specialty specifically. Gap, Limited, Tiffany, etc.
Any constraints at all on financial parameters (i.e is this targeted for a specific portfolio with pre-set boundaries you must work within?
It must be large cap, but at the minimum, I would imagine, would be at least $5 billion in market cap.
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