| Why I Like Value Line |
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| Written by Jeremy Roberts |
| Tuesday, 26 October 2010 22:37 |
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People who are familiar with the investment world have no doubt heard of Value Line. It is in my opinion one of the best financial newsletter, and below, I will give a review of the Value Line Investment Survey.
People who are familiar with the investment world have no doubt heard of Value Line. It is in my opinion one of the best financial newsletter, and below, I will give a review of the Value Line Investment Survey. My first encounter with Value Line was when I was in business school. It was clearly the first place to turn to when I need information on a company. Most other students I knew relied on it heavily as well. The information Value Line provided was robust. It included charts, industry analysis, market commentary, and load of other data. A rating system made it easy to know how well a company's stock was expected to do in the coming year. After leaving school, I was soon in a position to start investing in the stock market. Again, I turned to Value Line to help me select the best stocks. This was quite easy since Value Line has a convenient rating system. Each stock is rated based on something called Timeliness as well as Safety. A rating of 1 is highest, and a rating of 5 is lowest. Using these ratings, it's not hard to beat the market at all. Just by selecting Timeliness 1 rated stocks, you would be able to realize returns that are significantly better than the market. I usually like stocks that do well but aren't that volatile, so I look for stocks that rate well both for the Safety rating as well as the Timeliness rating. I find the print edition to be a bit cumbersome. You need huge binders to keep all the reports you get, and the volume of the report may become large and unmanageable at some point. I personally like the online edition much better. For one thing, it costs less, and in addition to that it's a lot easier to get the information you need. The downside is that you can't take it with you to a cafe to read, but as long as you have a decent laptop with an Internet connection, this should not really be an issue. Regardless of whether you are a professional investor or a student, you will benefit greatly from the information you find in Value Line. It is one of my favorite publications, and plan to use it for a long time to come. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. Go to the following link to try the Value Line Investment Survey for 13 weeks. |