Comments on: Why Most Investment Systems Simply Won’t Work

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:44:28 +0000

My holdings all pay good dividends, and are all purchased in the same dollar amount. I can skim the day’s closing prices & instantly identify those to watch for taking a profit – or sell to minimize loss.
I would appreciate mid-monthly recommendations of high dividend-paying funds, in addition to those in the Perpetual Income Portfolio. I’m especially interested in global & natural resource funds, as well as preferred stock funds.
Your sound advice has simplified my investment procedures, & minimized anxiety. I’m a senior, enjoying your newsletter & updates!
CLH

By: Brad Wishak

Brad Wishak — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:05:37 +0000

I wish it were as simple as finding stocks with growing earnings but it’s not.
Take Wal-Mart for example…from 2000 earnings have almost tripled (from 1.25 to 3.42) however the stock has gone no where and is in fact down almost 10% point to point.
Big disappointment for those following your earnings growth maxim.
Trade what you see not what you think.

By: Dave R.

Dave R. — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:15:49 +0000

I wholly agree with Alexander Green’s comments above. The practical problem is how an individual investor like myself can determine if the reported profit numbers are true, or contrived as were those of Enron and MCI WorldCom before the truth, or rather the lack thereof, came out to the general public.