http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2007/20070404.html Investment Advice and Investment Research with a Contrarian Point of View Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:55:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2007/20070404.html#comment-9441 Long-Term Stocks Thu, 07 May 2009 13:05:09 +0000 http://sandbox/wordpress/grahams-number.html#comment-9441 [...] This is a great way to start your value “screen.” These companies will tend to be in unloved or unfashionable industries. Of course, the next question you have to ask is, “Are they trading at 12-month lows for a good reason?” To find out if business is strong, check earnings growth and return on equity. Anything in the double-digits here is a good sign that business is healthy. To use Ben Graham’s very own value approach, here’s how to do it.    [...] [...] This is a great way to start your value “screen.” These companies will tend to be in unloved or unfashionable industries. Of course, the next question you have to ask is, “Are they trading at 12-month lows for a good reason?” To find out if business is strong, check earnings growth and return on equity. Anything in the double-digits here is a good sign that business is healthy. To use Ben Graham’s very own value approach, here’s how to do it.    [...]

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