THE CHECK OUT THE NEW VIEW EDITION
29 SEPTEMBER 2011
THIS JUST IN!
Check Out the New View!
There's nothing more exciting to your reporter than getting a scoop! That's the kind of stuff that just runs in her veins. And that's exactly what she got this morning when SC Founder Douglas Gerlach whispered this news in her ear: StockCentral is just about to release a new view for the Portfolio Tracker.
Guru Gerlach was working on the release at that very moment and predicted it would be available within mere hours. Now that is news that is hot off the press!
What is this new release? It's the Portfolio Summary view. Now you can view your portfolio data with a different set of figures. SC previously offered the Take Stock view, but this is yet another view that you can select to give you additional insights into your holdings.
As if that wasn't enough excitement for your reporter — who is frequently subjected to comments on the size of her ears — there's this! The view is only going to get better! Your reporter is repeating directly from the horse's — err, her boss's — mouth with these words: "We expect to add some additional views in the future."
Get ready for views like nothing you've ever seen before!
BE A FLY ON THE WALL IN WARSAW
NYSE COO Lawrence Leibowitz to Discuss Pending Merger
Speaking of breathtaking new views, you're invited to attend a BetterInvesting-hosted webinar led by Lawrence Leibowitz, COO of the New York Stock Exchange, at 9 a.m. EDT on Oct. 7.
Leibowitz will discuss the pending merger of Duetsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext (ticker: NYX) as part of the World Federation of Investors Corporation's annual meeting, which is being hosted by the Polish Stock Exchange in Warsaw.
The webinar will include a 15-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes for questions and answers. Participants are requested to submit their questions in advance to Adam Ritt at adamr@betterinvesting.org. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5.
The webinar is free, but you must register.
Is Gold's Rise Fodder for Fools, or the Real Deal?
Some Insights From the Latest Retail Investors Conference
Bubble, bubble, boil and trouble — or not? Find out what R. Scott Raynovich, Editor in Chief of Investor Uprising, had to say in his presentation at the September Retail Investors Conference: The Gold Update — Bubble or More to Go?
Mr. Raynovich notes that gold is up $400 per ounce, or nearly 30 percent, since his bullish presentation in April and was recently trading at $1,800 per ounce. He jumps back in to reassess the bullish factors driving gold higher. This presentation also looks at valuation methods to determine how high the price of gold could go and gives investors tips on how to stay involved in the precious metals market.
Wondering what else you missed? Wonder no more! September's investor and educational presentations are now available for 24/7 viewing.
Register now and access September's presentation by Nils Paellmann, VP of investor relations for Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY), one of Europe's leading telecommunications carriers, and T-Mobile USA.
In addition to Mr. Raynovich's educational session, here's another not-to-miss gold nugget:
- Stock Selection Blunders, Bungles and Bloopers (Presenter: Doug Gerlach, President, ICLUBcentral)
So many opportunities to mine — with more coming right up! The next live Retail Investors Conference opportunity is coming your way Thursday, Oct. 6. This wealth of information is free! Register now! What are you waiting for?!
IF YOUR CLUB THINKS QUALITY IS JOB No. 1 …
Check Out This Roster!
Is it a true gold nugget — or fool's gold? That question has sparked many an investment club debate. SC has a tool that will help you and your club's members gain some insights into those companies on your watch list — and discover a few new ones, too.
Each week, StockCentral publishes a list of all publicly traded U.S. companies that meet a set of minimum criteria for quality. It's called the Roster of Quality Companies, and it's available as part of StockCentral. The Quality Index used in this screen comes right from the Take Stock tool.
The Quality Index measures:
- The consistency of historical growth
- The strength of historical growth
- The stability of the company's pre-tax profit margins.
(For those of you familiar with BetterInvesting's Stock Selection Guide, companies that are highly rated for Quality will look great in Sections 1 and 2 of the SSG.)
As with any other automated stock screener, the Roster of Quality Companies doesn't know about current events — all it knows is the numbers. Occasionally you may see a company on the list that has been caught up in a current scandal or controversy that might prevent cautious investors from buying that stock. As the scandal's implications get memorialized in the company's future earnings reports, that stock would fall off the Roster of Quality Companies.
The Roster of Quality Companies is intended to be a starting point for finding new companies to explore. Many of the companies will not be reasonably valued at their current prices, but the tool is valuable nonetheless in the most important aspect of long-term investing — buying well-managed businesses.
TODAY'S ENTIRELY RELEVANT QUOTATION
"Managers and investors alike must understand that accounting numbers are the
beginning, not the end, of business valuation."
— Warren Buffett