The Hulbert Financial Digesthas updated its long-term performance ratings for the newsletters it follows as of June 30, 2012. There is great news for Investor Advisory Service subscribers in the report!

As reported by Hulbert, the Investor Advisory Service continues to deliver success for subscribers over the long-term, besting the market averages in the prior five-, ten-, fifteen-year periods, as well as for the lifetime of the newsletter (since Hulbert began tracking it in 1995).

In the last five years, the Investor Advisory Service stock picks have trounced the major market indexes, earning an annualized 5.2% compared to 0.4% for the Wilshire 5000 and an annualized loss of -1.2% for the S&P 500.

In the last ten years, IAS picks have earned 9.4% annually, compared to 6.0% for the Wilshire 5000 and 4.6% for the S&P 500.

And in the past 15 years, the Investor Advisory Service picks gained 9.4% a year, while the Wilshire 500 only earned 5.2% and the S&P 500 earned 4.3%

Since Hulbert began tracking IAS on 12/31/1995, the IAS has posted a whopping 11.0% annual return, 45% better than the Wilshire 5000's gain of just 7.0%.

There are few stock newsletters that come close to the ongoing stock-picking success of the Investor Advisory Service. Download a sample issue and subscribe today!