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  The Money Maker News

Volume 1 Issue 1                                January 1995

            A Review of the Value Trend Indicator          .

No Crystal Ball Needed Here Getting rich today is easier than ever. With the use of a computer and this specially written financial program the small investor can now evaluate stocks from around the world A few years ago these tools where available only to the very wealthy. To be an Owner or a Lender. Most people take the safe approach to investing by putting their money in Treasury Bills, Bonds or other debt instruments knowing that they will receive a specified annual interest ands be able to redeem their investment at full face value on the redemption date. Others invest in equity such as share ownership in public companies, with no guarantee of dividends or even getting back the price that they paid for their shares. However studies show that over the past 60 years the return on Treasury Bills, Bonds etc., have averaged out at 3.5% per year. While over the same period investments spread over all	Bull Market Alive and Well the common stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange shows a return of 7% including dividends and capital gain. The lender just managed to keep up with inflation while the owner showed a gain over inflation of 3.5% With a little effort the owner could have weeded out the poor stocks and on average the growth stocks would have given him a return of greater than 15% per year. The Value Trend Indicator consists of a well designed, executed, simple and easy to use program covering all stages of investment analysis required by the individual investor. The Database Entry Form is modeled on the spreadsheet format making entries, changes and corrections fast and easy. Databases can be created for individual Companies, Mutual Funds and indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Data entry is simple, with automatic date generation, requiring only one entry of Index or Price Data each week.	No frustration with this one The resultant averages and ratios are shown in easy to understand form, both graphically and numerically. The moving averages are shown for 2, 4, 6, 8, 26, 52 and 104 weeks. With Buy, Sell, or Hold recommendations. The ratios show the Price/Earning, Risk Factor, Annual Earnings Gain and High and Lows for the data tracked. The On-line Help files contains a wealth of information on the ratios and averages and their importance and relationship to stock prices and market movements. Value Trend Indicator comes on a 3-1/2 disk at $14.95 from: William W. Odlum 105, 35 Ormskirk Avenue Toronto, Ontario Canada, M6S 1A8. The shareware version is on your BBS. Search under the keywords: Value Trend Indicator, download it and test out all the features.
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