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Since the beginning of 2000, our Picks have turned $100,000 into more than a $300,000 dollars with no further investments. And this occurred despite two market crashes in that time.

Dividends were not readily available to be included and are therefore excluded in the above table, as they almost always are when stock indexes are discussed. (Except that the Editor's portfolio in the table includes dividends, since that is how brokers report actual portfolios). Costs of trading are of course excluded in the table except again for the editor's portfolio for which the performance is after all trading costs. The editors portfolio is after the impact of changes in the U.S. dollar exchange rate while the other line items do not include this.

Here is a graphical view of our performance since inception at the start of 2000 through May 2 2009

In 2008 we lost some ground, but still our Strong Buys have quadrupled since the end of 1999, our Buys-or-higher- rated and the Editor's personal portfolio have both more than tripled in that period. Meanwhile the TSX index is just 26% higher than at the end of 1999 and the S&P 500 index is underwater by 36% since the end of 1999.

Feature Articles:

Asset Class Performance of Stocks, versus Bonds and Cash in the long Term (Feb 2009)

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What is the Fair Value of the S&P 500 Index? (updated February 20, 2009)

New Article on Historical Stock Returns  - Compares current stock crash to Past Crashes (Feb 2009)

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