January 2003: The Stock Selection Guide Goes to Ireland

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' . . . the country that gave us Tom O'Hara is definitely worth a look'
Hugh McManus puts the SSG to the test studying companies from the country that gave us Tom O'Hara.

February 2003: Screening for Stocks with the New Prospector

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Screening for Stocks with the New Prospector
Brian Lewis evaluates the new version of NAIC Stock Prospector for screening stocks.

March 2003: Computers Help Build 'Danko's Better World' Portfolio

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Computers Help Build 'Danko's Better World' Portfolio
Nancy Danko explains how the computer and the Internet helped her family begin to build "Danko's Better World" portfolio. Her comments include a look at the portfolio's first holding, Target Corporation.

April 2003: An SSG Group Study of Apollo Group, Inc.

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An SSG Group Study of Apollo Group, Inc.
Chapter directors of NAIC's Alaska Chapter team up to provide this firsthand look at how a group stock study can help both the education and investing process.

May 2003: Retirement Funding: 'What, Me Worry?"

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Retirement Funding: 'What, Me Worry?'
Tom Walker shines the bright light of hard truth on some incorrect notions about retirement and retirement funding.

June 2003: Reading the Fine Print in Financial Statements

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Reading the Fine Print in Financial Statements
Diane Graese shares highlights of her CompuFest 2003 presentation.

July 2003: Bonus Coverage: Studying Companies in the Health Care Sector

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Improving Company and Industry Comparisons
Mark Robertson uses Value Line historical data to study five peer groups of companies in the pharmaceutical industry.

August 2003: Sector Screening With Prospector

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Sector Screening With Prospector
Brian Lewis invites readers to learn more about sector screening.

September 2003: A Tool to Use Between Annual SSG Check-Ups

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A Tool To Use Between Annual SSG Check-ups
Ralph Seger shows how PERT-A can help keep track of company fundamentals between annual SSG check-ups.

October 2003: Reaping More Benefits from Online Research

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Reaping More Benefits from Online Research
Want to take greater advantage of online research opportunities? Douglas Gerlach passes along some ideas in the "Online Advisor" column that debuts in this issue.

November 2003: Good Growth Prospects, but What About Price?

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Good Growth Prospects, but What About Price?
Don Danko tells how members of the Mutual Investment Club of Detroit wrestled with technology stock decisions at a recent meeting.

December 2003: Researching a Small-Cap Stock — Cytyc Corp.

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Researching a Small-Cap Stock -- Cytyc Corp.
Tina Dressel shares her SSG study of Cytyc Corp.