January 2005: NAIC Growth Screen

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NAIC Growth Screen
Our thanks to Computer Group Honorary Chairman Phil Keating for his continuing contribution of this popular source of stock study ideas for investors following NAIC principles and stock study techniques.

February 2005: Bonds vs. Bond Funds: The (Bill) Wright Answer

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Bonds vs. Bond Funds: The (Bill) Wright Answer
Although NAIC's focus is on stocks, the subject of bonds occasionally comes up.

March 2005: Defending Your Portfolio

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Defending Your Portfolio: 10 Ways To Keep Investment Wolves at Bay
Joe Smith recently wrote about his offensive strategy for investing on the I-Club-List e-mail service. Several readers were impressed and wrote asking for the other side of the coin -- his defensive strategy. Here it is.

April 2005: Portfolio Management using Prospector

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Portfolio Management using Prospector
Some people seem to delight in a sort of "MacGyver" approach, figuring out ways to do improbable things without the proper tools. NAIC Stock Prospector is a screening tool, used to find stocks according to specified criteria. But if you have a little MacGyver in you, it can be more than that. We're not going to capture bad guys or rescue anyone, but what we can do is pretty slick -- get a fast and easy read on a portfolio.

May 2005: SunGard: Minimizing the Disappointment

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SunGard: Minimizing the Disappointment
SunGard has been on and off the BetterInvesting Most Active List for the last two years. But the company left its investment club fans wondering what to do at the end of March when it announced a merger that would buy out public shareholders and take the company private by the end of the summer.

June 2005: Rating Company Controls

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Rating Company Controls
Morningstar and Yahoo! Finance both recently introduced ratings of corporate governance. Here are comparisons of their scores for 21 companies in seven industry groups and some observations about the ratings.

July 2005: July Computer Contacts

August 2005: August BITS

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October 2005: October 2005

November 2005: November 2005

December 2005: December 2005