Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : Value Investing -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul Senior who wrote (10227)	3/28/2000 12:49:00 AM
From: Smooth Drive	Respond to of 78536

Hello Paul, Thanks much for responding. What I would like to do is construct the actual charts in Excel. If one had the data it would be a snap. That means that on a weekly (or monthly/quarterly) basis one would need the stock dividend and S&P dividend yield for approximately a 30 year period. When I looked into this subject in 94 the S&P Compustat was the only place this info was available and the lone person is just not going to get their hands on it. I called the firm and got to know one of Spare's employee's on a first name basis. He was studying for his CFA and was bored stiff with this method. Too slow and boring for him<g>. I'm sure he's off chasing internet stocks today. I believe I can improve on Spare's timing system. With just the charts from his book, and using other tools I have become proficient in, my mousetrap is better. Regarding Tengler, I see that she's listed at the bottom of the book. I guess I didn't pay much attention to her the first time around. Is she with a firm -- or does she have her own now? I'll check out the mentioned thread. But really, without the actual historical data, it's not the real deal. Spare is describing a system that, some what like Birinyi's cash flow analysis, isn't available to the average investor. Take care, Eric