To: D. Swiss who wrote (83026 ) 12/1/1998 9:44:00 AM From: On the QT Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 176387
Hi Drew, Interesting and encouraging post. Your reference to James P. O'Shaugnessy manager of Cornerstone Growth Fund and his favorable take on Dell is especially important to me. "James P. O'Shaugnessy is the founder and president of O'Shaughnessy Capital Management Inc a Greenwich, Connecticut, investment advisory firm and is recognized as a leading expert and pioneer in quantitative equity analysis. Barron's calls him a statistical guru," and Higher Returns said he is "one of the most original market thinkers we come across.'' This same man wrote a book called "What Works on Wall Street". Much of what I am doing is based on his studies. Direct Quote: At O'Shaughnessy Funds, we use stock selection strategies based on long term, empirical evidence. Our strategies are explicitly stated, historically tested and rigorously implemented. A 50-stock portfolio of stocks with higher earnings than in the previous year, low price-to-sales ratios and strong relative price performance. Between 1952 and 1997 the Cornerstone Growth Strategy had an average compound return of 19.09% a year, compared to the S&P 500's annual 12.43% gain over the same period. A 50-stock portfolio of market leading stocks (those with the highest sales, gross cash, shares outstanding and market values) with the highest dividend yields. From 1951 to 1997, the Cornerstone Value Strategy had an average compound return of 15.44% compared to the S&P 500's 12.56% return over the same period, while taking virtually the same level of risk. This strategy extends the popular Dogs of the Dow strategy to a broader universe. The 30-stock fund always includes the ten highest yielding stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, plus 20 additional stocks with similar characteristics. Between 1974 and 1997 this strategy had a compound return of 19.97%, well ahead the S&P 500's return of 16.61% over the same time period. This fund utilizes a combination of the best aggressive growth models that emerged in our historical research. In general, the approximately 40 stocks in the fund have very strong relative strength, huge one-year earnings gains and very high earnings forecasts. Sincere Regards, QT PS . Thus far, when O'Shaugnessy speaks to me I hear the voice of one who walks the talk. :-)