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To: LauA who wrote (6779)	4/16/1999 8:11:00 PM
From: Michael Burry	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78576

I used Market Guide's for a long time, but was frustrated by the inaccuracies in their data sets (such as computing market cap off only the A shares when B shares exist). Lots of false net nets. Still, it has customizable variables (though limited primary variables with which to create them). And you can dowload the data set on your own schedule (pay as you go). CompuStat. Eegad. It's not worth it. There's a limitation to screeing anyway (see my disclaimer on the screening session of my web page). Value Line has always appealed because that's what Buffett claims to use, and you aren't necessarily limited. They have a more expensive, expanded package as well. I've come very close to using it. But my favorite is MSN Investor's Investment Finder screener. Easy, cheap (for me it's free, and I'm not sure what they charge for investor these days but I think it's like less than 10/month). And most of all the data is usually pretty accurate. I find the limitation in the tool is that it is a bit imprecise. It does allow ranking. Good investing, Mike

To: LauA who wrote (6779)	4/16/1999 10:41:00 PM
From: Shane M	Respond to of 78576

Lau, The AAII investor CD we talked about on the Buffettology thread can do this assuming the data is accurate. When you're talking about 2/3 net nets you're going to end up with a list of primarily microcaps in today's market - and the data on the microcaps tends to update more slowly than the data for the larger caps. Feel free to send me a private e-mail if you'd like to discuss. Shane

To: LauA who wrote (6779)	4/18/1999 7:30:00 PM
From: Mr. Sunshine	Respond to of 78576

<I'm looking for a financial data base with search engine.> LauA - The May issue of "Individual Investor" had some recommendations. Stockscreener.com, personalwealth.com, and peerscape.com. I think there are small access fees for the last two. I have not tried any of these. Let me know what you think. I am getting more than enough investing ideas from online, magazines, and newsletters, but always nice to have more tools just in case. There is an SI thread called Low Price to Cash Value stocks. Subject 22805 They look for stocks that are selling at or near there cash value. I have seen some interesting ideas there. It has not been very active, but I do review it occaisonally. If you get any great finds, please post. Best Regards, Steve