subject: Value Line Is A Great Stock Picking Tool [print this page] There is no doubt that the economy remains sluggish. This leaves many of us questioning if there is a sensible place to invest in these days. Real estate is probably still too risky, and bonds do not pay well due to bad interest rates in recent years. In my opinion, this leaves the stock market as the most logical place to put money. Finding the right stocks to buy can be easier than you think if you use a resource such as Value Line.
You have probably already hear of Value Line It is one of the longest running and reputable stock newsletters I know of. Value Line rates stocks for Timeliness with a score between 1 and 5, with 1 being highest.
In the past, choosing Timeliness 1 stocks have been shown to be a strategy that has consistently done better than benchmarks like the Down Jones Index. Choosing Timeliness 1 stocks, therefore, may be one of the easiest ways to create a strong stock portfolio.
Diversification is also important. As much as possible, you want to make sure your stocks are in different industries. Value line can help in this regard as well, since the newsletter categorizes each stock into a certain industry. It only takes a few minutes and some common sense to make sure your stocks are from different industries. If one of your stocks, for instance, is in entertainment, you might make sure the next stock you select is in some totally different field, such as mining.
If you are too busy to do the research to build a diversified portfolio, Value Line can again offer help, since they have model portfolios you can use to base your own stock picks on. Building a sensible stock portfolio using Value Line, therefore, is quite an easy thing to do even if you have very little time.
Because it offers so much good information, Value Line isn't cheap at all. However, neither is the cost of other newsletters, and if you get an investment advisor, the costs can really eat into your potential returns. For the quality of information you receive, the price of Value Line subscriptions are more than fair. In fact, if you use the trial, you can get your first 13 weeks for just $65.
