Investment Newsletter Using Spinoffs & Other Strategies To Beat The Market For 9 Straight Years Investment Newsletter Using Spinoffs & Other Strategies To Beat The Market For 9 Straight Years Investment Newsletter Using Spinoffs & Other Strategies To Beat The Market For 9 Straight Years Investment Newsletter Using Spinoffs & Other Strategies To Beat The Market For 9 Straight Years  
Home        
Performance of Our Portfolios
Current Articles
Current Recommendations (Subscribers Only)
How It Works
FAQs
Investing 101
About us
Contact Us
Subscribe
 

Weekly Market Wrap

04/07/2006

Our GameStop option recommendation has now risen 170.6% in value since its purchase in November. In two weeks on April 21, the option will expire. While we are recommending exercising the option at that time because we are bullish on the underlying stock, subscribers who wish to take the profit without purchasing the stock will want to do so in the next two weeks. Those who purchase GameStop should hold the stock until it is removed from our Primary Stock Portfolio.

Today we posted the monthly update of our Cornerstone Growth Stock Screen. The following Cornerstone results are real-time returns (not back-tested returns) and are updated through Friday's market close.

Cornerstone Stocks in Positions 1-10

Stocks in the top ten positions of the screen tend to perform better than the other forty stocks. Since the stocks are ranked by relative price strength, the reason for this superior performance is price momentum. Thus far, buying the stocks in the top 10 positions of each month's Cornerstone Growth Stock Screen has resulted in an annualized return of 64.7%. This methodology assumes a holding period of one year.

Cornerstone Stocks in Positions 4-10

Stocks in the 1, 2, and 3 positions have often risen so much that they are bound to cool off. Therefore we track a strategy that avoids these three stocks. Buying the stocks in the 4-10 positions and holding for only a month has resulted in an annualized return of 76.6%.

Cornerstone Stocks in Positions 4-6

Buying the stocks in the 4, 5, & 6 positions and holding for only a month has resulted in an annualized return of 102.8%.

Jobs Report

Before the market opened today, the March employment report was released. Unemployment rates dropped from 4.8% to 4.7%, while non-farm jobs grew by 211,000. Analysts gushed that it was the "perfect report" in that it was strong, but not too strong to increase inflation fears.

Then the markets opened and proceeded to fall across the board for the day (S&P 500 -1.03%). It was mildly entertaining to see the pundits back-track and attempt to explain the seemingly contradictory outcome. We believe the market was due for some profit-taking. Anytime equities have a strong surge like they have recently, it's healthy for the markets to pull back and take a breather. For investors with a short memory, today was a good reminder that, while stock indexes may historically average 10% per year, the climb up the mountain is not without dips and valleys.

While the S&P 500 barely moved for the week, our stocks maintained their strong performance, especially the Cornerstone stocks.

***

Our Top Gainers This Week:

Company & Ticker
Change

USG Corp. (USG)
+18.72%
Franklin Covey Co. (FC)
+17.22%
NewMarket Corp. (NEU)
+15.09%
Andersons Inc. (ANDE)
+13.73%
Optimal Group Inc. (OPMR)
+12.18%
Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP)
+11.50%
Broadwing Corporation (BWNG)
+10.58%
USA Truck Inc. (USAK)
+9.06%
RPM International Inc. (RPM)
+7.97%
Wavecom SA (WVCM)
+6.21%
Seaboard Corp. (SEB)
+6.10%
Companhia Bebidas Americas (ABV)
+5.56%
Kaydon Corp. (KDN)
+4.78%
Lamson & Sessions Co. (LMS)
+4.60%
Chaparral Steel Company (CHAP)
+4.59%
Pantry Inc. (PTRY)
+4.18%
International Game Technology (IGT)
+4.15%
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (WFR)
+4.04%
SCPIE Holdings Inc. (SKP)
+4.02%

S&P 500:
0.05%

***

Subscribers can find the full weekly update, including our leading gainers-to-date, here.

 




 

(Log-In -- Log-Out)

News About Recommended Stocks, Mutual Funds, & Events on Wall St.
(Complete Article List)

07/07/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

07/07/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

07/07/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

07/06/2025

Video Update: Capital-Light Stocks +62%, Wide-Moat Stock Strategy +52%, Tech +28% Annual Return - Research Update 183

More>>

06/30/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/30/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/30/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/29/2025

Video Update: +21.72% High-Yield Stock Portfolio, +20.04% Dividend-Growth Stocks - Research Update 182

More>>

06/23/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/23/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/23/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/22/2025

Video Update: Wide-Moat Stock Strategy +49%, Capital-Light Stocks +25%, Tech +17% Annualized Return - Research Update 181

More>>

06/16/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/16/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/16/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/15/2025

Video Update: High-Yield Stock Portfolio: +22.53% Per Year, Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: +19.57% Per Year - 25 Best Dividend-Growth Stocks - Research Update 180

More>>

06/09/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/09/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/09/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/08/2025

Video Update: Capital-Light Stock Portfolio +64%, Wide-Moat Stock Strategy +49%, Tech +20% Annualized Return - Research Update 179

More>>

06/05/2025

Millennial Money Portfolio Stock Screen: Monthly Update

More>>

06/05/2025

Trending Value Portfolio Stock Screen: Monthly Update

More>>

06/05/2025

Consumer Staples Stock Screen: Monthly Update

More>>

06/02/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/02/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/02/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

06/01/2025

Video Update: +19.29% High-Yield Stock Portfolio, +17.69% Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio - Research Update 178

More>>

05/27/2025

Video Update: Wide-Moat Stock Strategy +47.63%, Capital-Light Stocks +41.19%, Tech +12.04% Annualized Return - Research Update 177

More>>

05/27/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/27/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/27/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/26/2025

Happy Memorial Day to everyone, especially to my fellow veterans. Thank you for your service! The market is closed today, so we’ll post our list of weekly investments on Tuesday instead of Monday.


05/19/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/19/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/19/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/18/2025

Video Update: Stocks Come Surging Back, +20.9% High-Yield Stock Portfolio, +19.1% Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio - Research Update 176

More>>

05/12/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/12/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/12/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/11/2025

Video Update: Wide-Moat Stock Strategy +46%, Capital-Light Stocks +24%, Tech +4.5% Annualized Return - Research Update 175

More>>

05/07/2025

Millennial Money Portfolio Stock Screen: Monthly Update

More>>

05/07/2025

Trending Value Portfolio Stock Screen: Monthly Update

More>>

05/07/2025

Consumer Staples Stock Screen: Monthly Update

More>>

05/05/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/05/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/05/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

05/04/2025

Video Update: +19.3% High-Yield Stock Portfolio, +15.6% Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio - Research Update 174

More>>

04/28/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

04/28/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

04/28/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

04/27/2025

Video Update: Tech-Stock Portfolio Again Beating S&P 500 (as are Capital-Light & Wide-Moat Strategies) - Research Update 173

More>>

04/21/2025

Dividend-Growth Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

04/21/2025

High-Yield Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

04/21/2025

Tech-Stock Portfolio: Weekly Investments (as featured on YouTube)

More>>

Complete List of Alerts, Articles, & Updates

More>>