FAQ

No, The Graham Investor does not have any more information other than what is posted in the articles entitled "What the Heck Is A Pinchot Plan" and "How To Start Your Own Pinchot Retirement Plan" and the FAQ here.

Absolutely. Value investing is one of the few investing techniques that has always worked. Even in a bull market, there are still stocks which are undervalued. The most important aspect of investing is not the method, but the consistency of application and the ability of the investor to control his or her own emotions, something that Ben Graham was very clear on.

I don't recommend companies to invest in. I am not an investment advisor and therefore not qualified or licensed to give advice. These articles are intended to provoke thought and discussion and help you with making your own decisions, not make them for you.

Generally Canadian stocks should work if the balance sheet data is available, but evidently it isn't always in place. We hope to have more complete data for Canadian stocks soon. Possibly also UK, European and Australian stocks, too. So keep checking back!

The screens are custom-coded from scratch using a combination of different programming languages.

Hi, David.

Good question. I don't have a good answer. It depends a lot on your investment style and attitude to risk. A good book to start with would be Joel Greenblatt's "You Can Be a Stock Market Genius". The best thing to do would be to go to a library or bookstore and pick a few books and skim through them; it will very quickly become apparent which ones appeal to you. You can then read those in more depth. Meanwhile put lots of money aside for when you are ready to start.

Thanks a lot for an insightful question. The float NCAV screen was my own idea; my reasoning is that the non-float portion of the outstanding shares would (usually) be tightly held by insiders. Therefore the remaining (float) shares should have a greater impact on moving the share price. I would say they have a more attractive valuation, all other things being equal, but clearly it is a matter of opinion.

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We are constantly evaluating other sources of data. We will change the data source when a more robust and up-to-date source is found, but the current sources are adequate for our needs.

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The NCAV screen shows those stocks that meet NCAV up to 130% of last close, AND with positive cash flow. At the time the screen was generated, cash flow data was not available for ASFI. At some point I will be making the cash flow requirement optional (user-selectable)

The data is gathered from various well-known free sources on the web. As for accuracy, you get what you pay for. Even so, data that you pay for has inaccuracies or dated components. The key is to follow up the screens and/or quotes with your own due diligence. If you notice any out of date or incorrect data, please let us know!