I decided to create a new topic/category/column, whatever you'd like to call it, focusing on stock picks made by various business magazines that I read. It will be a relatively short-term comparison, dating back 6-12 months. But then again, most of the picks they make are not exactly intended to be long-term investments anyway, so it's fair.
Here is a first set of stock picks, they're from the 12/11/06 issue of Forbes 2007 Investment Guide:
* Keep in mind that notes were made based on the article where stocks were mentioned, which means that some thing may be outdated at this point.
I welcome any feedback in regard to the format of this spreadsheet. If you have any suggestions on how to make it more useful or simply more user-friendly, please feel free to share.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Forbes Picks from 12/11/06: CYT, TRMB, PAYX, PEP, OMI
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2 comments:
As the editor of that issue, I can tell you there were many, many more stocks mentioned in it. In our investment stories, in Makers & Breakers, by our columnists. Plus, the correct start date would be Friday Nov. 24, the day when it was first available to the public -- not the later Dec. 11 start point you used, which is when the issue is dated. Because of mention in the issue, stocks may well have moved upward by the time, two weeks later, when you chose to start counting.
Larry Light
Money & Investing Senior Editor
Larry,
First of all, I appreciate your feedback. Second of all, I will most certainly take your comments into account and modify such posts accordingly in the future.
Now as far as dates go, I know that Forbes is available before the date placed on the magazine cover, could you suggest how to find out the dates when the issues are actually made available to the public?
P.S.: The stocks that were actually mentioned in the post, were the ones touted the most, or at least that was my impression and that is why I made note of them. I understand that this may have (and probably did) skewed the results and I will attempt to either make a note of such selection or make an effort to include ALL the stocks mentioned in any particular issue. Again, thank you for pointing out the shortcomings of this finding as that is the only way to improve quality of content.
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