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The Motley Fool has a similar system called CAPS, except that their system is structured around outperforming the S&P 500 index. I like their approach a lot, be
by staticshock 16y ago
The Motley Fool has a similar system called CAPS, except that their system is structured around outperforming the S&P 500 index. I like their approach a lot, because it reinforces the oft-forgotten idea that if you're losing to the S&P 500, then a passive investment strategy would have suited you better.
- staticshock 16y agoAnd, really, since your competition is The Motley Fool CAPS system, and you are several years behind them, you would be wise to take a look at how they've implemented their system to be conducive to learning about investing to help yourself differentiate. Off the bat, I can name several things: - their "outperform"/"underperform" ratings are not absolute, but relative to S&P 500 - they provide easy access to SEC filings (quarterly and annual financial reports, etc), along with statistics (this is important if your goal is to encourage anything resembling security analysis) - they have a wiki dedicated to translating financial jargon - they periodically write articles introducing beginners to differing financial topics, such as fixed income investment, investing for retirement, investment philosophy, etc (i'll purposefully avoid commenting on the quality of any of their articles) - they have a comprehensive stock screener (with a bug or two, in my experience, but still fairly worthwhile)