The Standard & Poor's Guide to Selecting Stocks Finding the Winners & Weeding Out the Losers

by Kaye, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780071450843
• ISBN10: 007145084X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-16
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

"The Standard & Poor's Guide to Selecting Stocks details specific screening techniques used by analysts at Standard & Poor's to find stocks that have the greatest potential for upside growth with minimal dwonside risk."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Michael Kaye, CFA, is a portfolio analyst for Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC. He serves as a deputy portfolio manager for accounts sub-advised by Standard & Poor's, conducts back tests on equity portfolio strategies, and develops stock screens. Additionally, Kaye writes the weekly "Stock Screens" column for BusinessWeek Online and has been quoted in publications including Standard & Poor's The Outlook, Kiplinger.com, Faz.net, and others.

Standard & Poor's is the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations. An essential part of the world's financial infrastructure, Standard & Poor's has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent advice they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iv
Introduction: Screening for Investment Winners	vi
Bombarded with Information	1	(12)
Why Screen for Stocks	13	(8)
Setting Up the Right Screens	21	(20)
Screening for Growth	41	(16)
Screening for Value	57	(14)
Screening for Growth at a Reasonable Price	71	(12)
Screening for Dividends	83	(16)
Screening for Momentum	99	(10)
Screening for Stocks in Specific Sectors	109	(24)
Stocks with Negative Characteristics	133	(10)
Screening for Mutual Funds	143	(40)
Screening for Bonds	183	(18)
Reverse Engineering	201	(12)
Putting It All Together	213	(10)
Index	223