02-05-2015, 04:47 PM
I read a article a while back that related to 'most people'. Basically the article asserts that ticker in the first half of the alphabet generally perform better than those in the last half of the alphabet. When presented with a stock list or screen result, almost everyone's eyes start to glaze over by about letter 'g'. So choices are almost always made from tickers in the first third to first half of the alphabet.
What I'm suggesting above is that most investors are pretty lame in DD, yours truly included. Given limited interest or limited capacity for DD, any thoughtful, informed discussion related to various tickers is likely to be of help to many investors. Those comments don't necessarily have to indicate right or wrong, but rather should represent perceived weak points and strong points. A good example is recent discussion on this forum of PG where chart trends, projected earning growth rate, pay out ratio, and value were mentioned. IMO all of that content could be useful to a novice through mid level investor or better, and nothing was said in an intentionally condescending way. Nothing was sugar coated however, and the comments helped provide a balance of view points.
What I'm suggesting above is that most investors are pretty lame in DD, yours truly included. Given limited interest or limited capacity for DD, any thoughtful, informed discussion related to various tickers is likely to be of help to many investors. Those comments don't necessarily have to indicate right or wrong, but rather should represent perceived weak points and strong points. A good example is recent discussion on this forum of PG where chart trends, projected earning growth rate, pay out ratio, and value were mentioned. IMO all of that content could be useful to a novice through mid level investor or better, and nothing was said in an intentionally condescending way. Nothing was sugar coated however, and the comments helped provide a balance of view points.
Alex