Best of I.B.D. or Barrons, or your favorite

[Survivor]

:welcome:) I am curious to which publications people here prefer, IBD, or Barrons. We are flooded with choices, Morningstar and many others. The IBD carries a hefty subscription price, although I have a trial subscription it is an awesome paper. Have many here found it to be a asset? would you recommend your pick and what has been the best help in your investing stratagies?. Thanks.

[aiki14]

:welcome:) I am curious to which publications people here prefer, IBD, or Barrons. We are flooded with choices, Morningstar and many others. The IBD carries a hefty subscription price, although I have a trial subscription it is an awesome paper. Have many here found it to be a asset? would you recommend your pick and what has been the best help in your investing stratagies?. Thanks.

I subscribe to IBD in print and online and Barrons online. IBD is more useful on a day to day basis, but a Barrons piece can move the price of a stock more than any other publication. IMO.

[Rich]

I agree with Aiki, However let me also point out this one item.

IBD and Barrons won't make you an investor who is just starting. Aiki and others understand the 'lanquage'; terms, meanings and science of investing. Without the basic understanding I was buying a paper that was a foreign lanquage too me. Someday I will buy them both, after I learn more.

BTW, I had NO prior knowledge of investing, zero, you may not be in the same boat as I so they may be fine. I was trying to use IBD as a "Magic Ball' to pick stocks, trust me, it doesn't work. This is why I believe they work for Aiki and not for me. I still need to learn more fundamentals.
Rich

[netwrangler]

I cross the other diagonal from Aiki.

I get Barron's in print and on-line. I get IBD on-line.

One of my favorite times of the week is Saturday morning - in my reading chair by the front window - with my copy of Barron's.
In that chair, the light for reading is great.
In Alan Abelson's column, the light reading is great.

IBD content has been more data oriented that I have needed this past year.
That may change, however, if I spend more time pouring over the numbers in the months to come.
I have found that there is a correlation between the time I spend in research for a trade and the amount I make on that trade.
Well, it doesn't work for every trade, but if I want to move from a coin-flip of winning 4 out of 10 [after fees] to winning 7 out of 10, the amount of research I do seems to make the most difference.

But what I read isn't as important and the fact that I read in the first place.
In another thread [or maybe in the chat room] Aiki said he wants to have as much information as possible on a subject.

I certainly agree with that.
The information is out there.
It's just a matter of getting it, digesting it, and taking action.

[Hondaboy]

:welcome:) I am curious to which publications people here prefer, IBD, or Barrons. We are flooded with choices, Morningstar and many others. The IBD carries a hefty subscription price, although I have a trial subscription it is an awesome paper. Have many here found it to be a asset? would you recommend your pick and what has been the best help in your investing stratagies?. Thanks.


I use Dow jones news wire until I firgure out what the hell I am reading better then I will move onto IBD.

[aiki14]

I have found that there is a correlation between the time I spend in research for a trade and the amount I make on that trade.



The above statement reflects exactly, and with no need of caveat, my core philosophy both in the execution of individual trades and the management of my portfolio.

[aiki14]

This topic brought to mind a guy named W.D. Gann (1878-1955). You may know of him or you may have seen his tools on your trading platform. Gann angles, The Gann Box, Square of 9, etc. 50 yrs after his death and his techniques are still in use.
I bring him up because of the following, an excerpt from an article in Technical analysis of Stocks and Commodities Vol. 10:6 (278-271). The Article is "The Gann Method" by John J. Blasic:

W. D. Gann firmly believed that knowledge is the foundation of all successful analysis. He constantly stressed that a novice should learn from the experts first hand and apply this knowledge daily. He viewed the future as simply being a repetition of a consensus of opinion of the past. Once a game plan has been developed, it is important to adhere to it and take advantage of the opportunities as they are presented. Knowledge and patience is the first phase of the game plan and stop-loss orders are the second phase. "You cannot get something good for nothing. You must pay with time, money or knowledge for success," he stressed. Gann considered this the key, and the only key, to becoming successful. Many of Gann's rules for trading are still followed daily. They have withstood the test of time by holding up in different market environments.

note: Added color is by me not the author