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How is VectorVest’s methodology better than dollar cost averaging?

Dollar cost averaging suggests buying stocks even as they’re going down in price, because hopefully the price will go back up. The problem is many stocks go down and never go back up. A JP Morgan study found that 40% of stocks since 1980 have suffered “catastrophic losses”, meaning declines of 70% or more without recovering. We believe you should never buy a stock on the way down. Instead, we suggest waiting to buy when both the stock and the markets are going up—guidance that VectorVest provides daily. This allows you to buy low and sell high.

Does VectorVest work even in a bear market?

Yes. While VectorVest is great at telling you when to buy, it’s also useful in knowing when to move to a cash position. For more advanced users, we also offer classes on shorting the market. Our savviest users have found that the market falls much faster than it rises, making for impressive short term profits.

How much money should I trade with to get the most value from VectorVest?

The great thing about VectorVest is that you can start using it with any amount of capital that you’re comfortable with. There’s no minimum requirement! However, it’s also true that users who tend to see the most benefit are those trading with $50,000 or more . This is because VectorVest advocates diversification across a wide variety of stocks, and with a larger account size, you have the ability to properly diversify, and potential to generate a greater return on investment. That being said, VectorVest can still be a valuable tool for investors with smaller accounts.

Is VectorVest a brokerage firm?

No, VectorVest is not a brokerage firm. VectorVest is a stock analysis and portfolio management platform designed to empower you to make more informed and profitable investment decisions . While VectorVest provides recommendations on what to buy, sell, and when , you’ll still need a separate brokerage account to execute those trades. Think of VectorVest as your personal research assistant, giving you the analysis you need, while your brokerage account acts as the trading platform to buy and sell stocks.

I can get investing info for free from Yahoo Finance or Seeking Alpha. Why would I pay for VectorVest?

While there are plenty of free sources of “financial advice,” oftentimes the motivation behind these suggestions are pundits working to offload undesirable stocks. On the other hand, VectorVest’s success is aligned with our customers—your success is ours. The guidance VectorVest provides doesn’t come from pundits or institutional investors, but rather from a refined mathematical model that takes into account market timing, stock value, and stock safety. VectorVest simplifies this data to allow subscribers to confidently know when to buy and sell. VectorVest’s investing advice is based on mathe

What are the fundamental principles behind the VectorVest Engine?

VectorVest is the only system that analyzes, sorts and ranks stocks for value, safety and timing. We created a rating that we call VST – the value, safety, timing rating – which allows us to rank stocks from those that have the best combination of value, safety and timing to the worst. We have an analysis system where we measure 3 indicators–relative value, relative safety and relative timing–on a scale of 0-2, with 1 being the average. If the rating is above 1 it is favorable and if the rating is below 1 it is unfavorable. What this allows our subscribers to do is find a stock then look at RV

How does VectorVest calculate the relative value of a stock?

VectorVest analyzes a stock’s positive attributes (earnings, earnings growth, profitability) and negative attributes (interest rates, inflation) to determine its value. If the positive outweighs the negative, the value increases. Price moves towards value over time. If a stock is undervalued, its price will tend to rise over time to meet its value. If price is overvalued, its price will tend to reduce over time to meet its value. As an investor we need to know if we should invest in a stock (where risk is involved) or invest in a safe investment such as a bond or CD (with a low-risk, fix

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