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The Daily IFG Report (FOOL GLOBAL WIRE) by Robert Sheard (MF DowMan) LEXINGTON, Ky. (Mar. 29): A disappointing first quarter draws to a close today for the IFG portfolio. Trailing all the market indices and struggling to get into positive territory year-to-date, this has not been the most glorious era for the IFG approach. Nevertheless, take heart. The approach has had rough patches before and will have them again, but long-term investors can take comfort in the fact that over time, the approach has still trounced the market. And with the advent of the new IFG variations we're following in the message board folder, perhaps we'll even be able to avoid some of the rough patches in the future. The research continues. Many of you have asked about back-testing my Relative Strength approach. Let me say that I've been in contact with Investor's Business Daily, and I'm waiting to hear whether it will be possible/practical/affordable for me to get access to their historical database to pull some numbers and test the variation. I'll keep you posted in the folder as details become clear. On to the news. . . ADC Telecom <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:ADCT)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:ADCT)") end if %> got a boost from SoundView Financial today when analyst Susan Kalla raised her short-term rating to buy from hold. She left the long-term rating as a hold. She also bumped her 1996 earnings estimate from $1.20 a share to $1.30 and raised 97 numbers from $1.51 to $1.68. Computer Associates <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:CA)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:CA)") end if %> played philanthropist today, announcing a partnership with S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook to bring state-of-the-art software to the classroom. CA donated a complete quality assurance learning lab and the software for a transaction and database lab to Stony Brook's computer sciences department. CA gave them servers, desktop PCs, networks and CA business software so that students taking any of the four new courses will review the latest CA software updates and technology from other industry leaders. In news on IFG stocks not yet in the model portfolio, Medtronic <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:MDT)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:MDT)") end if %> is said to be one of the principal beneficiaries of a new study which examines the use of implantable heart defibrillators. The study suggests that an increase in implantations is occurring as the devices become more popular and effective. Medtronic, Guidant <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:GDT)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:GDT)") end if %> and Ventritex <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:VNTX)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:VNTX)") end if %> all stand to gain as a result of the study. Next Friday marks the quarterly update for the model IFG portfolio (as well as the experimental Relative Strength model). Tune in to see which stocks will be part of the next 13-week holding period.	The Current IFG Stocks Tellabs <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:TLAB)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:TLAB)") end if %> Green Tree Financial <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:GNT)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:GNT)") end if %> United Healthcare <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:UNH)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:UNH)") end if %> PacifiCare Health <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:PHSYA)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:PHSYA)") end if %> Checkpoint Systems <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:CKP)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:CKP)") end if %> Dionex <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:DNEX)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:DNEX)") end if %> Medtronic <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:MDT)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:MDT)") end if %> Stryker <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:STRY)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:STRY)") end if %> Biomet <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:BMET)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:BMET)") end if %> Bio-Rad Labs (ASE:BIO/A)
Today's IFG Numbers INVESTING FOR GROWTH (3/29/96) Day Week Month Year History IFG 0.42% -0.90% -2.45% -0.52% 3947.23% DJIA -0.78% -0.88% 1.85% 9.19% 574.09% S&P 500 -0.53% -0.79% 0.79% 4.80% 505.99% NASDAQ 0.60% -0.08% 0.12% 4.68% 644.07% Rec'd # Security In At Now Change 10/10/94 9586 Micron Tech 16.63 31.63 90.23% 1/5/96 3387 Sterling Soft 52.75 70.50 33.65% 4/8/95 3794 Intel 43.56 56.88 30.56% 1/5/96 3183 Comp Assoc 56.13 71.63 27.62% 4/8/95 5828 ADC Telecom 28.38 34.50 21.59% 1/5/96 4168 Oracle 42.88 47.13 9.91% 1/5/96 2627 Comp Sci 68.00 70.38 3.49% 7/8/95 3866 Tellabs 48.00 48.38 0.78% 1/5/96 4229 Adobe Sys 42.25 32.25 -23.67% 7/8/95 3776 Applied Mat 49.13 34.88 -29.01% Rec'd # Security Cost Value Change 10/10/94 9586 Micron Tech $159,367.25 $303,157.25 $143,790.00 1/5/96 3387 Sterling Soft $178,664.25 $238,783.50 $60,119.25 4/8/95 3794 Intel $165,276.13 $215,783.75 $50,507.63 1/5/96 3183 Comp Assoc $178,645.88 $227,982.38 $49,336.50 4/8/95 5828 ADC Telecom $165,369.50 $201,066.00 $35,696.50 1/5/96 4168 Oracle $178,703.00 $196,417.00 $17,714.00 1/5/96 2627 Comp Sci $178,636.00 $184,875.13 $6,239.13 7/8/95 3866 Tellabs $185,568.00 $187,017.75 $1,449.75 1/5/96 4229 Adobe Sys $178,675.25 $136,385.25 $(42,290.00) 7/8/95 3776 Applied Mat $185,496.00 $131,688.00 $(53,808.00) CASH $458.86 TOTAL $2,023,614.86 Transmitted: 3/29/96
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