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The Daily IFG Report

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by Robert Sheard (MF DowMan)

LEXINGTON, KY. (September 20): This is a week for the IFG 1996 Highlight Film (and there haven't been many, so maybe this IS the highlight film). Friday saw another powerful move for the Classic IFG model as eight of the ten holdings gained territory, one was flat, and only one suffered a minor set-back.

SCI Systems won the final sprint today, picking up nearly 5% for the session. Bunched together, gaining roughly 2% to 2.5% each, were four other IFG stocks: Nichols Research, 3Com, Paychex, and Checkpoint Systems.

For the week, the portfolio tacked on 5.69%, pulling the year-to-date return up to a respectable 14.64%.

As for company news, the only story on the wire services today comes via a Wall Street Journal article yesterday about Hewlett-Packard. Apparently millions of HP ink-jet cartridges had a slight defect and the company was hoping no one would notice. A piece of tape covering the air hole leaves a residue that can clog the cartridge, according to the article. The company apparently knew of the defect back in April or May, shortly after they were manufactured, but adopted a "wait-and-see attitude" about disclosing the information. The company said either retailers or Hewlett-Packard will accept returns, and the problems should not materially affect its financial results. HWP was up 5/8 today.

The new Classic IFG rankings are now posted. There were no changes from last week's order. Look for the complete weekly updates for the IFG (Relative Strength) and Unemotional Growth (UG) models by Sunday afternoon in the IFG Statistics Center. (If you're reading this on our Web page, it's usually a little later getting posted out there. It's not a conspiracy, just more involved.)

Have a Foolish weekend!

Transmitted: 9/20/96

The Current IFG Stocks

Coca-Cola
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:KO)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:KO)") end if %>

Quick & Reilly Group
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:BQR)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:BQR)") end if %>

Green Tree Financial
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:GNT)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:GNT)") end if %>

Nautica Enterprises
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:NAUT)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:NAUT)") end if %>

Nike
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:NKE)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:NKE)") end if %>

Tellabs
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:TLAB)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:TLAB)") end if %>

ADC Telecom
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:ADCT)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:ADCT)") end if %>

Mirage Resorts
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:MIR)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:MIR)") end if %>

SCI Systems
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NASDAQ:SCIS)") else Response.Write("(NASDAQ:SCIS)") end if %>

Claire's Stores
<% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE:CLE)") else Response.Write("(NYSE:CLE)") end if %>

Today's IFG Numbers 
      INVESTING FOR GROWTH MODEL (9/20/96)  

          Day   Week  Quarter  Year   History
IFG      1.62%  5.69%  7.09%  14.64%  4564.18%
DJIA     0.35%  0.86%  4.14%  15.07%   610.45%
S&P 500  0.59%  0.95%  2.44%  11.54%   544.97%
NASDAQ   0.63%  2.61%  2.93%  15.92%   724.00%


Bought   #    Stock In At   Now    Change

7/8/95  3866  TLAB  48.00  75.00   56.25%
7/5/96  5077  SCIS  39.88  55.00   37.93%
4/5/96  7695  CKP   26.75  35.13   31.31%
7/5/96  4562  COMS  44.38  57.25   29.01%
7/5/96  4153  PAYX  48.75  57.00   16.92%
7/5/96  4394  HWP   46.06  49.00    6.38%
7/5/96  8756  MIR   23.13  24.50    5.95%
7/5/96  6693  NRES  30.25  30.75    1.65%
7/5/96  6402  BQR   31.63  29.38   -7.11%
4/5/96 10624  ROTC  19.38  16.00  -17.42%

Bought   #    Stock      Cost         Value         Change

7/8/95  3866  TLAB    $185,568.00  $289,950.00   $104,382.00  
7/5/96  5077  SCIS    $202,445.38  $279,235.00    $76,789.63  
4/5/96  7695  CKP     $205,841.25  $270,286.88    $64,445.63  
7/5/96  4562  COMS    $202,438.75  $261,174.50    $58,735.75  
7/5/96  4153  PAYX    $202,458.75  $236,721.00    $34,262.25  
7/5/96  4394  HWP     $202,398.63  $215,306.00    $12,907.38  
7/5/96  8756  MIR     $202,482.50  $214,522.00    $12,039.50  
7/5/96  6693  NRES    $202,463.25  $205,809.75     $3,346.50  
7/5/96  6402  BQR     $202,463.25  $188,058.75   $(14,404.50) 
4/5/96 10624  ROTC    $205,840.00  $169,984.00   $(35,856.00) 

      CASH         $1,040.78        
      TOTAL    $2,332,088.66         



Transmitted: 9/20/96

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