Systematic Value Investor

Dear Fellow Investor,

Are you finally ready to implement independently tested index beating investment strategies in your portfolio?

Every month in his Systematic Value Investor newsletter, Tim du Toit alerts you to the most undervalued companies in Europe, the UK and the USA.

Even though this newsletter was started in July 2010 the ideas behind the strategies Tim uses to select his recommendations have been developed and successfully tested, in up and down markets over decades.

But more on that later.

The basic idea behind this newsletter is the application of the 80/20, or really the 90/10 principle to investing.

It allows you to capture 90% of investment returns while spending only 10% of the time you would need to do so.

I am sure you agree that this idea sounds enticing, but you are probably thinking - how is Tim planning on doing that?

Each month Tim uses screening software, applying the strategies mentioned above, to comb through more than 20,000 companies listed in Europe, the UK and the USA, to search for most undervalued and financially sound companies.

He analysis them, and recommends them to you in the Systematic Value Investor newsletter in the form of a short concise analysis.

You will thus quickly, with all the facts you need, be able to make up your mind and invest.

Very important – In order to keep losses to a minimum Tim follow a strict stop loss approach on all the recommendations he makes to you.

As soon as any of the recommended investments declines more than 20% below its purchase price you receive a prompt e-mail recommending that the you sell the position.

With each monthly newsletter you also receive a complete portfolio update showing you, returns generated, what securities can still be bought, what securities can be held and what should be sold.

Where do the ideas come from?

As mentioned above all ideas come from a few time-tested investment strategies that Tim uses to make investment selections.

Below is a summary of the back-tested results of each strategy:
Before you go on to the results of the studies it is very important for you to keep in mind that back-tested performance is hypothetical (it does not reflect trading in actual accounts) and used to indicate historical performance as if the model portfolio was invested in the strategy over a relevant time period.
Also remember that past performance can be no guarantee of future performance

Strategy Time Frame Strategy Return Index Return
Magic Formula (average annual return)1 Oct 1999 to Sep 2009 14.5% -0.2%
Magic Formula (total return)2 May 2009 to Mar 2010 51.7% 36.7%
Magic Formula (total return) 5 Jun 1999 to Jun 2009 12.7% -3.1%
Piotroski (average annual return)3 1975 to 1995 13.4% average yearly index outperformance
Piotroski (average annual return)5 Jun 1999 to Jun 2009 18.3% -3.1%
Benjamin Graham net current asset value (average annual return)4 Dec 1970 to Dec 1983 29.4% 11.5%
Benjamin Graham net current asset value (average annual return)5 Jun 1999 to Jun 2009 13.4% -3.1%
ERP5 Strategy (average annual return)5 Jun 1999 to Jun 2009 16,22% -3.1%

Source:
1. Formula Investing – Results
2. Formula Investing – Performance
3. Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers
4. What has worked in investing
5. Studying different Systematic Value Investing Strategies on the Eurozone stock market

The graph below makes the outstanding test results of the strategies, applied to the European markets, easier to understand. In the year 2000 the internet bubble held them back but since then all the strategies we use have substantially outperformed the index (blue line at the bottom).

Each month Tim uses these strategies, as well as some improvements, to find undervalued companies in excellent financial shape that have a high probability of delivering outstanding investment returns for you. Also Tim is no newcomer to investing. Having started investing in 1986 he has a wealth of experience in selecting, analysing, and investing his own funds.

Furthermore he is just as convinced of the above investment strategies as we are. That is the only reason we could convince him to join us as editor for the newsletter.

In summary

This investment newsletter really gives you the essence of successful investing in the shortest form possible.

Tim uses time-tested investment strategies to identify undervalued companies in good financial shape, analises them and presents them to you in summarised form so you can quickly and easily decide and invest.

Along with the two ideas each month you get a monthly portfolio update as well as immediate email updates should you need to take quick action, for example to sell a position to lock in gains or to sell to limit a loss.

Yours in investing
MIF€

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