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Success Stories

Over the course of 25 years and counting, Investor’s Business Daily has heard
from countless readers who have experienced life-changing financial suc-
cess because of the CAN SLIM and IBD method. The following is a small
sample of the thousands of success stories we’ve received over the years
from people of all ages and experience levels. It’s a powerful testament to
the fact that with a little hard work, patience, and dedication, anyone can
learn to follow this system to improve their results.

Market Timing

“IBD is a proven and no-nonsense approach to investing. This system has
helped me find the big winners in a market rally, and more importantly, it
has helped me avoid the big losses in a market downturn. This, in turn, has
allowed me to retire in my early fifties, spend more time with my family,
work on my hobbies and interests, and generally lead a very happy life.”
Michael A., Florida, Retired
“I shared IBD’s ‘The Big Picture’ recommendation to trim equity holdings
and raise cash in December 2007 with my ‘smart friends’ (attorney and
financial services manager). I reiterated the fact that IBD had had the
same market call in January 2000. While my friends and colleagues were
chasing financials (see falling knife), my wife and I were able to buy quality
CAN SLIM stocks at proper breakpoints. Suffice it to say that my wife and I

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