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476 Success Stories

have had a great year being in cash for most of 2008. Thanks, IBD! Rest
assured, you may have two more subscribers on the way!!!”
Ken C., California, Financial Advisor
“I’ve been a follower of IBD for around 17 years. A serious follower for the
last four years. In 2007, I achieved a return of +56% in my trading account,
and I broke even in 2008 by staying out of the market for most of the year.
The system has never failed me. The paper’s content, format, and teachings
have only gotten better over the years.”
Eric M., Illinois, Engineer
“I have been a reader of IBD since 2005 and have profited immensely from
it. Also, I have attended more than five IBD workshops from level 1 to level
3, and each has made me a better disciplined investor. The CAN SLIM sys-
tem, a system that works great whether in good times or bad times.”
Rajesh S., Texas, Electrical Engineer

“I’d like to take a moment to thank IBD for ‘The Big Picture’ and the mar-
ket outlook. I’m a federal employee with a 401(k) plan called the Thrift Sav-
ings Program. We are limited to five basic funds. The government or ‘G’
Fund is invested in government securities and is our safe haven. The ‘C’
Fund is our S&P 500 stock fund, the ‘F’ Fund is our commercial bond fund,
the ‘S’ Fund is our small-cap fund, and finally the ‘I’ fund is our international
fund. By using ‘The Big Picture’ and market outlook, I was able to follow the
general market trend and move all of my retirement funds out of the market
and into a cash position in the ‘G’ fund. While most of my coworkers suf-
fered huge losses in the market and the market in general lost over 35%, my
total return for 2008 was up 4%. I simply check ‘The Big Picture’ every day
and move my money either into or out of the market using market outlook
information. Again, thanks for your hard work.”
Brian D., Florida, Supervisory Special Agent

No Opinions, Only Facts

“In describing IBD, I would say it is without doubt one of the best sources
of information for investors that is available for the money. You don’t get any
‘Wall Street’ spin on the markets from IBD. It gives you the straight stuff. By
that, I mean IBD tells you the truth about the markets, economy, political
events, etc., that affect the markets, whether positive or negative. That is
huge in this climate because there is a lot of ‘Financial Nonsense’ being fed
to investors by too many unreliable sources these days. IBD tells investors
the truth. You can count on it!”
Steve C., Texas, Ophthalmologist