A Three-Peat for the Investor Advisory Service: Hulbert Financial Digest Honors Investing Newsletter for Exceptional Long-Term Performance

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Jan 05, 2012, 11:48 ET

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Investor Advisory Service, a monthly investing newsletter published since 1973 that uses fundamental, commonsense investment principles to identify quality growth stocks, for the third consecutive year has been named to the elite Hulbert Financial Digest 2012 Investment Newsletter Honor Roll to honor the newsletter's outstanding consistent long-term performance.

Of the nine equity and mutual fund newsletters named to Hulbert's Investment Newsletter Honor Roll, the IAS had the largest annualized gain, averaging a return of 11.4% annually since 1998. To be considered, investment newsletters must show above-average performance, on a risk-adjusted basis, in both up and down markets over the past decade. Since Hulbert began tracking the Investor Advisory Service in 1998, this is only the third year that the Service has been eligible for inclusion.

Of the investing newsletters named to the 2012 Investment Newsletter Honor Roll, the IAS is ranked second in both "Grade in Up Markets" and "Grade in Down Markets."

According to the Hulbert Financial Digest, an investor following the Investor Advisory Service's stock picks could have earned an annual 11.4% total return during the period from Aug. 31, 1998, through November 30, 2011, outperforming the Wilshire 5000 Total Stock Market Index return of 4.6% during the same timeframe.

"There are better-known stock newsletters out there, but the Investor Advisory Service continues to outperform them and go about its business quietly as the No. 1 newsletter for consistent long-term performance," says Doug Gerlach, the newsletter's Editor-in-Chief.

The Investor Advisory Service owes its success to Chartered Financial Analysts of Seger-Elvekrog, an independent money management firm. Seger-Elvekrog provides market commentary and three in-depth stock analyses for each issue of IAS, following an unbiased, long-term growth stock investing approach. Each stock pick is accompanied by a thorough assessment of the company's fundamentals and an evaluation of the projected risk and return for the stock over the next five years.

"We are honored that our stock selection process has been recognized once again by the Hulbert Financial Digest," says Scott Horsburgh, CFA, president of Seger-Elvekrog. "This honor is the culmination of decades of achievement, from the investment philosophy that stands behind our processes to the professional experience that leads to sound research."

Available in both print ($399/year) and online ($299/year) editions, the Investor Advisory Service is published monthly, with additional alerts and updates provided regularly for subscribers. For more information or to subscribe, visit www.investoradvisoryservice.com.

About the Investor Advisory Service
Since its inception in 1973, the Investor Advisory Service has provided investors with highly focused stock picks selected by the Chartered Financial Analysts of Seger-Elvekrog. Available in both print and online versions, every issue of IAS highlights three recommended stocks and tracks a universe of approximately 80 prior recommendations. Since 2003, IAS has been published by ICLUBcentral and edited by financial author Douglas Gerlach (The Armchair Millionaire, Investment Clubs for Dummies), and it continues to post record results each year. Since Aug. 31, 1998, IAS has provided investors with an annualized 11.4% annual return, easily exceeding the 4.6% annual return of the Wilshire 5000. For more information, or a free investing newsletter sample, visit www.investoradvisoryservice.com.

About Seger-Elvekrog
Founded in 1981 and located in Novi, Mich., Seger-Elvekrog has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 Index by providing clients with a 10.3% annualized return since 1990. Seger-Elvekrog's portfolio managers are Chartered Financial Analysts who conduct independent evaluations of securities. For more information on the firm's Personal Money Management program, visit www.seger-elvekrog.com.

About ICLUBcentral
ICLUBcentral Inc. develops and markets commonsense tools for investment clubs and independent investors, including stock analysis software products such as Toolkit 6, the StockCentral.com Web investing portal and stock screener, myICLUB.com online investment club accounting service and the market-beating Investor Advisory Service newsletter. The for-profit subsidiary of nonprofit investment education association BetterInvesting, ICLUBcentral serves people who know that the best way to achieve long-term financial goals is to learn how to invest and forge their own path. For more information, visit www.iclub.com.