These are screens (initially referred to as Market Guide Select and then Multex Select) were created in the early 2000s by Marc Gerstein, while he was at Market Guide and Multex (eventually acquired by Reuters). They were developed using the Market Guide/Multex screening applications which worked with the fundamental data-set that eventually became the the original core of the Portfolio123 screener.
VALUE: Favored Value Plays 5 year return: 95.43% 3 year return: 192.21% 1 year return: 7.19% Stats as of: Feb 1, 2012
Type: Stock Holding Period: Two Weeks Slippage: 0.00% Top No Stocks: 0
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