Since 1946, Eisenstadt has worked at Value Line, publisher of the Value Line Investment Survey, where he developed a stock ranking system that has been the foundation of perhaps the most popular and successful independent investment advisory service in history.

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No other large cap stock comes close to positive expected value on any form of investment direct stock purchase, options, combinations.

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But a stock with a low price to book, some revenue or earnings growth, and some price appreciation, might attract interest from practitioners of 3 different investment styles so it would rank higher than the stock that just appeals to value investors.

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One research company that has created a stock screen of dividend-growth stocks is Value Line, whose list includes stocks that are comparatively low-risk investment choices.

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