Groundhog XIV (2020) featured spectacular returns -- one of the few things that went right with the year-that-most-of-us-would-like-to-forget. The average return for 2020 was 49.7% as individual champion Andrew Spector and group leaders, Orange County Model Club, led a group of achievers who raised the all-time annualized total return to 16.1%.

On Halloween, we wrapped up a sweet sixth consecutive market-beating performance from our Best Small Companies. On November 11-13, we'll host Successful Investing II: The Stock Pickers as our 2nd Covid cancellation conference becomes a necessity. Tin Cup tops $3,000,000 during October!

Announcing our November Successful Investing II webcast (Covid Cancellation Conference II) ... continuing the hunt for qualitfying small companies ... introducing Bull Sessions and Tin Cup takes a breather.

We've introduced Bull Sessions -- our weekly (Tuesday at 2 PM ET) webcast -- amidst some enthusiasm over the topics and themes that we'll explore. Tin Cup blasts to new all-time highs during this Derecho honey badger market.

Tin Cup reaches new peaks as the current bull market surges. We celebrated 10 Years of Round Table at the endy of July -- and annualized returns since inception of 17.6%.

This month, we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Round Table, our monthly webcast of a demonstration that has (1) shared actionable ideas and (2) generated a 17% rate of return since July 2010.

Reflections on Covid Cancellations ... Turbulent Tin Cup ...

This month, as we update the most widely followed stocks, we're reminded of strength in numbers and how often our community of investors experiences long term success. Ken Kavula spends a few moments with keeping score and our target of beating the market.

We want to focus on what matters ... and continuously become a better long-term investing resource for you. This month we revisit what's important and offer some glimpses of some work in progress.

This month we are reminded to focus on growth, profitability and valuation ... and that it's easier (and more fun) with friends. Our investing community is a source of ideas and support for the marathon.

What can we learn from successful long-term investors? This month we take a look at a screening technique for non-core opportunities inspired by our repeat Groundhog Champions.

This month we take a look back at a Lost Decade and a prescient forecast by Ralph Acampora made back in October 2001.

During our recent TSP webcast, the audience was quiet. Too quiet. Turns out that attendees were rustling papers and punching keyboards, putting their own statements to work. We clearly struck a nerve.

A group of investors heeding the lessons of Graham, Babson and Nicholson has at least one leg up on the crowd and a better than average opportunity to generate exceptional returns.

“The only people who think buy-and-hold is dead are short-term thinkers frustrated by their inability to follow it.” -- Morgan Housel, The Motley Fool (2013)

We'll side with Graham in our quest for above-average performance ... dare to be a little different ... and lean on a heavy dose of skepticism about shortcuts.

This month we take a look at the drivers and benefits of industry studies, attempt to extract some lessons from Educational Services, feature Masimo (MASI) and celebrate $2,000,000 for the Bare Naked Million.

The methodology works. We take a look at your favorite stocks with a most widely-held update of the MANIFEST 40, how they've done over eight years and why we expect similar success from the next eight or 70 years.

In the spirit of one Sherlock Holmes, we believe that it’s elementary to remain vigilant … and centered on growth, profitability and valuation trends.

When markets get hot, prices surge ... and in some cases the stock prices are literally outpacing their foundation. This month we take a look at the big picture and visit the topics of capital preservation and/or ratcheting up selectivity.