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  1. "Quarterly Data" graphs: Add a "most recent 3 years" option.

    "Quarterly Data" graphs: add a "most recent 3 years" option. This is especially important for fast growing, small companies. The first 2 high-performing years often skew the graph, making the recent years graph line appear almost flat. We always look at the pink Trailing 4 Quarters, Pre-Tax Profit % Change. Having a 3 year option would help us to visually see the recent change.

    2 votes
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  2. SSG Printouts Should Mirror the Data Series and Time Periods the User Selected in SSG Plus

    The first page of a printed SSG always shows Sales, Pre-Tax Profit, EPS, Hi/Low Prices, Sales Detailed Estimates and EPS Detailed Estimates regardless of what data the user selects to view in the Legend box of SSGPlus.

    Likewise, the Quarterly Growth Trend Data (when selected for printing) always shows Sales and EPS for TTM and Last 5 Years of Data regardless of what data series or time period the user selected in SSGPlus.

    For example: On SSG Page 1, a user may want to add the Dividends, Total Debt and Shares Outstanding in addition to the usual. Or, the user…

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  3. Add CNBC to Research/Analyst Estimates

    Add CNBC since the site gives a 3-5 yr EPS growth estimate, and a comparison to peers, industry, and the S&P500. This information is lacking on most of the research websites.

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  4. Allow printing of the Search Results

    There should be a way to print the search results to make it easier to research all the companies. It is frustrating to have to enter the criteria multiple times, or print the companies 10 companies at a time.

    7 votes
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  5. Allow PERT Total Return Option

    Give the user the option to select either High P/E or Average P/E option for viewing or printing a PERT report.

    32 votes
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  6. In the past, perhaps with Toolkit version, I believe, for a stock you already own, e.g. Stock A: a) you could enter, for Stock A, the purch

    Decades ago, I believe in Toolkit, you could use current holding, Stock A, enter purchase price, date, current price and date (allowing capital gain calculation if sold), plus your current total tax bracket. THEN Challenge Stock A, taking after tax proceeds and compare to new Stock B... to see projected return 3-5 years later.
    This was EXCELLENT so you can see if just holding Stock A, including unrealized gains, is actually superior to selling A and buying Stock B with after tax amount left.

    7 votes
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  7. I would like to be able to share an entire portfolio with my club members without sharing it one stock at a time.

    For example, I have a portfolio of solar energy stocks. I'd like to be able to share that portfolio with just a click rather than go stock by stock. As the club's secretary, I have the club's watch list in another portfolio based on previous "stocks to study" that our club members have done. And, my wife and I are both BI members, so I'd like to be able to share portfolios between ourselves easily. For example, our watch list. And, I want to create a portfolio of great local companies. As it is now, I must create the SSGs,…

    18 votes
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  8. Share Pert Report files

    It would be great to be able to share Pert Report files with Club members electronically, similar to sharing itk files.

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  9. Make columns selectable in portfolio summary report

    allow user to add/hide columns in the portfolio summary report and have them saved by user or (ideally) by portfolio

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  10. Enable adding comment while inside an ssg

    Instead of closing an ssg to make a comment, allow that while in an ssg

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  11. Add a quick link to go from the SSG page to the BI Home Page

    Like the Tools link from BI Home to the SSG site, it would be most helpful to add a link from the SSG site to the Home page.

    10 votes
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  12. Pre-Defined Screens - export to Excel Spreadsheet

    Allow one to export the results in an Excel Spreadsheet from the Pre-Defined Screens.

    12 votes
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  13. Computerize The Stock Challenge Tree

    BI has a hard copy of The Stock Challenge Tree. Toolkit has or had an excellent computerized version.

    15 votes
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  14. 32 votes
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  15. Ask to auto complete an SSG like Toolkit

    This would also help when quickly building a portfolio and to know if a company is viable.

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  16. Add Feature to Portfolio Reports Screen: show the "Buy price to satisfy US/DS of 3 to 1 and 15% total return" shown in each SSG Plus study

    Could you add another column to the portfolio Reports screen that shows the following SSG Results Summary item called: "Buy price to satisfy US/DS of 3 to 1 and 15% total return:" This is generated on each SSG Result Summary table in part 5 of each SSG. You currently only show the "Buy Below" and "Sell Above" price in the Reports screen but it would be nice to know the 15% price of all the stocks shown in the portfolio reports screen. I would basically be using it as my pounce list or know when a current holding is at…

    8 votes
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  17. Allow SSG to be created where a ticker is not included in the data feed or from manual data

    I am researching an ADR of a company, which trades OTC. (ex: DKILY, Daikin Industries, a $53B market cap company) I am unable to start an SSG in this company, as the ticker is not found in the data.

    I think there should be a "manual mode" for the SSG, which would be useful not only for OTC companies, but also companies listed on foreign exchanges. It could also be useful as a learning tool, to find and populate the data, in order to become familiar with their meaning and source.

    7 votes
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  18. Add an "Are You Sure" to the Update All Button

    That button is DANGEROUS! I accidentally pressed it and ALL my studies were updated!!! Not only did this take a LONG time but all my history of SSGs was gone! Why not add an ARE YOU SURE confirmation?

    3 votes
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  19. Notes Default Settings

    With the new notes feature the Staff and Community notes defaults to being on. I recommend that the default be changed to "off" or allow user to set global defaults to their preference. The community notes are often inane and useless.

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  20. Add the BI top 100 as one more of the filters in the screening tool

    Allow a member to select from the top 100, say 'those above xxx' or 'Morningstar B' etc.

    3 votes
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