How does the Hulbert Financial Digest rank 2 for 1?
The Hulbert Financial Digest began covering 2 for 1 in October, 2000. The latest Long Term Performance Ratings published by Hulbert cover results through 6/30/08. Hulbert reports a 19.6% annualized return for the five previous years. Read what Mark Hulbert has to say about stock splits and the 2 for 1 newsletter. . Top of Page • What’s so special about stocks that have split? The original idea for the 2 for 1 portfolio and newsletter came from an article entitled “A Strong Signal” that appeared in the April 22, 1996 of Forbes magazine. This piece discusses a study undertaken at Rice University where the performance of stocks split 2 for 1 is measured in relation to performance of the market as a whole. The final results of the study are published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and would indicate that there is a measurable difference in the performance, for up to three years, of stocks that have split 2 for 1 as opposed to those that have not. Top of Page • What i
