How-to guides

JUST THE BASICS--->| Welcome Page | DIY Investing | Investing Best Practices | | Reducing your Risk | The importance of stock market cycles |

MOST POPULAR ---->| Timing the JSE for profit - The "PowerStocks Way" | Video Demos | | Using JSE Share Watchlist to pick shares & the right time to buy them | | PowerStocks Short-Term Trading Guide | SwingTrader ULTRA User Guide |

INSTRUCTIONAL --->| Video Tutorials | How to use TroughFinder | | How to use the JSE Advance/Decline Line | | How to prepare for TroughFinder or other ENTRY signals | | How to use the PowerStocks Turtle Trend Trading System | | Using the PowerStocks JSE Share WatchList (JSW) | | Trading individual shares using ShareTrader tools in JSW |

ADVANCED USER --->| Detailed tutorial on use of the McClellan Oscillator & Summation Index | | How to use JBAR reports for risk-reduced profitable investing & trading | | How to use the Seasonality Actuarial Chart & Table (SATC) | | How to use the ALSH P/E Regression Charts | | Freshly Ground Fundamentals | SwingTrader ULTRA User Guide | POSTMORTEMS --->| Piotroski Live Model Portfolio 2009 Performance Report | | Archives of 31-years of PowerStocks Timing Signals |

There is a ton of data on this web site and it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED you invest 30 minutes in some important educational reading before using this site to ensure quicker grasp of concepts, maximize your leverage of the site and save you time. Most of the sections we refer to below are available straight from the main menu bar on the top of every page.

1. Ensure you have read the ABOUT page to learn about us. 2. Now, read up about DIY investing and why you should run your own JSE

portfolios. 3. Then go and browse History of JSE Bear Markets to see what an unprecedented

once-in-a-lifetime opportunity currently presents itself to DIY investors wishing to set themselves up for comfortable retirement.

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4. Then acquaint yourself with some astonishing international research as to the effectiveness of Strategy Indexing (mechanical stock picking) in Power of Value Investing.

5. Now you are ready to learn about some of the most successful international Mechanical Investing Strategies of all time, and also the unique backtests we have conducted to find out which strategies have been the most effective on the JSE over the last 20 years.

6. You may want to understand our Test Methodology to back-test these strategies on the JSE to confirm their relevance in our local market.

7. You can now track the real-time performance of your favorite strategy with our Model Portfolios ScoreBoard

8. Please read our Stock Market Tips and Rules to avoid losing money with strategy indexing. Read it ten times. Print it out and stick it on your wall next to your desk.

9. Once you are have picked a mechanical strategy that suits you, and you now need to build a portfolio of your own, use the Market Timing Signals to time your individual share trades to lower your risks even further.

10. We will post important news about us, new strategies, portfolio rebalances, inclusion/exclusion alerts and updated research at the PowerStocks News Blog.

11. We often post entertaining and highly topical research over at the PowerStocks Research main menu. Like what month is the best to buy shares, what shares are best to buy in a crash etc.

12. New stock market screens are run once a month. We normally complete the update of all the portfolio performances and publish all the new candidate lists by the 4th working day of the new month. Plan your stock market purchases around this date to ensure latest data is used in your investment decisions.

13. Finally, make sure you read our TERMS & CONDITIONS and DISCLAIMERS.

FAIS DISCLAIMER: Note that we are a research house and not registered brokers or financial advisors. The information contained in our correspondence, programs and publications does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation and particular needs of any particular person and is not to be construed as personalized investment advice in terms of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) Act of 2002. Although we may answer general customer service questions, we are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. Any investments or trades mentioned in our publications should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor or intermediary service and only after reviewing the prospectus and financial statements of the companies concerned. Please read our Terms and Conditions and Disclaimers. We may have substantial positions in the securities shown in our programs or discussed in our publications and may increase or decrease such positions without notice. Buying and selling of shares on the JSE can be risky and you could lose all or part of your capital. Do not trade or invest with funds you

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can not afford to lose. Profits from share dealing are a form of income and subject to taxation.

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