Post #1954 by rayvt on the Mechanical Investing board

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How about this as a combined twist?
Step 2 is bottom 15 by beta
Current step 3 is top 10 by dividend yield.

Step 4: Using the 15 by beta, sort by [Sales Growth 5-Year]. Take the top 4 (or 5) plus the 10 from step 3, giving a possible 14 or 15 stocks.

Using my most recent data, there is quite a few stocks in common between steps 3 & 4.
Top 5, 3 in common and 2 additional.
Top 4, 3 in common and 1 additional.
Top 2, 1 in common and 1 additional.
Top 10, 7 in common and 3 additional.

I guess you could buy a double weight of the ones in common. Or just buy the new ones, for a varying size portfolio of 10 to 15 stocks.

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