Although I only look at some of the Vl screens for individual picks, what has benefited me the most are the SOS screens that I use almost exclusively for individual picks and have been able to beat SP500 ETF's handily most all years. For me I surely have benefit from the SOS screens supplied by Elan or one of his occasional helpers.

Bottom line is I don't use the screens as originally intended for mechanical investing, picking x number for y time, rinse/repeat, but rather for occasional individual investments picks. To answer your question as to what would I do if the Elan's VL screening discontinued. Probably just put those $'s into my BEAT SP500 ETF's, SOXX, IYW, IWY, IVW, IGM, SMH, FBCG etc. while looking for other ways to find individual stocks like VRT, VST, CRS, APP, SFM, POWL, NVDA etc.

What's "strange" to me is how very few of the SOS picks show up on the other MI screening report from sipro data or whatever it is.

-- HardwaterRuss