Ideas From Benjamin Graham, The Father Of Value Investing

In this article I cover the stock-picking strategy of Benjamin Graham, considered by many to be the father of value investing, and list the stocks currently passing AAII’s Graham Defensive Investor screens. Since inception (1998), the AAII Graham Defensive Investor Non-Utility screening model has an annual average gain of 12.7%, and the AAII Graham Defensive Investor Utility screening model has an annual average gain of 6.7%. These compare to the S&P 500 index’s gain of 5.6% over the same period.

Read on to find out how these screens are put together.