The Consumerist ACSI Fund v2.0 - Consumerist Comments

The Consumerist ACSI Fund v2.0

Holden Caulfield — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:24:27 EDT

I agree with the sidebar suggestion. And this little project is awesome guys.

cdan might be right about using companies with the greatest improvement. We might see more of a profit overall.

Holden Caulfield

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Ben Popken — Mon, 21 May 2007 16:16:16 EDT

@mac-phisto: If a company falls out of the top 20% and/or its ACSI falls below the national ACSI average, we sell it.

Ben Popken

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mac-phisto — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:58:42 EDT

what is the sop for replacing picks as the ASCI top 20% changes?

mac-phisto

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cdan — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:22:50 EDT

* i recognize that the above portfolio would also be backward looking, however, it might be a better indication of further ASCI improvement

cdan

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cdan — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:17:38 EDT

suggestion for v3.0:

the top 20 asci is backward looking - it shows the companies that have already improved (and likely outperformed due to stonger sales b/c of better customer service). also, these companies have no where to go but down!

a better indicator of future performance might be the 20 companies showing the greatest improvement in the ASCI

cdan

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Nathanaver — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:56:08 EDT

Where is HPQ? I think they had the best improvement in the computer area.

Nathanaver

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thrillhouse — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:27:53 EDT

not sure what Amazon is trying to say here, but for this post, their ad recommend two books:
"Investing in REITS" by Ralph L Block
"Whore" by Tanika Lynch

Money better invested elsewhere?

thrillhouse

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Greg P — Mon, 21 May 2007 12:15:55 EDT

Can you somehow put these in the sidebar for quick, real-time comparison?

Greg P

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mantari — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:50:22 EDT

To truly see the experiment's hypothesis out, it will need to run for far longer than any of us will probably be writing this blog. Something like 10 years, ya know?

What? I thought you guys were in it for the long haul! Are we but a stepping stone in your illustrious career? A footnote in the world of Gawker Media?

mantari