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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE MUTUAL FUND TRACKER ============================================================================== Over the past few weeks I've downloaded several shareware programs from various sources looking for a program that was easy to use but yet had enough to it to be effective. Most of what I found was either overly simplistic, tremendously complicated or excessively expensive. I saw a message on Prodigy about a software package and decided to give it a try. Once I ran the program, it didn't take me long to realize that I had stumbled onto a quality product that met and exceeded my criteria. It's a great program! I have seen and used some of the others often mentioned but your's is better. I really think it's one of the least complicated, best written programs that I've seen. I've already begun to expand it to meet my own objectives. I don't believe there's another program on the market where that can be done with the ease that this program provides. I found that I can go into CompuServe for historical quotes and indices, convert, plug them into the correct dates, and be viewing the data in no time at all. As a result I've decided to jump into this to give my endorsement for The Mutual Fund Tracker, an excellent program with equally excellent support. James O'Flaherty ============================================================================== The new version seems to be vastly improved over the version I used some months ago. The documentation is SUPERB, far and away better than any other computer documentation that I have ever seen. My awed compliments to the writer thereof. I now have 21 funds installed (2 data sets of course) and am totally delighted with the displays available. Thanks for your help. I really do appreciate your patience with me. You may quote this sub-novice as you like. You've got a booster here! Bernie Charles ============================================================================== Your documentation of the programs is easy to understand. Another fine job. I guess that's why I bought both programs. Gene Templeton ============================================================================== Thanks for all the good information and prompt responses to my queries. Many thanks and by the way, your documentation for the MF Tracker is outstanding! I am a high school economics teacher. My classes recently were selected to participate in a stock picking contest sponsored by the L.A. Times and Merrill Lynch. I printed off a bunch of graphs of various kinds of domestic and international funds to give my students some idea of where the markets are at right now. They found them interesting and helpful. MFT is great. Again, many thanks! Charles Zito ============================================================================== I got through to your BBS, downloaded the up-to-date data, and the program is up and running. This is really slick! Thanks for all your help. James Pappas ============================================================================== I'm having fun with your WONDERFUL Program. Thanks again and again and again for the time you've taken to answer my questions. Arthur Ruffino ============================================================================== Hi, Just wanted to say that I like your MFTracker a lot. Clay Pendergrass ============================================================================== I am very happy with the program. It is a very useful tool and look forward to its use over a period of time. I hold about 20 different mutual funds, mostly growth and international. I am very satisfied and recommend the software to anyone interested in the tech's of moving averages. Ray Adams ============================================================================== E-Mail 1: 11/18/93 Thank you for your help in tailoring the Quote Tracker to my situation. I have enjoyed using your program. I can already see a huge improvement in my rate of return just in the months that I have had it. I have been dumping some poor performers and shifting money around a little more often and it has made a big difference. I feel I have a much better handle on my portfolio and the overall direction of the market. Thanks for providing such a useful product at a reasonable price. E-Mail 2: 12/08/93 Thanks for the file. I got the MFUDATE.SYM file set up and ran the downloader. Everything went just great. I enjoyed sitting there watching it do in about 2 minutes what used to take me an hour or so. I checked all the numbers, after it updated, and everything was entered correctly. I will let you know if I run into any problems. I think you ought to market this version to CIM users. As nicely as it works, I think it would be a real seller. Curt K. Horn ============================================================================== I'm impressed; you have quite a product in Mutual Fund Tracker! Thanks for your help and again congratulations on MFT; it's a winner, and I look forward to using it. Jeffrey Ketson ============================================================================== Just finished running your MFCA.EXE file and it appears that it will save me a LARGE amount of time doing the update for the MFCA. To me that is very important during this time when the market appears to be heading for a major sell signal. In reviewing 1987, I notice that your program gave a sell signal on Thursday prior to THAT MONDAY allowing investors to get out on Friday. A major newsletter on the West Coast gave their sell signal on Friday, leading their investors into selling on the MONDAY. Hopefully that won't happen again. Then again, who knows? Thanks again for the outstanding response. The MFCA is an excellent topping to your program. Jim Odum ============================================================================== Thanks for your (very!) quick response to my recent inquiry. I appreciate the service and view the response as an indication of the type of business you are running! <BG>. Mark Sinofsky ============================================================================== What's changed in the new version? I've got the previous version and like it a lot. I track about 120 funds now. It's a great product! William Foley ============================================================================== I have been looking for a program like this for a couple of months and I must say that your program manual is by far the best I've seen. Kent D. ============================================================================== Thanks for your help. I've downloaded the PROD-MFT importer and it works GREAT. Thanks again for all of your patience and help. Good product! Chris Bullok ============================================================================== I'm probably not telling you anything but, the MFT program generated a "Sell" signal one week prior to Fabian issuing a "Sell". This equates to a two to three dollar per share difference in the selling price in one week. For a lot of funds selling in the twenty dollar range that is a much needed 10% difference. See ya, Jim Blackburn ============================================================================== THE PROGRAMS THE MUTUAL FUND TRACKER The Mutual Fund Tracker works using technical analysis and a Mutual Fund Composite Average, in conjunction with other key indices, to determine when buy or sell mutual funds. The program compares three moving averages against each other, and then compares each moving average to the current price. You can change the moving averages to look at different "what if" results based on diverse criteria. Let's look at the programs results for the past five years. In 1991 you would have seen a gain of 47.00%. For 1992 you would have seen a gain of 13.35%. In 1993 you would have seen a gain of 28.75%. In 1994 you would have seen a loss of 0.36%. For 1995 you would have seen a gain of 37.55%. These figures were obtained using The Mutual Fund Composite Average. THE WALL STREET TRACKER The Wall Street Tracker works using technical analysis and the momentum of the market to determine when to buy or sell stocks. It analyzes key indices for each major exchange to determine when, to buy, sell, or hold stocks. The program compares three moving averages against each other, and then compares each moving average to the current price. You can also change the moving averages to look at different "what if" results based on diverse criteria. CONCLUSION The Wall Street Tracker and The Mutual Fund Tracker employ the same user interface. While both programs compare three moving averages against each other, and then against the current price, they use different strategies in interpreting the signals. These programs are fantastic tools for the investor who recognizes the significance of using technical analyses to track the markets. Both programs give actual BUY, SELL, and HOLD signals or allow you to select TREND signals. You can even change the moving averages to look at different "what if" results based on diverse criteria and your investment objectives. Work is constantly underway to add new features and we welcome your ideas. To determine if these programs are right for you, look at the facts. FACTS, BUY AND SELL SIGNALS THE MUTUAL FUND TRACKER ** October, 1987 -- The Thursday before the stock market crashed, The Mutual Fund Tracker Composite Average issued a sell signal. A buy signal was not issued again until 1988, after the markets had stabilized and started an upward trend. ** 1988 through 1989 -- In mid-1988 another sell signal was issued before the market again headed south. Another buy was signaled in early 1989 after the markets had stabilized. A sell signal was in effect again in late 1989 before a severe market decline, and again, a buy signal was not issued until the markets had stabilized and started up. ** August 10, 1990 -- During the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, a sell signal was issued before the market plummeted. For the year ending 1990, The Mutual Fund Tracker had out performed 68% of all professional fund managers. (Source: Mr. Glen Payne, Professional Financial Consultant, Houston, Texas) ** January 11, 1991 -- The Mutual Fund Tracker Composite Average issued the next buy signal as America went to war @@(430.58). The markets had again stabilized and started their march into record territory. ** March 27, 1992 -- As the market peeked and became overvalued The Mutual Fund Tracker Composite Average issued a sell signal @@(609.25). The market remained in a trading range with volatile swings downward after gradual gains. RESULTS: The average profit earned between the last buy signal (01/11/91) and this sell signal (03/27/92) was 41.50%. The holding period lasted 14 months. ** October 23, 1992 -- The trend, as evidenced by The Mutual Fund Tracker Composite Average, turned positive and another buy signal was issued @@(626.63). The program correctly predicted that the market would reach new highs after the presidential election. ** March 30, 1994 -- With the growing problem in Korea, the assassination of Mexico's leading presidential candidate Luis Colosio, the rise in interest rates, and the growing Whitewater fiasco, the markets broke and headed south. The Mutual Fund Tracker Composite Average issued a major sell signal @@(875.24), as the market nose dived, preserving profits and principle. RESULTS: The average profit earned between the last buy signal (10/23/92) and this sell signal (03/30/94) was 39.67%. The holding period lasted 17 months. ** August 12, 1994 -- The trend, as evidenced by The Mutual Fund Tracker Composite Average @@(899.32), turned positive and another buy signal was issued. ** November 11, 1994 -- With interest rates on the rise, The Mutual Fund Tracker Composite Average issued a major sell signal @@(911.65), preserving profits and principle. RESULTS: The average profit earned between the last buy signal (08/12/94) and this sell signal (11/11/94) was 1.37%. The holding period lasted 3 months. ** December 23, 1994 -- The trend, as evidenced by The Mutual Fund Tracker Composite Average @@(890.92), turned positive and another buy signal was issued. ** July 12, 1996 -- With earnings below street expectations, expected interest rate rises, and a technology sector sell off, The Mutual Fund Tracker Composite Average issued a sell signal @@(1269.61), preserving profits and principle. RESULTS: The average profit earned between the last buy signal (12/23/94) and this sell signal (07/12/96) was 42.51%. The holding period lasted 19 months. ** To find out what The Mutual Fund Tracker is currently signaling, call Keith's Little Software Shop. There are two phone lines for your convenience. Phone (512) 858-7564 [V.32bis / ZyXEL 16.8 / Fax] or (512) 894-0383 [USRobotics Dual Standard / HST 16.8]. @@ The Mutual Fund Composite Average is adjusted, for dividends and distributions, just like mutual funds are. The numbers shown above were adjusted to reflect the actual Mutual Fund Composite Average as of each buy and sell signal listed, thus reflecting the true percentage gain/loss. Therefore, the composite average you see, next to the corresponding date, in the up-to-date data files, may be different than those listed here, because of adjustments made to the data since then. THE WALL STREET TRACKER ** Campbell's Soup -- On January 25, 1991 the program issued a buy signal for the NYSE. Looking then at the stocks on the NYSE, Campbell's was signaling buy at $60 a share. A sell signal was issued for Campbell's on May 31, 1991 at $77.75. A gain of 29.58%. The stock has since split 2 for 1. ** HMO America -- On January 25, 1991 the program issued a buy signal for the NASDAQ. Looking then at the stocks on the NASDAQ, HMO America was signaling buy at $6.25 a share. A sell signal was issued for HMO America on April 19, 1991 at $14.50. A gain of 132.00%. ** SPI Pharmaceutical -- On January 25, 1991 the program issued a buy signal for the AMEX. Looking then at the stocks on the AMEX, SPI was signaling buy at $11 a share. A sell signal was issued for SPI on March 22, 1991 at $18.25. A gain of 65.91%. Thanks for trying The Mutual Fund Tracker and The Wall Street Tracker. ORDERING INFORMATION When you purchase a subscription for any of the programs you will become registered in The Wall Street Tracker Conference. This conference will allow you to download the data files each week. In this conference you can also share your thoughts and opinions with other users. The data is updated every week for each program. These updates are made available and easily accessed by the subscriber. Of course, you may update the data manually. There is a file on your disk named SIGNUP.KIT. Print it out, check the options you want, and send it in. If you use Prodigy, CompuServe, America Online, TC2000, Quote Com's Internet Quote Service, Stock-Watch, Pro-Util, PDL, PTT, or Quicken Quotes, please read the QUOTRACK.KIT file to find out how easy it is to automatically update your data files.