THE CANADIAN SHAREOWNERS ASSOCIATIO...

THE CANADIAN SHAREOWNERS ASSOCIATION'S BASIC TRAINING FOR INVESTORS:

Low charge Investing + the Stock Selection Guide

The Canadian Shareowners Association's ("CSA") cheap Cost Investing Program ("LCIP") hindrances members:

* begin buying shares of Canadian and U companies and index supplys with modest initial investments;

* automatically reinvest dividends at purchasing more shares;

* purchase more shares with optional amounts small enough to fit greatest in number budgets;

* purchase shares upon a regular monthly or quarterly schedule;

* organize a portfolio with international diversification [i]or[/i] part of to the other U.S. securities.

* teach the merits of early and regular investing to children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc

It is important to note that: (1) the CSA does not give any advice to its members with think highly of to the investment merits of any security, including securities that have a Shareowner DRP; and, (2) the availability of a Shareowner DRP in succession a stock is not an endorsement of the investment quality of the stock.

Readers are encouraged to use the popular Stock Selection Guide ("Guide") to cogitation stocks in the Low splendor Investing Program. Data to begin the consideration of these stocks are available in the series of Guide Data Base add tos published with the Canadian Shareowner.

THE GUIDE--SELECTING AMONG LCIP SECURITIES

The Chart at the side illustrates the earnings by means of share ("EPS") lines that are available from Stock Selection Guides for companies with collection "A" DRPs. he plotted, annual EP data are typically before of the like kind one-time impacts as restructuring preciousnesss gains from the occasional sale of investments, cumulative accounting adjustments, etc Data for the latest out and out fiscal year is plotted at the right of the chart.

The data in brackets following the company name are: (a) the historical, annual, regression germination rate; and, (b) the approximate relative price earnings ratio at the time of publication.

By preparing your admit Guides on stocks in the LCIP, you can identify those securities that have a record of consistent vegetation in EPS that best suits your investment goals. Details for completing Guides in succession securities are available in the Stock Selection Manual.

Copyright Canadian Shareowner Magazine Inc. May/Jun 1996

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