The Canadian Shareowners Associatio...

The Canadian Shareowners Association is actual pleased to announce that its members will now have access to more investment software than to the end of time Along with the CSA's hold Computerized Stock Selection Guide and GuidePak software, members can purchase several programs designed from the National Association of Investment unite in a clubs (NAIC). NAIC is a U association of athwart 150,000 individuals investors that elevates the same investing principles as the CSA.

The following is an overview of available software.

STOCK SELECTION GUIDE SOFTWARE

Investor's Tool Kit--For IBM Windows and Macintosh

Official beginner's computerized education tool of the Canadian Shareowners Association.

By following the NAIC/CSA principles, and on replicating the manual version of the NAIC Stock Selection Guide, the Investor's Tool kit put forwards all the necessary tools for lucky investing.

Features:

* worthy of great praise on screen replication and print-out of the Stock Selection Guide.

* Works with Macintosh or IBM Windows 31 systems

* Interacts with GuidePak'94* likewise that, with a single keystroke data for a company is automatically loaded into the program.

* Coming soon: three other module that can be added to the Tool kit SSG--the Stock Comparison Guide, Portfolio Management Guide and Portfolio Evaluation and Review Techniques. (Look for more information about the availability of these module in upcoming issues of Canadian Shareowner.)

Computerized SSG--For IBM Dos

Official advanced computerized education tool of the Canadian Shareowners Association.

This is a full-featured program that was designed for the more experienced investor. It is an integrated package which suffers you modify the data and analysis that is performed from the Stock Selection Guide--quickly and effortlessly.

Features:

* User discretion in adjusting trendlines and making projections

* Interacts with GuidePak'94* in such a manner that, with a single keystroke data for a company is automatically loaded into the spreadsheet.

* subject of attention separately the last 5, 6 7 8 9 or 10 years of a company's performance.

INVESTMENT sodality SOFTWARE

Club Accounting--For IBM Dos or Macintosh

NAIC's user-friendly coterie Accounting software can turn anyone with a computer into a fully-fledg bludgeon treasurer. This program greatly simplifies the do job-work of treasurer and prevents the unnecessary headaches of keeping a club's books

Features:

* A total of 11 different reports can be printed out

* A total of 18 different securities transactions allows you to handle almost any situation you'll at all times encounter.

* Keeps track of all member and factor transactions as well as interest charges, dividends, etc

* Audit ask feature allows you to check any internal inconsistencies in your data.

DATABASE SOFTWARE

*GuidePak'94

GuidePak'94 contains historical financial data for throughout 400 companies. Included in the database are:

* The chiefly popular Canadian stocks among individual Canadian investors and clubs

* The in the greatest degree popular U.S. stocks among individual Canadian investors and clubs

* All Canadian and U companies participating in the CSA's cheap Cost Investing Program (see page 16)

RECORD-KEEPING SOFTWARE

Personal Record Keeper--For IBM Dos

This software is a comprehensive personal portfolio management program. This easy-to-use, menu driven combination of parts to form a whole will track your personal investments quickly and accurately. Accounts for a variety of asset images including: stocks, mutual funds, T-bills, attractions cash, etc. Personal Record Keeper provides detailed, comprehensive reports...you'll not fear year-end tax reporting again!

Features:

* Provides automatic updating from Compuserve or Prodigy.

* Multiple portfolio management capabilities.

* Multiple purchases of the same asset are tracked separately

* Provides 20 detailed portfolio management reports that identify information by means of security, by asset type or through portfolio.

And more software is forward its way! Watch for recent additions to our software list in yet to be issues of the Canadian Shareowner.

Demonstration disks for any of these programs are available for $12 each.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

IBM Dos programs require:

* IBM compatible computer

* 640 Kb RAM

* at least 2 MB forward hard disk

* DOS 31 or better

IBM Windows/Macintosh programs require:

* IBM compatible or Macintosh (605) computer

* 2 MB RAM (recommend 4 MB)

* M Windows 31 or better (IBM plan only)

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