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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

642.0. "Morningstar diskettes?" by SNAZZY::DUANE (Send lawyers, guns & money) Mon Dec 20 1993 15:25

In a recent issue of Money Magazine I saw an ad for Morningstar
mutual fund reports on diskettes.  Apparently, all the information
in the regular Morningstar books is contained on the diskettes, plus
some sort of search/report programs so you could do better side-by-side
comparisons. It seemed as though the cost was $35 for one "issue" or
$95 for a year's subscription (4 quarterly updates).

Has anyone tried this?  What did you think?

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642.1Maybe I just cheap...CTHQ::BERSONThu Dec 23 1993 01:0612
    No, I have not tried it, but I do go to my library where I can read
    Morningstar at no cost.  I guess it is a matter of convenience.  To me,
    I find convenience having $95.00 in my account.
      
    Incidently, I find Morningstar to provide very good comparisons of
    mutual funds having the same objective.  Also, it gives you indication
    of risk, which can be largely overlooked in prospectuses.
    
    So while I really value Morningstar, I cannot justify buying diskettes,
    when I'm already buying it through my tax dollars.
    
    Bob
642.2Anybody tried Morningstar Mutual Funds OnDisc?NOVA::SWONGERSoon to be rswonger@us.oracle.comTue Jun 06 1995 17:4813
	A continuation to an old topic. Has anybody had experience with the
	Morningstar Mutual Funds OnDisc CD-ROM product? It's too steep for
	an individual investor ($295 for a single disc, $495 for an annual
	subscription of quarterly updates), but for my personal use I don't
	need up-to-the-minute reports; a 3 or 6-month-old CD would suit me
	fine.

	So, I'm wondering whether any public libraries would be able to lend
	something like this out, or whether any investment clubs or similar
	groups have subscriptions, and would be able to (legally) part with
	an older disc.

	Roy