A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board

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Hello Conrad,

Yes, you are correct. There are a myriad of ways to operate AIM and I'd be surprised if any two people operated it in exactly the same way over the course of one year (even discounting stock selection).

I've come to the conclusion that the only way to actually determine which way is best is to methodically backtest. Of course this is nothing new as traders have been doing this for decades. I'm starting a push with the hopes of seeing AIMers jump on this particular bandwagon.

That way when someone says this way or that way is "better," he'll have numbers to back up his claim.

As for the reference system you referred to, I think we already have one -- that being buy and hold. In my mind B&H is the ultimate reference system. If you can consistently beat B&H with less risk, then you have a winner in my opinion. To take this further, the ultimate reference system is to buy and hold a major index (DOW, NASDAQ, S&P). If you can AIM the index and consistently beat it with less risk, again I think you have a winner.

Nice to see you over on this board. Quite frankly I'm surprised at just how quickly everyone jumped from SI. Now that's a particularly fine example of how quickly things can change for online companies.

Regards,
Mark.

http://www.automaticinvestor.com