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Mutual Fund Recommendations: Standard & Poor's is a leader in the area of mutual fund information and analysis. The Outlook distills this data and analysis into easy-to-follow mutual fund recommendations for a variety of investment objectives.
Special Reports and Spotlights: Our researchers and analysts contribute articles on vital issues. They apply their expertise to bonds, international investments, government regulations, and much more. "Sector Spotlight" analyzes performance and prospects for key stock groups. Using Standard & Poor's vast resources, The Outlook editors are able to give you sophisticated stock screens that help you uncover winners and spot the stocks headed for a fall.
Extensive Sector and Industry Research: Standard & Poor's has distinguished itself in sector research and analysis. As co-developer with MSCI of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), Standard & Poor's established a framework that classifies companies across the world and facilitates sector analysis and investing. Today, this structure is used as the basis for industry benchmarks, sector ETFs, and extensive sector and industry insights for individual investors, such as Sector Watch and Sector Scorecard - available in The Outlook.
Insights on Markets and Economies, including forecasts of where the market is headed. Standard & Poor's specialists analyze the impact of such key variables as consumer confidence, business spending, corporate profits, government legislation and tax moves, inflationary trends and interest rates. Then they offer guidance relating to these factors to help you make your investment decisions.
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As a subscriber to The Outlook Online Edition you will receive the following and more:
Investment Strategies and Portfolios:
- Access to investment strategies and proprietary S&P Portfolios, including PowerPicks, Platinum, Neural Fair Value 25, and our Model Asset Allocation ETF Portfolio
- Extensive analytical research on sectors and industries
- Daily webcasts from Standard & Poor's analysts on the markets, economy, sectors and stocks
- Stock and fund ideas, including S&P's Focus Stock of the Week and S&P Stock Picks and Pans
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- Standard & Poor's analyst STARS Stock Reports, in an exciting, new interactive format, as well as in PDF and HTML, on nearly 1,600 U.S. and over 300 non-U.S. companies
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- Changes in our analysts' STARS rankings
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- The most recent issue of Standard & Poor's The Outlook newsletter
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Tools and Education:
- Stock, fund and bond information, including advanced screeners, quotes, charts and news
- Educational articles and tutorials to help you better understand investing
- Google search engine capability across the site for easier access to the specific information you're seeking from The Outlook weekly newsletter, Stock Reports, Fund Reports and more
The Outlook Online Edition Access Choices
This table features the different levels of access to Standard & Poor's The Outlook.
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| S&P STARS Stock Reports INTERACTIVE (S&P analysts research on nearly 1,600 U.S. and over 300 non-U.S. firms, including buy/sell/hold S&P STARS opinions) |
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| S&P Fund Reports (Data and analysis, rankings and vital facts and figures on over 18,000 mutual funds) |
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| S&P Bond Reports (S&P rating and S&P ratings history, Credit Watch activity, issuer and issue profiles, etc.) |
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| S&P's The Outlook investment
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| S&P Learning Center (Educational articles and tutorials to help you better understand investing) |
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