Test of Some Motley Fool Public Stock Picks

A reader asked: “I am wondering how come you have not rated Motley Fool guys. Any insight?” To augment the test of Motley Fool public stock picks in “‘Buy These Stocks for 2019’ Forward Test”, we look at two more lists of stock picks: “10 Top Stocks That Will Make You Richer in 2021” with publication date 1/5/2021; and, “7 Stocks That Could Make You Richer in 2022” with publication date 1/5/2022. We calculate total (dividend-reinvested) returns for stocks in the first list during 1/5/2021 through 12/31/2021 and for stocks in the second list during 1/5/2022 through 11/11/2022. We compare average returns for these lists to returns for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) over matched sample periods. Using dividend-adjusted closing prices for SPY and each of the stocks in the two lists on the specified beginning and end dates, we find that: (more…)