Cookin' Up Profits On Wall Street

Young stockbrokers, lording it on Wall Street like one of novelist Tom Wolfe's "Masters of the Universe," must feel a bit less superhuman when they glance towards the dinky little burg of Beardstown, IL (pop. 6,000). Here, an investment group comprised of 16 mostly senior ladies have posted an average return of 23 % on their investments over the past six years-a record that has left most big city analysts in the dust. Cookin' Up Profits on Wall Street, a winning concoction of documentary and how-to, introduces viewers to the amazing Beardstown Ladies, and passes on some of their best recipes for success in the stock market game. The women explain how to determine your financial goals, how to set-up an investment club, and how to look for good, long-term growth stocks. If you "do your homework" and "use common sense" saith the ladies, in no time flat you'll be deciphering the price to earning ratio, assessing the beta factor, and determining the upside and downside potentials of a given stock. "Safety, liquidity, and growth." are the ladies' bywords, and they make it seem as easy as baking apple pie. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice. [Note: the program is also being sold to consumers for $29.95.] (Available from: Central Picture, 2222 W. Diversey #310, Chicago, IL 60647; (800) 359-EARN.)