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The top 10 Magic Formula® stocks ranked by dividend yield, lowest price-to-sales ratio, and lowest price-to-book ratios. All of these metrics have been proven to outperform the market at large.

The good old days of tremendous profitability and returns on invested capital far in excess of other sectors are likely gone for the for-profit education sector. The recent economic downturn, while initially bolstering enrollments, have coupled with stringent new government regulations that will squeeze margins of the sector and has eroded the economic moat for many stocks in the sector.

Joseph Piotroski's 9-point scoring system has proven a successful way to find value stocks that beat the market. Can we combine his method with the "good company at cheap price" precepts of Magic Formula Investing (MFI) to find potential winners? In this article, we take a look at MFI stocks with 8 or 9 Piotroski scores.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

With the debt ceiling deal passed and now Washington is tasked with finding $2.4 trillion in spending cuts. Which Magic Formula stocks could be in the crosshairs?

Magic Formula Investing is not only good for finding oversold stocks, but also oversold investment sectors. Here is a look at 3 sectors that are currently heavily represented in MFI. Are they a good fit for your portfolio?

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Strayer is one of the best operators in the beleaguered for-profit education industry. How does this company stack up against the half-dozen competitors that also are screened by Magic Formula Investing?

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Gainful employment rules recently proposed by the Department of Education are intended to weed out the poor actors in for-profit education. But the DoE's own data suggests they will just limit educational opportunities for low-income students.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.

Magic Formula Investing is a great way to find good investment sectors along with attractively priced stocks of high-quality companies.

Weekly roundup of stocks moving in and out of Joel Greenblatt's Magic Formula Investing screens.