In the April 2012 issue of the Investor Advisory Service we recommended Cummins Inc. (Ticker: CMI), a maker of vehicle engines and related components. This large company had revenues in 2011 of $18.0 billion. How have the company and its stock performed in the year since it was presented to IAS subscribers?

In the March 2, 2013 edition of The Wall Street Journal, Mark Hulbert, editor of the Hulbert Financial Digest, touted Investor Advisory Service as one of a limited number of stock-analysis services that provide valuable guidance on stocks that perform well in both bull and bear markets.

An IAS subscriber recently wrote to ask, “Should I sell a stock in your portfolio when it is no longer below your suggested buy price? Or should I wait till you discontinue coverage on it?”

“The Great Rotation” refers to the eventual shift of investor money out of bonds and into stocks. The concept is that eventually investors’ preference for safety at any cost will give way to greater confidence in the future and a desire to start making money again. Many subscribers might find it hard to believe that there are many Americans willing to accept a return of -1.25% per year after five years by putting their money into a five-year CD paying 1%. The negative return comes from taxes on the paltry interest and an estimated inflation rate of 2% per year. Even worse, the inflation-adjusted, after-tax return on ten-year Treasuries was -1% last summer. The demand for safety was that high.

The February 2013 issue of the Investor Advisory Service is now available online for subscribers. To access the issue, please visit the Subscribers area of www.investoradvisoryservice.com. Print subscribers should expect to receive their issues by U.S. Mail within five business days.

Investor Advisory Service Editor-in-Chief Douglas Gerlach will be presenting at the World Money Show in Orlando, FL, January 30-February 2, 2013. We'd love to see you there!

For the fourth year in a row, the Investor Advisory Service has been named to the Hulbert Financial Digest's prestigious Investment Newsletter Honor Roll.

An Investor Advisory Service subscriber wrote to us recently wondering why the "buy up to" prices of stocks changed from month to month. Here is the answer from our analyst team.

IAS subscriber Lynn Brown wrote to ask about our definition of "organic growth" and how we consider same-store sales in evaluating companies. Here is analyst Scott Horsburgh's response.

All Investor Advisory Service subscribers should be aware of a few changes in the publication schedule for the remainder of 2012.

In the September 2011 issue of the Investor Advisory Service we recommended eBay, the well-known online auction and e-commerce site. This large company had revenues in 2010 of $9.1 billion, and had grown earnings per share at an annualized rate of more than 31% since 2002. How have the company and its stock performed in the year since that time?

The October 2012 issue of the Investor Advisory Service is now available online for subscribers. To access the issue, please visit www.investoradvisoryservice.com. Print subscribers should expect to receive their issues by U.S. Mail within three business days.

Investor Advisory Service Editor-in-Chief Doug Gerlach recently did a Skype interview with WallStreetWeek.com to discuss the IAS's award-winning performance and some current stock ideas.