Investor Uprising IU25 Index Hits New High: Up 12% In 2012

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Investor Uprising, the individual investor's no-nonsense resource for global business trends and investment ideas, today announced that the IU25 Index of 25 companies with strong fundamentals is up 12% to date in 2012, outperforming the S&P 500 index in its two-month long rally.

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"Fundamentally strong companies are participating in this stock-market rally and we see the out-performance of the IU25 as proof that companies with good fundamentals make the best long-term investments," said R. Scott Raynovich, Editor In Chief of Investor Uprising, the creator of the index.

IU25 index companies are selected on the basis of strict, value-based financial criteria. For example, shares are only selected if the price/earnings (P/E) ratio is below or at least equal to the growth rate of the company.

A historical summary of major events in the history of the IU25 Index can be reviewed in Raynovich's overview "A Guide to Value: What's in the IU25 Index."  Companies with outstanding performance in the index over the last 10 months include Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), which is up nearly 40% since it was selected, Gilead Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD), up 37%, and Celgene Inc. (Nasdaq: CELG), up 30%.

Investor Uprising regularly produces FREE, original, in-depth reports aimed at informing the self-directed investor.  To register for the complimentary reports and to participate in topical conversations with our expert bloggers, visit Investor Uprising at http://www.investoruprising.com/register.asp.

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Media Contacts: R. Scott RaynovichEditor in Chief, Investor Uprising(406) 582-5886 direct(406) 599-7873 mobile [e-mail]

Noreen Seebacher Community Editor, Investor Uprising(201) 360-6773 [e-mail]

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