The Ticker Nerd 20

Twenty growth stocks, picked by rules to beat the market.

Most sit outside the S&P 500 — names you almost certainly don’t already own, found by a model that scores 4,600 US stocks every trading day.

+31.5%in the last 12 monthsS&P 500 Equal Weight +19.9%

Simulated before 20 July 2026, live since. Backtested figures are hypothetical and were not traded.

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The record

Built to beat the market. Here is the record.

One amount, invested three ways at the start of 2020 — the Ticker Nerd 20 against the S&P 500 Equal Weight (its benchmark) and the S&P 500. The same rules have run since 2005; members see every trade.

As at 26 Aug 2026
Last 12 months

+31.5%

S&P 500 Equal Weight +19.9%

Year to date

+27.8%

S&P 500 Equal Weight +16.7%

Since 2005, annualised

+12.6%

S&P 500 Equal Weight +10.1%

2022, the worst recent year

−7.7%

S&P 500 Equal Weight −11.6%

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Value of 100 invested at the start · log scale

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From the ledger

The biggest recent wins, by name.

The largest gains among trades closed in the last two years — from a ledger of 502 closed trades in which every loss is published too.

IDCC
IDCCInterDigital, Inc.

+256%

May 2023Mar 2026 · 2.8 years

vs S&P 500 Equal Weight +52%

EAT
EATBrinker International, Inc.

+192%

Apr 2024Dec 2025 · 1.7 years

vs S&P 500 Equal Weight +16%

EME
EMEEMCOR Group, Inc.

+120%

Aug 2023May 2025 · 1.8 years

vs S&P 500 Equal Weight +24%

KLIC
KLICKulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.

+120%

Dec 2025May 2026 · 6 months

vs S&P 500 Equal Weight +10%

Simulated before 20 July 2026, live since. Backtested figures are hypothetical and were not traded.

What you get

The portfolio, the briefs, the rank, the ledger.

Four things, and no higher tier behind them. Every screen below is the real product, captured in August 2026.

  1. 1

    The portfolio

    The current twenty, with weight, return and holding period — and an email the moment any of it changes.

    The member Portfolio screen: twenty positions with weight, return and holding period, names blurred
    The current twenty, as members see them — blurred here, because the names are what you're paying for.

    Simulated before 20 July 2026, live since. Backtested figures are hypothetical and were not traded.

  2. 2

    A brief on every holding

    Named for Peter Lynch’s rule — know what you own. What the company does, what the evidence says, and the risks that matter, in plain English; one brief lands every Wednesday.

    The opening of the Know What You Own brief on Workiva: its rank, the verdict in plain English, and every factor score
    The opening of the real brief on Workiva, unblurred. Every holding gets this.
    The same brief's SWOT section: strengths and weaknesses drawn from Workiva's own filings
    Further down the same brief: the SWOT, every point carrying a number.
  3. 3

    The rank, with the holdings marked

    Sort the whole market by any factor and pull up any stock — with the one thing the free pages never show: which names the model owns.

    The member Rank screen: every factor score on every stock, sortable, with views for the investable universe and the holdings
    The Rank, sorted here by value — every factor score on every stock, with views for the investable 1,500 and the holdings.
  4. 4

    The record, trade by trade

    Every position the model has ever held, entry to exit. The losers are listed as plainly as the winners.

    The trade ledger with entry, exit, profit and benchmark columns; open positions blurred
    The trade ledger. Open positions are blurred; every closed trade is shown, losses included.

    Simulated before 20 July 2026, live since. Backtested figures are hypothetical and were not traded.

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The method

Your part takes ten minutes every four weeks.

  1. 1

    Read the twenty.

    Each holding has a brief: the story, the strengths and weaknesses, and the numbers behind them.

  2. 2

    Decide how you'll follow.

    Hold all twenty as the model does, or use the rank to swap out names where your view differs.

  3. 3

    Review with the model, every four weeks.

    When a holding changes, the email says what and the brief says why. The rest is your call.

Why these twenty

Established companies the crowd isn't watching.

Mostly outside the S&P 500
Companies a few billion dollars in size — large enough to trade easily, small enough that the index barely weights them. The crowd is watching other names.
A portfolio, because one moonshot is luck
A hot year carried by one or two names reads well and repeats badly. Twenty at equal weight means no single stock makes or breaks the record — and you can match the model any day without inheriting an outsized position.
Growth, checked by value and quality
Buying the fastest growers at any price has lost to the market for as long as researchers have measured it. Every holding here must also score on value and quality — growth at a reasonable price.
Aggressive on purpose
Twenty stocks swing harder than an index fund and will trail it in stretches. The target is a few points a year over full cycles, and the ledger shows every loss along the way.
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Who runs it

Run by a Goldman Sachs–trained trader, with his own money in it.

Aslam Ghouse

I’m Aslam Ghouse. Fourteen years as a systematic FX trader, nine of them at Goldman Sachs, and a CFA charterholder since 2015.

Trading by model was my day job. Ticker Nerd is the same discipline pointed at stocks.

The model does the choosing, and every trade it has made is published, the losers included.

My own money is in the same twenty stocks members see.

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The fit

Who it's for.

For you if
  • You already invest, and an index fund is the core of it.
  • You check your stocks most days — but no system decides what you do about it.
  • You want individual stocks beside the index core, without picking them off headlines.
  • You would rather see losses published than promises made.
Not for you if
  • You are chasing quick trades, price targets, or the one stock that will make you rich.
  • You are investing your first $1,000 — for most people an index fund is the better start.
  • You want to be told what to buy. That is advice, and nobody here gives it.
Plans

Two prices for the same product.

Both include everything:

  • The twenty holdings
  • The brief on each
  • The rank
  • The full trade ledger
  • An email whenever the portfolio changes
Monthly
$39
per month

Try it by the month; the refund window covers the first one in full.

Start monthly

30-day full refund, no questions asked.

Yearly
$199
per year — under $4 a week

More than half off the monthly rate — $199 a year instead of $468.

Start yearly

30-day full refund, no questions asked.

Cancel any time, in two clicks — nobody tries to talk you out of it.

Questions

What people ask before joining.

Should I just buy an index fund?

For most people an index fund is a fine answer, and nothing here argues otherwise. Membership is for investors who want to own individual stocks anyway, and would rather run that part of their money on published evidence than on headlines — knowing it costs volatility and patience through the stretches when the method lags.

Is this financial advice?

No. This is general information and educational content only, not financial advice. It's published for every reader alike and doesn't consider anyone's personal circumstances. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Advice about your own situation can only come from someone licensed to give it, who knows your circumstances.

Are these hot tips?

No. There are no price targets, no trade alerts and no predictions about where a share is heading. What you get is one systematic portfolio and the evidence behind each name in it. If you want a stock that triples this quarter, this will disappoint you.

Is there a free trial?

No. Every plan carries a 30-day full refund instead, which is the same protection without the friction.

How does billing work?

Stripe takes the payment and handles the renewal; we never see your card. A reminder email arrives a week before each renewal, and you can cancel any time — nobody tries to talk you out of it.

What stays free?

The stock pages and the Monday Market Radar, permanently. They do not get thinner to push you toward paying.

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Membership is the twenty names, an email whenever they change, the brief on each, the rank and the ledger.

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