DC Econometrics May 15, 1995 1001-A E. Harmony #349 Fort Collins, CO 80525 ECON 2.0: Stock Market Forecasting Econometric models of S&P 500, T Bond and T Bill interest rates, inflation, and gold. Enter 9 numbers monthly to get statistically optimized forecasts for 3, 6, and 12 months ahead. Asset Allocation lists four optimal portfolios low to high risk; plus futures and options. 39% per year is possible. Menus, help, & graphs. DOS 3.3 up, 640K memory, hard disk needed. $49.95 shareware for IBM-PC ECON v2.0, Stock Market Forecasting: (longer description) ECON predicts the S&P 500, T Bond and T Bill interest rates, Gold prices, Zero coupon Bonds, and inflation. All are forecast 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months ahead. An Asset Allocation routine lists optimal portfolios. Choose from minimum risk, conservative, aggressive, maximum return, or futures and options. ECON's maximum return portfolio shows a 39% per year return from 1971 to 1993, turning $1,000 into $2 million. The econometric models in ECON were derived by multiple linear regression to 30 years of data 1963 to 1993. In tests the program predicted all major bull and bear markets from 1963 including the 1982 and 1991 bull markets, the crash of '87, and the drop in interest rates and inflation seen in 1991-1992. Pull-down menus, context-sensitive help, and text-mode graphics make ECON fun and easy to use. Requires 640K memory, DOS 3.3 or above, and a hard disk or a high density floppy. Color screen and mouse are recommended. $49.95 shareware. Suggested Keywords: STOCK BOND GOLD FORECAST PREDICT TECHNICAL ANALYSIS ECON MARKET INFLATION