NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning Investor Advisory Service newsletter, will present the publication's top stock ideas and market outlook for 2012, and its top 2011 performers. Gerlach will also review the Investor Advisory Service's methodologies that enable it to achieve long-term investing success for subscribers.

DATE: January 12, 2012
TIME: 5:00 PM EST
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The Investor Advisory Service (IAS)_was recently named to the Investment Newsletter Honor Roll of the Hulbert Financial Digest in its third consecutive year of eligibility. In 2012, the IAS was one of just nine equity and mutual fund newsletters to receive this prestigious accolade. Of the 2012 Honor Roll picks, IAS had the largest annualized gain, averaging a return of 11.4% annually since 1998, handily outpacing the broader market averages as well.

Investor Advisory Service "Top 2011 Performers"
The following stocks represent the Investor Advisory Service top performers for the 2011:


    Company Name          Sym 12/15/2010 Price 12/14/2011 Price Return
    Intuitive Surgical    ISRG                 256.26           423.52 65.3%
    True Religion Apparel TRLG                  21.89            33.33 52.3%
    Tractor Supply        TSCO                  47.53            70.65 48.6%
    Perrigo               PRGO                  66.29            95.83 44.6%
    Shire                 SHPGY                 71.03            97.90 37.8%
    Visa                  V                     74.00            96.36 30.2%
    O'Reilly Automotive   ORLY                  61.13            78.58 28.5%
    Panera Bread          PNRA                 104.35           131.53 26.0%
    Neustar               NSR                   26.27            33.09 26.0%
    LKQ Corp.             LKQX                  22.85            28.19 23.4%
    Jos A Bank Clothiers  JOSB                  40.04            48.86 22.0%
    Apple                 AAPL                 320.36           380.19 18.7%
    Deckers Outdoor       DECK                  81.78            95.59 16.9%
    Fossil                FOSL                  71.36            81.53 14.3%
    Thoratec              THOR                  26.01            29.59 13.8%

Douglas Gerlach, Editor-in-Chief of the Investor Advisory Service, is also president of ICLUBcentral Inc, publisher of IAS. ICLUBcentral, which has helped hundreds of thousands of people get started on the road to financial freedom, is the market leader in programs and websites for investment club accounting and fundamental stock analysis and screening. Its products include myICLUB.com for investment club accounting, Toolkit 6 software for fundamental stock analysis and the StockCentral.com investment tools website.

Doug is the author of several books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Investing, The Armchair Millionaire, Investment Clubs for Dummies, and The BetterInvesting Guide to Computerized Investing and the Internet. His latest book, published in 2010, is The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Direct Stock Investing. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Investor Advisory Service, ICLUBcentral's award-winning, market-beating investing newsletter.

This will be a live, interactive online event in which investors are invited to ask questions in real time -- both in the presentation hall as well as at the "virtual trade booth." If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an on-demand archive will be available for 90 days.

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About ICLUBcentral:

Since its inception in 1973, the Investor Advisory Service has provided investors with highly focused stock picks selected by the Chartered Financial Analysts of Seger-Elvekrog. Available in both print and online versions, every issue of IAS highlights three recommended stocks and tracks a universe of approximately 80 prior recommendations. Since Aug. 31, 1998, IAS has provided investors with an annualized 11.4% annual return, easily exceeding the 4.6% annual return of the Wilshire 5000. For more information, or a free investing newsletter sample, visit www.investoradvisoryservice.com.

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SOURCE ICLUBcentral