Value Line

Article summary

Value Line, Inc. is a publicly traded investment research and financial publishing firm based in New York City. Founded in 1931 by Arnold Bernhard, Value Line is best known for publishing The Value Line Investment Survey, a stock analysis newsletter that tracks approximately 1,700 publicly traded stocks.

Key claims

1. date of death: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1931 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1973 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1931". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1973". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359613562