Dorothy lived in a small, single room house in Kansas, surrounded by a sea of grass. She dreamed of living in a better place, "somewhere over the rainbow." One day she and her dog, Toto, were whisked away, house and all, by a tornado that deposited them in another land called Oz. Although the Land of Oz was very beautiful and the people, the Munchkins, were very nice, she wanted to go back home. She was advised to follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City to ask the Wizard of Oz for help.

As she walked along the yellow brick road, Dorothy was joined by a Scarecrow who wanted a brain, a Tin Man who wanted a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wanted courage, all of whom hoped the Wizard would grant their wishes. Using traits they thought they lacked, these unlikely heroes overcame numerous obstacles in their quest to see the Wizard.

Upon meeting the Wizard, the Scarecrow received a head full of bran, pins and needles, the Tin Man a stuffed heart and the Cowardly Lion a potion of courage. Because of their faith in the power of the Wizard, these otherwise useless items happily served their owner's purpose. Dorothy was promised to be escorted back to Kansas by the Wizard who failed to do so. After overcoming a myriad of additional challenges, she ultimately returned to Kansas by virtue of her silver slippers. Upon arriving in Kansas, she realized that there's no place like home.

All of us, young or old, can relate to Dorothy and her friends. We all have dreams and aspirations. As investors, we dream of making money in the stock market and we aspire to achieve financial freedom. But we need a way to get there. We need a plan, a path, a yellow brick road, if you will.

We believe we have created such a road at VectorVest. It is based upon a foundation of fundamental parameters and technical indicators. Its bricks are made of strategies, tools and techniques and its road signs are given by the Color Guard, Market Timing System and VectorVest Views. The VectorVest "Yellow Brick Road" is a trading system which allows investors to make money in both up and down markets. It is easy to use, does not demand a lot of time and can be done at night when the market is closed.

The "Yellow Brick Road" uses two strategies, "Easy Does It - C/Up," for going long on Confirmed Up signals and "Easy Does It - C/Dn," for selling short, if one wishes, on Confirmed Dn signals. The first strategy was presented as last week's "Strategy of the Week." It produced a gain of 190.04% from March 21, 2003 to September 26, 2008. The second strategy, "Easy Does It - C/Dn" will be presented this week. You will see how it turns a brutal year, such as we are now having, into a money maker.

In addition to the wonderful results the "Yellow Brick Road" has produced, it is explicit in telling you what to do when. But to travel this road successfully, you must have character. You must have Dorothy's determination to reach your goal, the Scarecrow's brains to do things according to plan, the Tin Man's heart to control your emotions and the Cowardly Lion's courage to stick to the system.

No system is perfect, but after more than 20 years in business, I believe this is the best trading system VectorVest has ever produced for the average investor. If you don't believe me, see if you can develop a better one. If you can---then use it. You'll get rich! As for me, I believe the best path to Financial Freedom is The Yellow Brick Road.