what is a hulbert rating 
a hulbert rating is a score that tracks the performance of an investment newsletter over time investment newsletters are paid subscriptions that can offer investors a variety of market related information such as trading strategies stock recommendations and economic commentary some newsletters focus on specific industries or types of trading such as options trading investing in utilities precious metals investing or cryptocurrency investing hulbert ratings llc assigns hulbert ratings and encourages investors to judge a newsletter by its long term performance adjusted for risk 