He said regular reviews would ensure the formula remained appropriate and a "cash underpin" would protect against Crown Estate profit "dips".

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The behind-the-screen formula is tweaked on a regular basis, to account for new evidence.

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His firm offers two types of accounts, he said: One simply takes the top-ranked Magic Formula stocks and invests in them, buying and selling at regular intervals.

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