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Most financial advisors say you can't predict the future. These experts claim you can't pick a market's top or bottom. And since you (or they) can't predict the future, they advise that you just leave your money with them for the long term. For most people, this is good advice. But for those who want to get rich, being ahead of the future is one of the best ways to amass wealth.
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Where are you are in your career? First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Retired
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Small employers complain about how difficult it is to find good employees. But there's one place that can be a terrific source of great workers -- the families and friends of your best employees. After all, current employees who have great work attitudes probably have brothers, sisters, and best pals with great work attitudes, too.
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Back in April, I wrote a column about avoiding foreclosure. If you're having trouble meeting your mortgage payments or know someone who is, please take a few minutes to read it. Unfortunately, with the millions of people now at risk of losing their homes, an entire industry of "scammers" has been created to take advantage of those facing foreclosure. If you're considering "foreclosure rescue," read on.
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At the core of every successful business, from a global giant to a corner store, are the same fundamentals of moneymaking: cash, margin, velocity, return, and growth. And at the core of every successful business leader is an intuitive understanding of the relationships among them.
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To say it's been a big week in terms of market movements is an understatement. For some investors, the holiday season may have lost a little shine with this recent sell-off. For traders, however, the volatility has brought some great opportunities. When you take a technical approach it's not so much the up and down that counts; it's making sure you are in the right spot or safely on the sidelines!
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Context is key. When some stocks become oversold, with significantly more traders looking to sell compared to those eager to buy, those stocks are often headed lower. These are stocks that have broken down, that are trading below their 200-day moving average and that are better left alone--or sold short--than bought on a bet. For these stocks, while "completely black" would probably be an exaggeration, it would also be a mistake to make a habit of buying these broken down names.
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PowerRatings make it easy for investors to stay out of the bad areas, the industries that are likely to underperform both the market and the average industry going forward. By looking to see which industries have low, "in the red" PowerRatings of 1, 2, or 3 -- and rarely if ever buying stocks from those low-rated industry groups -- investors can save themselves from both a great deal of grief and a poorly performing portfolio.
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Just when you thought Bob Rodriguez couldn't get any gloomier, the highly regarded value investor has become even more downbeat. Rodriguez, the hugely successful manager of FPA Capital (NASDAQ:FPPTX - News) and FPA New Income (NASDAQ:FPNIX - News), recently announced he put a halt to purchases of stocks and high-yield bonds at both portfolios on Dec. 14. His decision is a reaction to the subprime mortgage-induced credit crunch, which he expects to worsen in coming months. Rodriguez says he'll review his actions weekly, but he doesn't anticipate any change in course until February or March 2008.
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IBD's Earnings Stability Rating lets you see at a glance how steady a company's earnings have been. It assigns a rating from 1 to 99 to companies based on the consistency of their earnings, with 1 being the most stable and 99 the least stable.
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