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Build a Profitable Portfolio.
Through turbulent times, the most successful investors have a plan to follow. But if you don’t have a solid investing plan, is it too late to make one? Are you doomed to poor performance?
Throughout the market downturn, you’ve seen lots of advice. You know you shouldn’t panic. If you’re investing for the long term, don’t dump all your stocks at the lows. The assumption we’ve
Turn $1000 to $1 Million.
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Credit Rating Fiasco.
There’s plenty of blame to go around for the ongoing credit crisis, and a House panel investigating the meltdown Wednesday cast much of it on credit ratings agencies like Standard & Poor’s for giving good-as-gold ratings to securities backed by subprime mortgage loans.
Internal company documents revealed by a House investigative panel show that company executives were well aware that there was little basis for giving AAA ratings to thousands of increasingly complex mortgage-related securities but that the companies often vouched for them anyway…
Managing Inventory for Profitability
You don’t have to pay an arm and a leg to gain control of stock levels, pricing and cash flow. Any business that manages inventory lives and dies by stock levels. Knowing how much is on hand is important and…
Outgrowing Your Bank
When your business growth exceeds your loan limit, it may be time to find a bigger lender. If so, take the time to explore all your options. At a previous job, I remember looking through customer files and stumbling upon…
