Tag: insight
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October 12, 2016
www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/08/secrets-success-company-stock.asp Some companies are just better than others. It could be name recognition, innovation, market share or any number of other attributes that makes a good company stand out from the herd. The important thing for an investor is being able to spot the eventual winners before they become household names. So, what is it […]
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September 28, 2016
http://www.inc.com/quora/3-simple-habits-that-will-make-you-insanely-productive.html Mikael Cho founder of Crew: “I’m the CEO of two startups. One was a happy accident that became one of the fastest growing photography websites. The other has yearly revenues in the millions and has grown an average of 300 percent year-over-year. To work on these fast-growing companies while enjoying other parts of my […]
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September 21, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-21/tiger-cub-citrone-sees-market-in-biggest-correction-since-2008 Robert Citrone, the Tiger cub who now runs one of the best-known macro hedge funds, is warning investors that the market moment they’ve been anticipating is at hand. “We believe we are in the midst of the market correction we have been expecting,” Citrone, founder of Discovery Capital Management, told investors in an e-mail […]
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September 14, 2016
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fa-profession/090816/cash-value-vs-surrender-value-what-difference.asp If you read the contract for your annuity or permanent life insurance policy, you will encounter insurance industry terms that sound similar but mean very different things. This is the case with terms such as face value, cash value, cash surrender value, surrender cost and account value. The differences between these concepts are sometimes […]
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September 7, 2016
https://www.quora.com/How-can-people-pull-themselves-out-of-significant-financial-debt First I would suggest working on a budget. A zero-based budget allows you to clarify your personal financial (and life) priorities to make sure your money is going to the items that are most important to you. I personally recommend even finding a budget format that works for you. The point is to know […]
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August 31, 2016
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/19/marcus-lemonis-reveals-the-best-advice-he-ever-got.html For Marcus Lemonis, the star of CNBC’s “The Profit,” a handshake is much more than a polite greeting. “The best advice that I was ever given was about shaking hands and making a deal,” the self-made millionaire and serial entrepreneur tells CNBC. Marcus learned this advice from his Mom. “She said: ‘When you shake […]
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August 24, 2016
www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/5-signs-youre-going-to-fail-as-a-leader.html The best leaders I have witnessed over the years are committed to understanding how to meet the needs of employees from every generation. Have you noticed how drastically different a Millennial needs to be led versus, say, a baby boomer? I have also noticed that the best leaders have a keen sense of the […]
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August 17, 2016
http://www.investopedia.com/news/whats-value-blue-lobster/ Imagine heading out for a day’s work and returning with a gem that stuns fishermen across the nation? That’s exactly what happened to Wayne Nickerson, a commercial lobsterman from Massachusetts, when he caught a very rare lobster this week. A two-pound blue lobster to be exact. If you’ve watched the show Deadliest Catch, then […]
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August 10, 2016
http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/08/04/3-dividend-aristocrats-to-buy-in-august.aspx A decades-long history of annual dividend increases is a good indicator of a high quality company. That kind of consistency often comes at premium: Many “dividend aristocrats” trade for lofty valuations. Some do stand out as great deals, though — and three of our Foolish contributors are happy to share a few of them […]
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August 3, 2016
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/072916/top-10-wall-street-movies.asp After last week’s brief reference to movies, I decided to include this article. It’s a good mix of movies that have some reference to Wall Street. From classic Wall Street to the more recent The Big Short, these are the top movies that portray Wall Street, the markets and finance. In order to have […]
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