No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolio's ReturnsThese have become the mantra in the post dot-com era. Stocks, bonds, and cash typically form the major asset classes for constructing portfolios of no load mutual funds. Lot of emphasis rightly gets placed on the percentage of assets allocated to no load mutual funds of different asset classes. However, the division of assets within a particular class does not nearly get the attention it should. [More] | Cash Flow, Profits And The Cash Conversion CycleCalculating cash flow is one of the most important tasks of the business owner. Revenue and expenses are rarely constant in a business and cash requirements need to be planned for shortfalls, seasonal factors or one time large payments. At the end of the day, a company that cannot pay its bills is bankrupt. Unfortunately, while many business owners concentrate solely on their revenues and expenses to manage their cash flow, it's usually poor management of the cash conversion cycle that so often leads to a cash crunch in the business. [More] | 8 Penny Stocks to AvoidGuaranteed Performance - If a stock is guaranteed to go up, it will almost always go down. Nothing is ever certain, especially on the stock market. When someone guarantees certain performance out of a stock, they may be a promoter, naive investor, self-serving broker, or have heard the guarantee from another source. In any case, don't believe them. Instead check into the company yourself and if you feel it is a good investment, you may want to proceed. [More] |
Navigating the Consolidation Frenzy
For most ex-college students, student loans are a fact of life. Personally, I graduated with the joy of knowing that I had 3 student loans. Together they totaled close to 35,000 dollars. Monthly, I was spending close to 300 monthly on my loans and opted for a graduated plan when I consolidated at 5.5% about [...].
Credit Suisse Loses Confidence in Retailers
Shortly after the opening bell, brokerage firm Credit Suisse offered some opinions on the retailing sector, and the reviews were not positive...(Read More).
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