Don't Overpay for a House, Even in Today's MarketThe current low-interest rate environment is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to lock in a cheap 30-year mortgage on your home. If you refinance the balance of your current mortgage, you've won. If you refinance, and max out on your equity, you're probably hurting yourself. You might say that by refinancing the equity in your home, you're just cashing in on your home's rise in value. Well, not exactly. [More] | Cash Flow, Profits And The Cash Conversion CycleWhy is this cycle important? Because it represents the number of days a firm's cash remains tied up within the operations of the business. It is also a powerful tool for assessing how well a company is managing its working capital. The lower the cash conversion cycle, the more healthy a company generally is. If you compare the results of the cycle over time and see a rising trend it is often a warning sign that the business may be facing a cash flow crunch. [More] | How to pay less and get more: Discount broker vs professionalThe net result was that he would receive the benefit of my experience-which he already trusted based on my track record of pulling clients out of the market in October 2000-and it would cost him no more, and likely less, than his discount brokerage account. Needless to say, John was very relieved. In essence, he traded broker garbage fees for professional management at no additional cost to him. [More] |
Changes to Insurance Plans Are Coming
Insurance can be one of the most expensive and scary things we spend our money on. Keeping up with the rules of the game is important. In this article, I share some information with you on what is changing for me, so you know about potential trends AND have some advance notice in case it [...].
Management Shake-Up for Sharper Image
Specialty electronics retailer Sharper Image (SHRP) is in the news today; the firm said its chairman and chief executive officer, Richard Thalheimer, would vacate his post amid slumping sales numbers...(Cramer\’s Mad Money Stocks 09/15/06
Here\’s the list of stocks from Cramer\’s Mad Money Show for Friday, September 15, 2006.
Thumbs up for these stocks………..
SHOO $38.27, MET $56.00, ALL $60.12, AIG $65.72, CAL $29.39, HPQ $36.18, PTR $107.35, BEAS $14.61, AKAM $47.18, RAD $4.76, CVS $34.74, WAG $49.96, LDG $47.68, BR.
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