Earnings are Overrated
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Looking beyond the market's favorite metric.
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Think you don't have time to make serious money in the market? Think again.
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Earnings can deceive, and James Early explains how.
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You won't get great performance unless you invest in great companies.
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Sales were lower than expected, and the quality of earnings is in question.
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James Early shows how earnings can deceive.
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Comment is free: Deborah Hargreaves: Reward for performance is one thing. But today's executive pay is farcically overblown.
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Read this before you pay anyone for stock tips.
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Some think the market's travail is a short-term correction. They are kidding themselves. Hide in T bills until it's safe.
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A low P/S ratio can point to undervalued companies.
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If the company doesn't surpass expectations, don't expect to make any money.
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In a new blog entry, Richard Thomas shares some of his opinions on a problem he's noticed in the area of IT with companies not realizing one thing - the cost of living differences.   So you got companies like Yahoo, PriceGrabber, IBM and others trying to hire and at some points almost begging for people to apply they are sure to have something to offer right? Move to the silicon valley and if your a good programmer you can make $65-90K a year easy so it makes sense doesn't it?   In his opinion this is one of the major barriers that faces companies - not being able to attract developers with offers that make sense for the area. They flash large numbers at them, hoping that they'll accept only to find that they can't live quite how they expect.
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Why this familiar financial rule-of-thumb falls very, very short.
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If a company doesn't tell you exactly how it'll make money, stay away.
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You can achieve outsized profits. Just follow the lead of smart investors.
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Don't let company earnings deceive you.
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The hotelier's strong quarter isn't enough to please investors.