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... them into a short, snappy statement of no more than 10 or 15 words that describes who you are and what you stand for That’s a lot to ask of a dozen or so words, but it can be done Your BIS should ... identity for you is an inside job In other words, you shouldn’t conjure up an image you feel would be cool and then mold yourself into that identity The brand you create should be based on who you ... identity for you What follows are a series of questions and selfevaluation exercises to help you uncover your ideal brand image Even if you feel you already know who you are and what you stand for,...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 12:20

... quality of rapport you establish More and more it comes down to three things: 1) your presence, i.e., what you look like and how you move; 2) your attitude, i.e., what you say, how you say it and ... important as surface attraction, if not more so For example, what sort of environment the two of you create? How spontaneous are you? How strong is your need for conversation? What about your ... Likability Works I f people like you, they feel natural and comfortable around you They will give you their attention and happily open up for you Likability has something to with how you look but...

Ngày tải lên: 04/03/2014, 11:52

... favor of their brother-in-law or someone they already have a relationship with or whom they have dealt with before It is completely normal for a buyer to favor a vendor or supplier they know, like, ... promotions, or for use in corporate training programs For more information, please write to the Director of Special Sales, Professional Publishing, McGraw-Hill, Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121-2298 Or ... prepare for an upcoming meeting or telephone call You will probably agree that this kind of information would be very valuable to know before you try to get an executive on the phone, or before you...

Ngày tải lên: 12/03/2014, 14:27

... characterized by rumor, false assumptions, and decision-making based on poor information or even on no real information at all As an investor, you want to be reassured with numerical information You are ... theory Also, thanks to Dave Pugh, editor at John Wiley & Sons, for the feedback and expertise and for supporting this project xv J.K LASSER’S ™ BUY, SELL, OR HOLD: MANAGE YOUR PORTFOLIO FOR MAXIMUM ... bargain price or a premium If you already own shares of the stock, current price is important to the extent that it tells you whether your stock is worth more or less than it was when you bought...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 22:20

... has created a world in which your success is never quite enough You have to more and be better than your neighbor and as soon as you re better than one neighbor, you start comparing yourself to ... sync the two up This is what you re doing to yourself right now – you think you re going to fail, so you work towards failure You re shooting yourself in the leg before a marathon without realizing ... positive images Make yourself look more powerful, stronger, more confident, more sure of yourself You may only make a few small changes, but create an image of yourself in your mind that accentuates...

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 23:20

... characterized by rumor, false assumptions, and decision-making based on poor information or even on no real information at all As an investor, you want to be reassured with numerical information You are ... theory Also, thanks to Dave Pugh, editor at John Wiley & Sons, for the feedback and expertise and for supporting this project xv J.K LASSER’S ™ BUY, SELL, OR HOLD: MANAGE YOUR PORTFOLIO FOR MAXIMUM ... bargain price or a premium If you already own shares of the stock, current price is important to the extent that it tells you whether your stock is worth more or less than it was when you bought...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... stocks in your portfolio Professional advice is worth seeking and following only if you believe that someone else has the insight to know more than you about these basic decisions Unfortunately, ... misunderstand how corporate profits come about It’s not a matter of ignorance; it is, however, a mistake to think that corporate management takes the same approach as investors From the corporate point ... fallacy and inaccurate or meaningless reporting So, to be truly well informed, it is also necessary that you learn to ignore the popular technical indicators The DJIA and daily reports of winning and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... indicators serve you well? This topic can and should be the important question and distinction that you apply in the development of your program As you manage your portfolio, how can you apply ... whose stock you might buy in the future or just monitoring stocks in your portfolio, we have to assume that the starting point involved some form of similarity If you have identified your personal ... for analysis of your stocks, whether you are thinking of buying shares or you currently own shares and you need to know whether to buy more or to sell what you have While a change in volatility...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... selfdisciplined investor means you know yourself, you have defined what works for you, and you follow your own rules To begin defining what works, it is first necessary to consider and quantify for each investment ... power Thus, as you grow, you are likely to become more conservative in your investment approach—which in turn translates into a more restrictive risk profile for yourself Another factor affecting ... portfolio, at least for part of your capital You need to ensure that you are beating the combined effect of inflation and taxes or at least meeting a standard you have set for yourself Beating the...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... the holdings in your portfolio to see whether your stocks are a good match for your risk profile? If you are married, have you compared notes with your spouse to see whether you both have the ... stock You probably worried that your stock would fall right after you bought it and you would lose all of your money, that you would accidentally buy 1,000 shares instead of 100, or that you would ... it domestic or international? Is the corporation or sector primarily involved with a workforce that is unionized, and if so, what are the effects of worker strikes? Each product or service is...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... shares for only a few months, you will pay tax on short-term gains—meaning no tax break like you would get by holding shares for one year or more The decision to sell shares contradicts your goals ... APPROACH Knowing which corporate liquidity tests to apply is the cornerstone for monitoring stocks in your portfolio As an overall observation, you expect ratios to maintain or improve over time ... greatest risk for those with good credit The better your credit, the more lines of credit you can obtain and the greater the potential for danger The risk in its worst form is that your portfolio can...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... investor, you will need to determine whether you want to move your capital to the greater growth potential areas or protect your capital in its appreciated form by keeping it in stock of the more ... the very near future If you are wrong, you will lose; if you are right, you make bigger profits by leveraging than you would by only buying what you could afford to pay for at the time of purchase ... lower than its prior range If you follow the fundamentals for the corporation, then you probably already know the causes of such breakouts Permanent changes in trading range for stable companies...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... point, you would not be able to afford to borrow on margin unless you could cover yourself in the event of a margin call That risk alone is not worth exposure for the majority of investors For example, ... to rely on outside information to ensure that you are getting good information You need to look at the numbers for yourself For example, if you read that a particular corporation’s earnings rose ... return as reported by the corporation A second way that investors can confuse corporate reports with investment performance has to with the profit study itself When a corporation reports that profits...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... of money works for you or against you, depending upon whether you are investing or borrowing As an investor, you benefit from the compounding effect, but as a borrower, your cost of borrowing ... indefinitely, so part of your portfolio management task should be to continually compare and evaluate companies whose stock you own with its competitors For investors with a shorter-term orientation, the ... can never time your decisions so precisely Rather, it is the overall return that you earn on your portfolio by setting goals that signal buy or sell decisions— without allowing yourself to break...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... general rule, the majority opinion of the market is wrong more than it is right; in that regard, you are more likely to succeed in your investment endeavors when you think for yourself Notes A “60 ... save you from making an illadvised decision 235 236 PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FOR INVESTORS A Question of Need Like every investor, you need to ask yourself how much help you need Certainly, if your ... closely-held corporation and decisions have to be made concerning changes from a C Corporation to a S Corporation, for example, you might have several questions about liability exposure If you own...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21

... to organize your under- standing of-and thus your ability to better manage-opportunities three through ten in your pipeline Tools make you more effective and thus more efficient Using tools like ... want your customer to trust you, or to take a risk with you, please remember that Your customer can only trust you to the degree to which they believe you respect them If they don't think you ... fosters more repeat business and word-of-mouth advertising Likewise, reducing inventories frees up capital for reinvestment, but it also reduces inventory carrying costs and reduces storage space...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:21