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News to Use - October 6th, 2004
http://www.investopedia.com
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Table of Contents:
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1. Term of the Week: Just In Time - JIT
2. Feature: Market Breadth: A Directory of Internal Indicators
3. Stocks: Great Expectations: Forecasting Sales Growth
4. Active Trading: Taking a Trip to Trader Town - Exploring the Trader's
Chatroom
6. Recently Updated Terms
7. Test Your Investing Knowledge
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Term of the Week: Just In Time - JIT
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A production strategy companies employ to increase efficiency
and decrease waste by producing goods only as they are ordered
or needed.
Investopedia Says:
Just-in-time production can be illustrated by comparing two kinds
of fast food restaurants. Some chains will prepare lots of burgers
and hope that they sell, while others will make the burger only
after you've ordered it. The latter is using a just-in-time method
of production.
It's important to note that, in the restaurant business, the quality
and freshness (i.e. the desirability) of the product is related
to the amount of time that the burger has been on the shelf. For
other industries such as automotive and furniture, this JIT implication
is not as important because a couch or a car that's been on the
"shelf" for one month is just as good as one that has been newly
created.
For related terms and articles, go to:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/jit.asp
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Special Feature: Market Breadth: A Directory of Internal
Indicators
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In this monthly feature you will discover the indicators that
measure the force of the bulls and bears, telling you what a
simple price chart cannot. This week we explore the indicator
that measures traders' participation: volume.
Read this feature at:
http://www.investopedia.com/university/marketbreadth/
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Stocks: Great Expectations: Forecasting Sales Growth
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Predicting a company's top line growth is arguably the most
important part of determining its stock growth. Unfortunately,
unless you are a company insider with accurate order and shipment
data, it's awfully difficult to know precisely how many products
a company will sell in, say, the next five years. But by working
through a few key questions, investors can improve the accuracy
of their guesswork: How quickly is the market for the company's
products growing? What is the company's share of the market? Is
the company likely to win or lose market share?
Read this feature at:
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/04/100604.asp
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Active Trading: Taking a Trip to Trader Town: Exploring the
Trader's Chatroom
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While it might seem like high-tech fun to the casual observer,
trading is a lonely ordeal. Not only does the professional trader
need to have extreme discipline, experience, and an attitude
that doesn't dwell on the money but sees trading as a game; he
or she must also spend at least six hours a day in isolation with
only the sound of whirring computers punctuated by the occasional
audible signal. However, thanks to the development of the online
trader's chatroom, trading in seclusion may no longer be a necessary
ingredient for success. Here we look at how the trader's online
chatroom not only connects traders but also can help their efficiency
and profitability.
Read this feature at:
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/04/100604.asp
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Recently Updated Terms
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Equity Multiplier
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Margin
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/margin.asp
Perpetuity
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/perpetuity.asp
Sold-Out Market
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sold-out-market.asp
Wealth Added Index - WAI
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wai.asp
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Test Your Financial Knowledge
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Q. Which of the following results in an over-estimation of returns
for mutual funds?
A) 12b-1 Fees
B) Interest Rates
C) Loads
D) Survivorship Bias
E) None of the Above
To answer this question, please visit the homepage:
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Have a great week!
The Investopedia Staff
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