Archive for June, 2009

4 Key Ratios to Analyze Business Risk

June 22, 2009

When examining business risk we focus on four ratios: the debt-to-equity ratio, interest coverage ratio, maximum earnings decline ratio, and the financial leverage ratio.

EPIC Insights Weekly, Issue 34

June 22, 2009

Sean Hannon CFA, CFP has released his latest edition of EPIC Insights Weekly. As of this issue Sean’s portfolio is showing a return of 22.7% vs the S&P 500’s decline of -4.9% over the same period!

Dow Jones Industrial Guest Technical Analysis

June 20, 2009

Guest technical analysis of the Dow market index by Mitchell Brousseau who also is known as LikesMoney on the Stock Forum.

Roubini, 3 Big Reasons Why This Rally Will Fail

June 19, 2009

Nouriel Roubini shares three big reasons why the latest market rally that has seen prices jump over 30% since the March lows will ultimately fail.

5 Ratios that Help Detect Accounting Scandals

June 17, 2009

Using publicly available financial statements we can compare different metrics to determine whether corporate accounting looks weak and a possible scandal lurks.

3 Great Liquidity Ratios For Fundamental Investing

June 16, 2009

When examining liquidity we focus on three key ratios: the cash ratio, the quick ratio, and the current ratio. A business with little liquidity cannot survive.

10 Great Retirement Stocks to Buy Today

June 15, 2009

Investing for retirement does not have to be difficult, you just need to know where to look for stock pick advice.

EPIC Insights Weekly, Issue 33

June 14, 2009

Sean Hannon CFA, CFP has released his latest edition of EPIC Insights Weekly. As of this issue Sean’s portfolio is showing a return of 22.0% vs the S&P 500’s decline of -2.3% over the same period!