Important Updates for Investors
Carla Pasternak's Premiere Issue of High-Yield International Just
Released
Income expert Carla Pasternak's debut issue of High-Yield
International covers a Taiwanese manufacturer yielding 9.5%... a
rare Mexican monopoly yielding 13.4%... and other top-performing
investments yielding up to 19.0%.
Government's Biofuel Timetable Could Spell +15,900% Growth
+15,900% growth might seem far-fetched... but it's not. In fact, it
is mandated by law. And I've identified the ONLY stock positioned to
capture this growth.
The
Silver Lining to a Falling Dollar
Despite the U.S. national debt, there is a silver lining for income
investors. This massive spending, combined with movement out of U.S.
Treasuries, is going to take its toll on the dollar, and
international income investors could reap the rewards in the form of
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What it is:
"CFA" is the designation attained by a person who has successfully
completed all three phases of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.
How it Works/Example(s):
To become a Chartered Financial Analyst, an individual must first have a
bachelor's degree and three years of practical experience in the investment
industry. He or she must then pass a series of three, six-hour examinations.
Passing these rigorous tests requires a comprehensive understanding of
accounting, economics, and portfolio management, as well as successful
demonstration of a high level of proficiency in the valuation and analysis of
both equity and fixed-income securities.
The level one exam is a 240-question
multiple-choice format test that measures an applicant's ability to apply basic
facts, concepts and formulas. The level two and three exams comprise essays and
"real-world" case studies that require more advanced calculation,
evaluation and problem solving methodology. Some of the concepts in the
curriculum include:
-- Financial Statement Analysis
-- Micro and Macro Economics
-- Securities Analysis and Valuation
-- Derivatives
-- Statistics
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-- Corporate Finance
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-- Portfolio Management
-- Ethics
Why it Matters:
A CFA certificate is one of the highest awards bestowed in the investment
industry, and is an internationally recognized and respected designation.
Furthermore, to become a Chartered Financial Analyst, the organization which
administers the program, the CFA Institute (formerly known as AIMR - the
Association for Investment Management and Research) also requires an adherence
to certain ethical standards and principles.
The coursework for the program is
generally considered to be "master's level" and typically requires
several hundred hours of study time per level. Still, even as the number of
applicants has risen from 7,000 to over 30,000 during the last decade, the
failure rate for the level one exam remains around 66%, or nearly two-thirds. As
of the beginning of 2005, there fewer than 70,000 people worldwide had earned
the CFA credential.
Chartered Financial Analysts usually
end up working for a broad range of employers, ranging from mutual fund firms to
hedge funds to investment banks to brokerage houses to boutique money managers.
Regardless of their exact job description, though, the three-letter CFA
designation represents the definitive mark of a competent financial analyst
bound to the highest standards of ethical behavior.
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Who Cares What the Market is Doing When You're Pulling in $28,900 a
Year in Dividends?
With the safe, growing, high-yield picks that Editor Carla Pasternak
recommends every month you don't have to worry whether or not the
market has bottomed. You can sit back and collect annual dividend
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Two
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Spending
Since the stimulus package was signed into law on
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