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are in vogue. Even though certain banks will begin to offer various products that would normally require a fundraising by companies, it will have little impact on companies like Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Actually To answer your question specifically, GS coming down a bit and in our view it presents more of a buying opportunity than any negative sentiment. Lehman just completed a 2 for 1 stock split so that has to settle down a bit but it also presents a buying opportunity. Other stocks that you may want to look at in the financial industry include E-Trade(NYSE: ET), Tradestation (NASDAQ: TRAD), Citigroup (NYSE: C), JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).

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This is the second of our “Furious Five” companies that we see excelling in their industry in 2006. The second addition to this week’s Furious Five is G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ: GIII) it trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol GIII.

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We cannot stress enough that investors need to do their due diligence, call the companies, get the information, consult with your investment advisor and if you do not have one consider getting one. Put the same time into investigating these companies as you do when you go to purchase a new television, it’s only for your protection. When it comes to thinly traded securities stagger your orders or put a limit order in to avoid a run up.

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The Power of Storytelling to Build a Better Brand
How good are you at telling a story? Not so hot? Well then it's time to brush up and hone that skill because your business, every business, is basically a story. And how well you tell that story will determine if people (i.e. your customers) will continue to listen or politely walk away.How do you tell a good story?You start with a captivating, intriguing hook. In the business equivalent, that would ideally be your company name. That's why evocative, and even provocative, names work so well. So in the elevator at the trade show it goes something like this... "Who are you here with ?" You then share your company name. If it's interesting, you'll probably get asked for more. If it's purely descriptive, (i.e. Superior Sprockets) they will assume they get the whole picture and move on. But if you say..."I'm with Virgin."...You just might get some interesting looks. Someone might say, "I'm sorry, did you say 'Virgin'?" And then you would segue into how you represent the airline or record company by that name. If the conversation moved down the hall, you might explain that Virgin represents certain attributes of the company, such as new approaches and fresh ideas to old technologies. That's just one of many examples of telling a story.So just what are the key components of this great story? First there's the name. We covered that. Then there's the descriptor phrase. That's not the same as the tag line. The descriptor phrase tells, in a hand

It’s Tuesday May 2, 2006, and over a million immigrant workers protested across the United States raising both the flags of their native countries and the American Flag. But some believe that this protest caused more harm than good while others call it a success, but only time will tell if it served its purpose. As we mentioned yesterday the protest was in regards to a bill that would make being an illegal immigrant in the United States a felony.

Several companies gave immigrant workers the “May Day” off to avoid an uproar at any of their facilities.

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Political Front

In Nepal, the politicians broke bread on Monday and worked out the details to form an interim cabinet after the King agreed to bring back the parliament to avoid any further bloodshed. But at this meeting the Maoist rebels that caused the change were not invited to the party.

As the United Nations is trying to figure out their next move to checkmate Iran, top diplomats from the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council will meet in Paris, France to work on their game plan on reigning in Iran’s aspirations for nuclear power.

In Italy, someone must have made the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi aware that he actually lost to Prodi as he will finally concede at some point today.

To round off news on the political front is the Supreme Court ruling yesterday that paved the way for former Playboy Playmate, reality TV show personality and the poster child of TrimSpa, Anna Nicole Smith to pursue the fortune of her late billionaire hubby in court.

Research in Motion Settles One Claim to Fight a New One

After coming dangerously close to a BlackBerry shutdown and finally settling with NTP for over $600 million, Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) faces a new adversary in the form of Visto Corp.

After coming off a successful victory in court that awarded Visto Corp $3.6 million in an infringement lawsuit against the Redwood City, California based Seven Networks, Inc, Visto has set it sights on the big dog Research in Motion and has ask a judge to stop Research in Motion from using Visto’s patented technology and award them unspecified damages. Just to throw our opinion on top this news blip, take a look at Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) if you are interested in a handheld technology company, it’s a better play and less legal woes.

Movers and Shakers

Some major movers in yesterday’s trading session included Aramark Corp (NYSE: RMK) which traded up $5.79 to close at $33.90, Alon USA Energy (NYSE: ALJ) which traded up $3.85 to close at $30.68, Nova Chemicals (NYSE: NCX) which traded up $3.59 to close at $33.25, AGCO Corp (NYSE: AG) which traded up $2.64 to close at $26.31, Blue Dolphin Energy (NASDAQ: BDCO) which traded up $1.13 to close at $6.60, National Coal Corp (NASDAQ: NCOC) which traded up $1.88 to close at $11.20, Gigamedia (NASDAQ: GIGM) which traded up $1.45 to close at $9.72, and DXP Enterprises (NASDAQ: DXPE) which traded up $6.07 to close at $46.17.

Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades

Recent Analyst upgrades include Plexus Corp (NASDAQ: PLXS) which was upgraded to a Neutral from a Underweight by J.P. Morgan, Lyondell Chemical (NYSE: LYO) which was upgraded to a Outperform from a Neutral by Credit Suisse, Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV) which was upgraded to a Buy from a Neutral by UBS, Automatic Data Processing or ADP (NYSE: ADP) which was upgraded to a Buy from a Hold by Deutsche Bank Securities, and Sotheby’s Holdings (NYSE: BID) which was upgraded to a Buy from a Neutral by Sidoti & Co.

Recent Analyst downgrades include Men’s Warehouse (NYSE: MW) which was downgraded to a Neutral from an Overweight by J.P. Morgan, American Ecology (NASDAQ: ECOL) was downgraded to a Neutral from a Buy by Sidoti & Co, Holly Corporation (NYSE: HOC) was downgraded to a Hold from a Buy by Deutsche Bank Securities, Big Lots (NYSE: BLI) was downgraded to a Underperform from a Market Perform by Piper Jaffray, Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) was downgraded to an Underweight from a Equal Weight by Lehman Brothers and Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) was downgraded to an Underweight from a Equal Weight by Morgan Stanley.

Recent Analyst Coverage Initiations include Nextest Systems (NASDAQ: NEXT) which was initiated with an Outperform rating by Cowen & Co, Tradestation Group (NASDAQ: TRAD) was initiated with a Buy rating and a price target of $22 by Sidoti & Co, Invitrogen Corp (NASDAQ: IVGN) was initiated with a Buy rating and a $80 price target by Deustche Bank Securities, Liz Claiborne (NYSE: LIZ) was initiated with a Buy rating and a $50 price target by Citigroup Investment Research, and Oshkosh Truck Corp (NYSE: OSK) was initiated with a Outperform and a price target of $75 by Barrington Research.

Tid Bits

The powerhouse Kohlberg, Kravis and Roberts better known as KKR has major plans to raise over $5 billion in an overseas fund aka an IPO that will change the face of private equity firms and how they raise funds. KKR was the king of leveraged buyouts and continues to reign supreme in the area of raising capital for buyouts. They are innovators in that area and they have just proved that once again, as they will have access to a huge pot after its said and done.

The CEO of Comverse Technology (NASDAQ: CMVT) as well as two other executives of the company have handed in their resignations amid a potential probe into the timing of stock options grants This is one of a few companies that have faced this issue as of late, one other company that comes to mind is UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH) who has been feeling the pain of the media. Other companies are sure to be hit with this latest issue on the table somewhere down the road..

Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) will spend over $1 billion to acquire the privately held company TelCove Inc in cash and stock in a bid in an effort to extend its communications network into cities and pick up business clients

News Corp (NYSE: NWS) is looking at the Internet as a source for additional growth and they would be right about that. They have purchased two Internet companies, one by the name of Newroo, Inc and the other kSolo.com for their Fox Interactive Media unit. These sites allow users to remix their music and media online.

As we were talking about leveraged buyouts ala KKR, the casino and resort operator Kerzner International (NYSE:KZL) may be bought out by a group of investors led by its chairman and chief executive officer who will pay approximately $3.2 billion, or more than 6 percent above its previous offer.

Readers Speak

We received a question from one of our readers/listeners Darry from Washington State and he wanted to know if Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and post split Lehman Brothers (NYSE: LEH) were still good buys even thought they both were traded down yesterday.

Darry, Thank you for the question, and now to give you our view of the situation, the financial industry, more specifically, the brokerage and banking industries are in vogue. Even though certain banks will begin to offer various products that would normally require a fundraising by companies, it will have little impact on companies like Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Actually To answer your question specifically, GS coming down a bit and in our view it presents more of a buying opportunity than any negative sentiment. Lehman just completed a 2 for 1 stock split so that has to settle down a bit but it also presents a buying opportunity. Other stocks that you may want to look at in the financial industry include E-Trade(NYSE: ET), Tradestation (NASDAQ: TRAD), Citigroup (NYSE: C), JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).

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Graphic Terms- The Basics Part I
You’re almost set. The content of your website, e-book, or software is complete. Ready to put together your e-book or software on the market. In order to turn your prospect into buyer, the look of your e-cover is just as important as the content. What to do? If you’re adventurous and seeking the how-to's of self-design below is a short list of terms you’ll need to know. If you’re considering having your e-cover professionally designed (smart move) the terms below will help you talk intelligently about your project.Aliasing Aliasing happens when a computer monitor printer, or graphics file does not have a high enough resolution to represent a graphic image or text. An aliased image has the “jaggies.”Anti-Aliasing Anti-Aliasing is smoothing or blending the transition of pixels in an image thus making the edges appear smooth, not jagged.Banner A banner is a graphic image placed on a web site as an advertisement. Banners are commonly used for brand awareness and generating sales.Bevel A beveled effect to a graphic gives the image a raised appearance by applying highlight colors and shadow colors to the inside and outside edges of the graphic.Bitmap Image (bmp) A graphic defined by specifying the colors of dots or pixels that make up the picture. Common types of bitmap graphics are GIF and JPEGCast Shadow A cast shadow creates added emphasis on perspective. Cast shadows can be stretched, rotated, and skewed to c

eckmate Iran, top diplomats from the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council will meet in Paris, France to work on their game plan on reigning in Iran’s aspirations for nuclear power.

In Italy, someone must have made the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi aware that he actually lost to Prodi as he will finally concede at some point today.

Research in Motion Settles One Claim to Fight a New One

After coming dangerously close to a BlackBerry shutdown and finally settling with NTP for over $600 million, Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) faces a new adversary in the form of Visto Corp.

Movers and Shakers

Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades

Tid Bits

Readers Speak

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Small Business Marketing Strategy - Make Your Promotion Sticky
Remember Features and Benefits? Sure; that’s Sales 101, right? Features describe a product or service, Benefits describe what that product or service does for the customer. These are pretty basic concepts, but sometimes a small business marketer needs to borrow these time-tested sales techniques to help build a Brand Banner or to dredge up a clever marketing promotion or ad campaign.Stickiness is an idea described by Gladwell in The Tipping Point. For our marketing purposes, stickiness is how well your marketing message is remembered by--sticks with--your customers and prospects. Stickiness can be achieved by a catchy phrase or a clever marketing gimmick or some type of giveaway or a clever slogan. The idea is to get customers to remember your business; to make it stick with them inside their mind.The following is a simple exercise designed to help you with building your next promotion or clarifying your brand. Set aside, say, fifteen minutes and just look at your company’s strengths. For now, please forget about your company compared to the competition. This isn’t a discovery exercise in figuring out where your company is positioned in the market. To start with, simply list features and benefits of your primary products or services. Remember, a feature is a function, the “what it does” of a product or service. A benefit is a “what is does for the customer”. There is a world of difference between the two. We suggest you build a simple table on y

NASDAQ: DXPE) which traded up $6.07 to close at $46.17.

Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades

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Readers Speak

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How To Avoid Bankruptcy And Save Your Credit
If you think that filing for bankruptcy will solve all your debt problems, you are being misled. Bankruptcy filing can come to haunt you for years and that is why this decision should be taken after careful analysis and deliberation. Plus, you should do your research to explore other bankruptcy alternatives, like debt consolidation, loan deferment, grace periods, etc., as a way to avoid filing bankruptcy.No one ever wants to file for bankruptcy, because your credit history is ruined for possibly up to 10 years. That means that you may not be able to apply for credit, rent apartments, secure jobs, order utilities, etc.Bankruptcy does not mean that your debt will be wiped out and you will become debt-free and start fresh. Unfortunately that is the impression most people have and it is not correct. You may be able to lower or even eliminate some bills, but it comes at a heavy cost.Another disadvantage to bankruptcy is that banks and other financial institutions will exploit you by charging a higher rate of interest. It will take years of good financial management to become 'clean' again.There are many ways to avoid bankruptcy. One of the most standard ways is to do your research by exploring what other alternatives are available to you. You must speak to your creditors to see if you can work out a different payment plan while you solve your financial problems. For instance, if you lose your job and are unable to make some payments, and if you have a good credit histor

raise funds. KKR was the king of leveraged buyouts and continues to reign supreme in the area of raising capital for buyouts. They are innovators in that area and they have just proved that once again, as they will have access to a huge pot after its said and done.

Readers Speak

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Can Any Investment Be Turned Into A Rental Property
Deciding to turn your real estate investment into a rental property can be a great idea. There are many benefits that can be had by turning your investment into a rental property. As long as you go about it knowing everything there is to know about it, you will do very well. In fact doing so can earn you more money back then just turning around and selling the property.The first things you can gain by turning your real estate development into a rental property are tax breaks and capital appreciation. This is because the longer you keep a property; the more likely you can take advantage of any tax breaks that may be available. This can allow you to actually make more of a profit than if you just sold the property. This is because there is usually a minimum amount of time the property needs to be kept in order to take advantage of this. This also goes for capital appreciation. If you have no better use for the property but you want to increase the profits, renting the property may be a good idea to do so.However if you were to turn your investment into a rental property you could also take advantage of any monthly rent that you charge. This is something that however should not be done without fully looking at all the details first. This includes looking at how much you charge. The amount you charge should not only be based on condition and location but also on any cost you may have to put into the property as well as any mortgage or loan payment you may have to make. That way you

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