Personal Finance Daily: Share buybacks point to opportunities

Personal Finance Daily SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 Share buybacks point to opportunities By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Share buybacks point to opportunities Where the jobs really are 401(k) savers who get advice get higher returns They say to buy low and sell high, right? Well, for most stock markets around the world, this is pretty low. But how to tell the pitfalls from the opportunities? Robert Powell writes in his Your Portfolio column that strong companies buying back their shares, or likely to do so soon, are the signposts to guide investors toward great opportunities. See his report on Morningstar's "buyback champions." Also in the day's Personal Finance lineup, Ruth Mantell takes a look at data from Monster.com on which types of online job postings are seeing the growth. These are where the jobs are really at — the jobs where companies are actually hiring, that is. — Anne Stanley , managing editor, Personal Finance Share buybacks point to opportunities Amid this global stock-market wasteland, share buybacks provide guideposts to potentially verdant investment opportunities. Read more: Share buybacks point to opportunities. Where the jobs really are Unemployment remains high and the job market is tough for many. But people still need other people to repair their cars, do their accounting, maintain and repair computers and even sell them things. There currently are more opportunities in those occupations than others, according to online job postings. Read more: Where the jobs really are. 401(k) savers who get advice get higher returns Retirement savers who sought investing help through their 401(k) plan enjoyed an average return about 3% higher than those who didn't — even after the fees they paid for that advice, according to a new study. Read more: 401(k) savers who get advice get higher returns. PERSONAL TECH Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet priced to sell Amazon.com Inc.'s (AMZN) new Kindle Fire tablet computer, priced at $199, could be just good enough to challenge Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) much more expensive iPad. Read more: Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet priced to sell. INVESTING The cruelest month for gold Brace yourself, gold traders: October is right around the corner, and it is the worst month of the calendar for gold, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more: The cruelest month for gold. Geithner's plus-sized euro bailout is stealth QE3 Stocks have ripped higher as investors grow more comfortable with an emerging political plan to stabilize financial conditions in the euro zone. Don't get too comfortable; the bill for that proposal would soon come due. Read more: Geithner's plus-sized euro bailout is stealth QE3. ECONOMY & POLITICS U.S. durable-goods orders dip in August Orders for U.S. durable goods fall slightly in August as demand shrinks for motor vehicles and certain large defense goods, the government reports Wednesday. Read more: U.S. durable-goods orders dip in August. Australian house prices fall 2.4%: survey Australian house prices fall in the latest quarter and are likely to remain soft through the next year, a new survey showed. Read more: Australian house prices fall 2.4%. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2011 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111