 Personal Finance Daily JANUARY 03, 2012 Where to cast your investment ballotBy MarketWatch
— Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance 5 must-have skills for job seekers in 2012 In 2012, creativity and adaptability are among the key skills needed to land and keep a job, as staff levels remain lean and employers expect workers to respond to a wide variety of demands. Read more: 5 must-have skills for job seekers in 2012. More electric motors, better mileage in 2012 Increased gas mileage, more use of electric motors and rechargeable batteries will be the trends in 2012. Read more: More electric motors, better mileage in 2012. Refinancing deals get sweeter Homeowners who have resisted the urge to refinance their mortgages until now could be rewarded for their willpower. Mortgage rates have fallen to new lows—and banks are rolling out incentives to win business. Read more: Refinancing deals get sweeter. INVESTING 8 fearless fund forecasts for 2012 The Danish physicist Niels Bohr gets credit for first noting that "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Read more: 8 fearless fund forecasts for 2012. Lazy Portfolios lose to Senators' hedge fund Our Lazy Portfolios can't beat the market by 12% annually, like the perennial bull run of the U.S. Senators Insider Trading Hedge Fund. But on a long-term buy-and-hold basis, for five years and for 10 years, the Lazy Portfolios are in fact beating the S&P benchmark by two or three percentage points. Read more: Lazy Portfolios lose to Senators' hedge fund. The first shall be last Investors typically chase last year's returns, choosing their advisers on the basis of performance in the previous year. At least among the advisers tracked by the Hulbert Financial Digest, that historically has been an exceedingly poor strategy. Read more: The first shall be last. Charting a strong 2012 start The major U.S. benchmarks have started 2012 with a bang, Michael Ashbaugh writes in this free edition of The Technical Indicator. In fact, each benchmark has knifed from significant resistance, though the question now is sustainability and follow through. More plainly, is Tuesday's spike a first-day-of-the-year wonder? Read more: Charting a strong 2012 start ECONOMY & POLITICS December ISM manufacturing gauge at six-month high Manufacturing activity accelerated in December, indicating the momentum the U.S. economy possessed heading into the new year, according to a key index released Tuesday. Read more: Dec. ISM manufacturing gauge at six-month high. Strong ISM shows few spillovers from Europe, yet The U.S. economy finished the year with a reassuring spurt of growth, a sign that Europe's recession hasn't yet spilled across the Atlantic. Read more: Strong ISM shows few spillovers from Europe, yet. January has a surprise in store Most casual followers of the Presidential Election Year Cycle expect 2012 to be a strong one for the stock market. And, given January's reputation as a particularly strong one for equities, they expect the market to be firing on all cylinders this coming month. History does not provide support for their hopes. Read more: January has a surprise in store. 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 2012 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 |
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Personal Finance Daily: Where to cast your investment ballot
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