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A popular prescription in the personal finance domain is to increase or maximize annual contributions to 401(k)s or similar retirement plans. However one of the best financial decisions I’ve made over the past couple of years has been to move in the opposite direction -- to radically reduce my retirement account contributions.For many years the tax-deferred feature of traditional retirement accounts plus the added sweetener of employer matches to contributed funds found me seeking to "max out" voluntary retirement account contributions (this year the limit is north of $16 000 for 401(k)s).A few years ago I began assembling a ...

By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday on worrisome outlooks from major software makers and as a surprise drop in new home construction last month prompted concern about the strength of an economic recovery.The technology sector was the hardest hit after Autodesk Inc ADSK forecast fourth-quarter earnings...

By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday on worrisome outlooks from major software makers and as a surprise drop in new home construction last month prompted concern about the strength of an economic recovery.The technology sector was the hardest hit after Autodesk Inc ADSK forecast fourth-quarter earnings...

By Ellis MnyanduNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as an unexpected drop in new home construction in October sparked caution about the strength of an economic recovery, offsetting strength in the natural resources sector amid U.S. dollar weakness.Housing starts declined to their lowest level in six months,...

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Chicago, IL – November 18, 2009- Kevin Matras shows how to calculate a stock's price target and how to find stocks currently trading below them. Stocks in this week’s article include AVX Corp. (NYSE: AVX), Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC (NYSE: MIC), Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE: NEM), Shaw Communications, Inc. (NYSE: SJR) and SLM Corp. (NYSE: SLM).

Screen of the Week written by Kevin Matras of Zacks Investment Research:

Today, after a pretty big run up, people are still wondering what their stock's price target is, but now they're wondering how high it's going to go. Either way, it's important for everyone to know how to calculate their stock's price target.

You can do this by using either technicals or fundamentals.

Today, I'm going to focus on fundamentals.

And we're going to use the P/E ratio to calculate it.

Many people use P/E ratios to determine a company's perceived undervaluation or overvaluation.

But you can also use the P/E ratio to determine a stock's upside and downside price targets as well.

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In the last few weeks, several research institutions have issued bullish outlook for the yellow metal. On September 9, I posted a bullish article on gold titled ‘Gold sets new 18-month high: How strong is the bull?.’ I have revised upwards my outlook on gold. Gold investors might be worried thinking if a bubble is building in gold prices. I don’t think any such bubble is building in that non-fiat asset.[More...]

This morning, retail sales numbers came in better than expected.  Investors were seemingly encouraged by the data and proceeded to push the stocks higher.  Gold, once again, made new highs, trading above $1140/ounce.  Oil also went higher.  Commodity sectors bounced today.  Coal stocks were particularly strong:  BTU +5.51%, ACI +2.9%, CNX +4.21%, MEE +6.08%.  In the morning, [...]

Having briefly scanned the dataflow Friday before checking out the price action, your writer had thought he may be confronted with somewhat softer markets. Wrong. Rather, a combination of slightly weaker than expected GDP growth in Europe and a wider trade deficit and decline in consumer confidence in the US seems ...

Last weekend, in my Market Forecast, I said, "For the new week, it looks like the market is trying to send the Fed a message before the FOMC meeting on Wednesday.  What the market is trying to show is the potential "double-dip" if the Fed pulls out liquidity measures too soon.  On Friday, the market will get the latest unemployment rate report.  [...]

Tom Dorsey and Tammy DeRosier - Expand Your Horizons

(QQQQ)(SPY)(GLD)(NEM)($ES) "Losing money is the least of my troubles. A loss never troubles me after I take it. I forget it overnight. But being wrong – not taking the loss – that is what does...

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(QQQQ)(SPY)(GLD)(DIA)(NEM) For 7 years on the Net and the last 4 years on the radio we have pounded the table in regards to Gold. Just as we warned of the collapse in real estate, we forewarned the...

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Tom Dorsey and Tammy DeRosier - An Anniversary of Sorts

(QQQQ)(DIA)(SPY)(SFEG)(NEM) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santa Fe Gold Corporation (OTCBB: SFEG - News) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Sandstorm Resources...

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