Resources</h1> <article> <h1>Resources</h1> <p>admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:31:08 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BLk7SZMr8oZYwBpGXiZt9tQN3dw/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BLk7SZMr8oZYwBpGXiZt9tQN3dw/1/da"></img></a></p><p><a href="http://www.freeprwebdirectory.com/business_and_economy/chats_and_forums/">Market Directory</a></p><p><a href="http://www.stocktradinginfo.net">Stock Trading Info</a></p><p><a href="http://www.alphatrade.com">Alphatrade.com</a></p><p>Provides real time streaming stock quotes, charts, level 2, portfolio managers, news, options, E-minis and more. Free Trial Available!</p><p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Total Asset Turnover Examples</h1> <p>admin — Sun, 22 May 2011 16:03:56 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3t8IO-0jI2tErI8mURgGhIq5EBY/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3t8IO-0jI2tErI8mURgGhIq5EBY/1/da"></img></a></p><p>If you look around the web and read books there are a number of ways to calculate the total asset turnover. Funny how a formula which is supposed to be so simple, becomes a bit complicated. We are going to cover two common methods for performing this calculation. The first method is simply sales/total assets. This basically tells you how much money you are making relative to the amount of assets on hand. The second method is taking the sales divided by the average of the total assets over the past 2 years. </p><p>Example #1 - Apple's Total Asset Turnover (sales/total assets)</p><p>If you are looking to calculate a company's total asset turnover you are going to need two things: (1) income statement and (2) balance sheet. The income statement will provide information regarding a company's sales and the balance sheet will contain the total assets figure. </p><p>Below is the income statement for Apple. Can you tell me what the sales were for FY2010?</p><p></p><p>You guys are sharp; FY10 sales were 65,225,000. So, now we have our first number in order to calculate the total asset turnover ratio.</p><p>Below is the balance sheet for Apple. Can you tell me what the total assets are for FY2010?</p><p></p><p>All of you that guessed 75,183,000 are correct. Remember, assets include all of the cash on hand, but also machinery, buildings and the very ambiguous "intangibles".</p><p>Now that we know both the sales and total assets, let's calculate the total asset turnover for FY2010. </p><p>Remember, total assets turnover = (sales/total assets)</p><p>total asset turnover = 65,225,000/75,183,000 = .86</p><p>Example # 2 - Apple's Total Asset Turnover (sales/average total assets)</p><p>In the next example, we will cover calculating the total asset turnover when using the average of the last two years as the total assets input. So, based on our previous example, we know the sales revenue for FY10 is 65,225,000. Now let's determine the average total assets for FY2010 and FY2009. Below is a snapshot of Apple's balance sheet for FY2010 and FY2009. Can you determine what the average total assets were over this period?</p><p></p><p>To determine the average, we add 75,183,000 and 47,501,000 to arrive at 122,684,000. We then divide this number by two to get an average total assets figure of 61,342,000. We then take our sales figure of 65,225,000/61,342,000 to get a total assets turnover ratio of 1.06. </p><p>In summary what have we learned from the above examples? Well, I will tell you what I have learned; make sure you understand how someone is calculating their total asset turnover. If you look at our two examples, Apple went from holding more assets then it was selling in dollars, to making 6% more in sells than it holds in assets.</p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-art-teaser"> <div class="field-label">Teaser: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>If you look around the web and read books there are a number of ways to calculate the total asset turnover. Funny how a formula which is supposed to be so simple, becomes a bit complicated. We are going to cover two common methods for performing this calculation. The first method is simply sales/total assets. This basically tells you how much money you are making relative to the amount of assets on hand. The second method is taking the sales divided by the average of the total assets over the past 2 years. </p><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Top Investing Options in Todays Economy</h1> <p>Sun, 08 May 2011 20:44:06 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ip6QUDCzKk-XtUGv_umT92j2Q0s/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ip6QUDCzKk-XtUGv_umT92j2Q0s/1/da"></img></a></p><p>Economists expect a slow recovery from a turbulent decade filled with economic insecurity. The New Year signals a proactive, fresh approach to investing: roll with the market; don't let it or the experts dictate to you, watch, learn, and listen: transition with it as it recovers.</p><p><a href="http://www.mysmp.com/investment-articles/investing-options-todays-economy.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>A Guide to the FDCPA</h1> <p>Sun, 08 May 2011 20:44:06 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ybwCEcKfugWuYNL23yKyHq2OkcU/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ybwCEcKfugWuYNL23yKyHq2OkcU/1/da"></img></a></p><p>People get into loan troubles for various reasons. Some people fall victim to some kind of scam, some people run into serious credit card debts, and yet, some people are facing foreclosure problems due to the current economic crisis. To deal with the situation, the government has enacted laws to protect consumers and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was passed to do just that.<p><a href="http://www.mysmp.com/investment-articles/guide-to-fdcpa.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Avoiding Foreclosure</h1> <p>Sun, 08 May 2011 20:44:06 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J7OozoKjfSnwpDt6xre5uB3LPtg/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J7OozoKjfSnwpDt6xre5uB3LPtg/1/da"></img></a></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal; font-size: 13px;"></span>The possibility of foreclosure can be frightening. Homeowners often feel confused and nervous about the foreclosure process and are not aware of steps they can take to save their home. For homeowners who have missed payments, there are options to help bring their loan current and avoid foreclosure. Addressing the problem promptly is important.<p><a href="http://www.mysmp.com/investment-articles/avoiding-foreclosure.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>All About Piggy Banks</h1> <p>Sun, 08 May 2011 20:44:06 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enmYN0KE71ejiWxhncbzdoW05o4/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enmYN0KE71ejiWxhncbzdoW05o4/1/da"></img></a></p><p>The piggy bank is a classic item that people associate with saving money. Many piggy banks have graced the shelves of children, with their images of a fat round pig available to hold their coins. Their purpose was to collect coins for later use, but retrieving the money was not always easy. Piggy banks have also been given as gifts and collected for various reasons beyond simple money saving. </p><p><a href="http://www.mysmp.com/investment-articles/all-about-piggy-banks.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>RSI - Trading Course</h1> <p>admin — Sat, 07 May 2011 16:53:29 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dYo1Xl7xgE0gAFlem3D5QXVvFSg/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dYo1Xl7xgE0gAFlem3D5QXVvFSg/1/da"></img></a></p><p><param name="data" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eJT8YChwTzw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eJT8YChwTzw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></object></p><p><a href="http://www.mysmp.com/trading-courses/rsi" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Elliott Wave - Part 5</h1> <p>admin — Sat, 07 May 2011 16:39:00 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZflE4eOoHTov6FIwjILoyjgapH4/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZflE4eOoHTov6FIwjILoyjgapH4/1/da"></img></a></p><h2><param name="data" value="/sites/default/files/video/elliott-wave-7.swf" /><param name="src" value="/sites/default/files/video/elliott-wave-7.swf" /></object></h2><h2>Wave-5 Extensions & Additional Resources</h2><h3>Part 5 Highlights</h3><ul><li>Wave-1 is the shortest wave in the pattern</li><li>The 5th wave extension will tend to expand outward like a megaphone</li><li>Wave-3 will be related to wave 1 by 161.8%</li><li>Elliott Wave Simplified by Clif Droke</li><li<p><a href="http://www.mysmp.com/trading-courses/elliott-wave-part-5" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Elliott Wave - Part 4</h1> <p>admin — Sat, 07 May 2011 16:36:57 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9i3jkHJELEjbsAksIR4bbyvchfg/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9i3jkHJELEjbsAksIR4bbyvchfg/1/da"></img></a></p><h2><param name="data" value="/sites/default/files/video/elliott-wave-6.swf" /><param name="src" value="/sites/default/files/video/elliott-wave-6.swf" /></object></h2><h2>Wave-3 Extensions</h2><h3>Part 4 Highlights</h3><ul><li>The 3rd wave extension is the most likely wave extension type</li><li>Wave-3 must be greater than 161.8% of wave-1</li><li>A 3rd wave extension should be identifiable in a channel</li></ul><p><a href="/trading-courses/elliott-wave-part-3"><< El<p><a href="http://www.mysmp.com/trading-courses/elliott-wave-part-4" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Elliott Wave - Part 3</h1> <p>admin — Sat, 07 May 2011 16:35:10 +0000</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iwL4xZ76dg3haJ08pmeggT--M9A/0/da"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iwL4xZ76dg3haJ08pmeggT--M9A/1/da"></img></a></p><h2><param name="data" value="/sites/default/files/video/elliott-wave-4-5.swf" /><param name="src" value="/sites/default/files/video/elliott-wave-4-5.swf" /></object></h2><h2>How to Plot Waves and Wave-1 Extensions</h2><h3>Part 3 Highlights</h3><ul><li>1st Wave extension occurs when the first wave is the longest wave in an impulse move</li><li>Wave-5 must be the shortest of the three thrust waves</li><li>Wave-1 must be 161.8% of wave-5</li><li>The resulting pattern of a <p><a href="http://www.mysmp.com/trading-courses/elliott-wave-part-3" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> </main></body></html>