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Three Specialized Stock Funds That Can Spice Up Your
Certain niches of the economy provide more long-term stability or stronger growth prospects than others. Happily, you can invest in those niches via mutual funds known as sector funds. The benefit of such funds, financial advisers say, is that they provide extra concentration in areas you might want to emphasize...
Tags: Stock, Business 2.0, Stock Fund, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance
White papers 1998-05-01
Wind Shift or Sea Change?
A close analysis of stock and fund returns shows patterns hidden by the broader market indexes. The article reminds that mutual funds are not the most exciting approach to investing. But perhaps excitement is overrated. In terms of performance, funds will never compete with the most successful single issues of...
Tags: Stock, Mutual Fund, Business 2.0, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance
White papers 2003-04-01
Get Ready for the Next Round
It's been a tough three years for mutual fund investors, but you can't afford to quit the fight now. Here's how to get off the ropes and win. On the following article, it is discussed long-term case for sticking with stock funds in a bear market and show you the...
Tags: Mutual Fund, Business 2.0, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance
White papers 2003-02-01
Picks For Your Portfolio
Investing with confidence means finding stocks and funds that follow clear, commonsense strategies. We insisted on solid balance sheets and leaned toward stocks paying above-average dividends. Finally, we considered valuation; getting in at a good price is a confidence booster because it limits your downside. When it comes to mutual...
Tags: Stock, Business 2.0, Mutual Funds, Balance Sheets, Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2002-03-01
A Brief History
A veteran mutual fund manager looks back at the industry -- and calls for changes ahead. The article reminds that as mutual funds gained popularity, fund management evolved from a business into an industry. Funds were offered in every category of stock and bond style boxes. To investigate further into...
Tags: Mutual Fund, Business 2.0, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance
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How to Use Web 2.0 Inside Your Company
Today the business world is undergoing a significant transformation thanks to a set of technologies collectively known as "Web 2.0." Although it's tempting to dismiss Web 2.0 as Silicon Valley hype, that would be a mistake. Start Small and Simply Goal: Identify a Web...
Tags: Crash Course, Buy-in, MiPro Enterprises, Microsoft Corp., Vendor, Socialtext, technology, Marketing, Web, Tool, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet
Articles 2007-05-15
A Beginner's Guide to Web 2.0 Tools for Business
No matter what you do for a living, chances are there's already a Web 2.0 service that can make you more effective in the workplace. Finance Spreadsheets and other essential tools for finance professionals are moving on to the Web, and as they do, they're...
Tags: BNET Feature, Enterprise Software, Spreadsheet, Software, Susan Kuchinskas, technology, Marketing, Internet, Channel Management, Productivity, Web 2.0, Google Docs And Spreadsheets Google, CRM, Tool, Collaboration, Web
Articles 2007-05-15
Live Post: Sales 2.0 Conference in Chicago
Today I’m posting a “running update” of everything that happens at the Sales 2.0 Conference in Chicago. This conference sponsored by one of my publishers SellingPower features real-life customer stories about how they use the latest technology. It will probably be worth your time to check this...
Tags: Marketing, Customer, Panelist, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Geoffrey James
Blog posts 2009-09-10
Mashable's Weekly Conference and Event Guide
It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...
Tags: Social Media, Event
News items 2009-11-09
Where Ethics and HR Collide
The great majority of companies can't afford a full-time on-board ethicist to deal with delicate conflicts of interest and other moral dilemmas. Most employees turn to their Human Resources departments. So a study released this month by The Society for Human Resource Management SHRM and The Ethics...
Tags: Management, Leadership, Business Ethics, Ethics, Human Resources, Michael Mattis
Blog posts 2008-06-24
The Secret to Better Globalization: Train the Company, Not the Worker
In July a Financial Times poll found that US citizens were three times more likely to believe globalization is having negative rather than positive effects. Because of increasing interconnectedness, many resources, human or otherwise, have been relocated. Competition is fierce and many feel their lifestyles are threatened. In everyday words,...
Tags: Competition, Globalization, Worker, Strategy, Management, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2007-08-15
B-School Buzz: Job Hunting in Dubai, Millennials Flood Programs, Spike Lee Speaks, and More
Stacy Blackman's Weekly Roundup of B-School Intelligence Business school students at Oxford University plan to spend at least one of their breaks in Dubai, not just to swap gray skies for sunny ones but to secure something more lasting: a job. With job opportunities dwindling in London...
Tags: Job, Dubai, Conference, Millennials, Stacy Blackman, Kellogg, University Of Maine Business School, Spike Lee, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
Blog posts 2008-11-14
Strategy in a âStructural Break'
During hard times, a structural break in the economy is an opportunity in disguise. To survive—and, eventually, to flourish—companies must learn to exploit it. There is nothing like a crisis to clarify the mind. In suddenly volatile and different times, you must have...
Tags: Break, Capital Structures, Economy, Finance, Financial-services Industry, Functions, Management, McKinsey, Mortgages, Strategic Thinking, Strategy
Articles 2009-01-12
Can More Regulation Ever Be Good For Business?
Primary season is in full swing and newspapers this morning were emblazoned with headlines about yesterday's New Hampshire primary. Political pundits may have something to say about who among the candidates they prefer, but so too does the business community. Candidates of both parties have expressed fiery populist sentiments, bashing...
Tags: Jessica Stillman, Government, Regulations, Business
Blog posts 2008-01-09
The "Toyota Way" on Trial; Must Quality Sacrifice Quantity?
Even with the strongest commitment to ethical practices, executives can operate without integrity -- perhaps because of greed, maybe due to pressure, or most likely, from a combination of both. Research shows that pressure weighs most heavily. A 2006 study commissioned by the American Management Association and Human...
Tags: Corporate Law, Business Operations, Manufacturing, Corporate Governance, Toyota Motor Corp., Lori Deschene
Blog posts 2007-11-27
Alarm Bells Ring About Succession Planning
The ongoing subprime mortgage meltdown means the drumbeat of CEOs being pushed out the door at some of the world's largest financial firms is getting faster. The struggles of these companies to find new leadership highlights an issue that's already been getting a lot of attention lately: the crisis in...
Tags: Jessica Stillman, Management, Leadership, Succession Planning
Blog posts 2007-12-17
Cut Jobs Now, Face a 'Demographic Double Whammy' Later
The Find: European companies that drastically cut their workforces in the face of the recession may face a "demographic double whammy" and struggle to find the talent they need when the recession ends, a recent report concludes The Source: A report entitled Creating People Advantage: How to...
Tags: Talent, Job, European Company, Recession, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2009-06-16
The Internet-based Manager
I once interviewed Alan Shugart, the founder of disk drive giant Seagate Technologies, in his dark office at corporate headquarters in Scotts Valley, California. He had a PC on his desk, so I asked Shugart, as head of then one of the most powerful technology companies in the world, how...
Tags: Productivity, Sean Silverthorne, Internet, Tool, E-mail
Blog posts 2007-11-05
The Web as Weapon to Flatten the Organization
The Web as Weapon to Flatten the OrganizationUnleashing the power of management 2.0When thinking about factors that distinguish top performing companies, the root of their success often can be traced to the human equation. But how many companies are able to tap more than a fraction of their workforce potential?...
Tags: collaboration, Web
Discussion threads 2007-11-29
Watch Mashable's Social Good Conference Live
Today Mashable is hosting our first ever Social Good Conference, a one-day educational event celebrating the finale of the Summer of Social Good charitable campaign. The event is being held at the prestigious 92nd Street Y in New York City, but you don't have to be in New York to...
Tags: event, Facebook, Social Media, Wine
News items 2009-08-28
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