BRIEFS : LOCAL MOVERS.VALLEY STOCK SPOTLIGHT: Simi Valley-based Whittaker Corp. had a prosperous holiday week: It's stock increased 19.7 percent last week, one of the leading movers in the Daily News/Bloomberg Index. For more details, see Money inside. DIVERSITY WORKS: More than half of America's fastest-growing companies believe that diversity in their management teams was an important factor in their growth, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a survey by Coopers & Lybrand. Compared to other firms over the last five years, these companies have grown 22 percent faster and expect to increase their revenue 11 percent faster over the next 12 months. IT PAYS TO BE A CFP 1. CFP - Constraint Functional Programming. 2. CFP - Communicating Functional Processes. 3. CFP - Call For Papers (for a conference). : Certified Financial Planners Certified Financial Planner (CFP) A person who has passed examinations accredited by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, showing that the person is able to manage a client's banking, estate, insurance, investment, and tax affairs. , or CFPs, saw their median income jump by 12.5 percent to $90,000, according to a 1997 survey by the College for Financial Planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against in Denver. Demand for their services also rose: Up 27 percent in the year, the best showing in the past decade. They are managing more assets, from $10 million in 1996 to $11.25 million in 1997. Investor Spotlight Name: Judith Bridge Residence: North Hollywood Occupation: Insurance underwriter Age: 52 How she got started: Two years ago, a girlfriend asked her to help form an investment club modeled after the Beardstown Ladies' club. Today, ``Women of Independent Means'' has 19 members and is relishing its 20 percent return this year. Personally, Bridge is invested in seven stocks and several mutual funds. She doesn't follow the club's stock selection guide, which is skewed skewed curve of a usually unimodal distribution with one tail drawn out more than the other and the median will lie above or below the mean. skewed Epidemiology adjective Referring to an asymmetrical distribution of a population or of data towards well-established stocks. Bridge wanted to invest in companies that are younger but offer more potential, so she follows her own research and trusts her instincts. Best stock pick: Costco. In early 1996, she purchased it for $16 a share. It closed at 41 3/4 on Friday. Worst stock pick: Petsmart. She paid $29 a share in early 1996. It closed at 6 19/32 on Friday. ``The stock has gone to the dogs,'' Bridge said. Investment philosophy: ``If you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a get-rich-quick scheme A Get-rich-quick scheme is a plan to acquire high rates of return for a small investment. Most such schemes promise that participants can obtain this high rate of return with little risk. Most get-rich-quick schemes also promise that little skill, effort, or time is required. , the stock market is not where you want to be. But to get rich slowly, it is definitely the way to go.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: no caption (Judith Bridge) |
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