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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1997
Page
13
Steve Halpern offers practical guidance for readers seeking stock tips and investment ideas. The column highlights risk awareness, diversification, and evaluating company fundamentals to inform portfolio decisions.
Johnson & Johnson, trading under MNJ, shows a 52 week range of 48 to 66.5. With annual sales over 22 billion, it maintains 15 percent earnings growth over three years, a triple A debt rating, and a decentralized 170 company structure. In 1997 earnings rose nearly 15 percent as the firm expands geographically and via about 125 new partnerships. Products launched in five years amount to 35 percent of sales, up from 28 percent in 1988, aiming at 2-3 year gains.
TIMET joins Boeing as principal titanium supplier in a 10 year pact starting 1998 with a minimum 70 percent share, firm pricing for five years. Strong demand from aerospace, medical, energy and golf markets boosts 1997 nine month earnings to 1.73 per share on rising revenue, with optimism for 1998.
The AP surveys world views for 1998 highlighting Asian currency reforms in Hong Kong Thailand and Japan, EU move toward a single euro currency by 2002, peace missions in Bosnia and the Middle East, and Latin America growth with free trade. Russians see reform as chaos yet show signs of growth as Ukraine eyes expansion.
Advice from experts encourages specific small shifts to meet personal finance goals in 1998. Cut clutter by consolidating accounts, then rebalance portfolios to gain clarity. Financial psychologist John C. Norcross and IAIIA president John Markese emphasize incremental actions and organized portfolios to build momentum.
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