When it comes to company earnings estimates, analysts tend to be optimistic. The U.S. is probably in the midst of a recession, spurred by the credit crunch, yet analysts' earnings estimates for 2008 are very rosy indeed — not a single sector is expected to experience a down year. Below, consensus earnings growth estimates for 2008, versus earnings growth in 2001.
Industry Sector (S&P 500)
Recent 2008 S&P 500 Estimates (Bottoms Up Operating Earnings)
Cannon’s Concepts For Professionals: A Complete Library of Essential Financial Concepts
This reference book was updated for 2008 and now contains over 900 pages of information on essential financial concepts and wealth management strategies for your work with wealthy clients. The book not only contains brief summaries of each topic, but it also contains many useful diagrams and charts that can be used with clients when explaining difficult financial concepts. The information in this book meets current FINRA/NASD guidelines....