Term of the Day for Tuesday, November 20, 2007

  If you like to keep your finger on the pulse of the market, this could be the career for you.

  Learn about profit margin analysis, effective tax rate, return on assets, return on equity and return on capital employed.

  Learn about the debt ratio, debt-equity ratio, capitalization ratio, interest coverage ratio and the cash flow to debt ratio.

  Learn about the fixed-asset turnover, sales/revenue per employee, operating cycle and dividend payout ratio.

  Learn about the current ratio, quick ratio, cash ratio and cash conversion cycle.

  Learn about the operating cash flow to sales ratio, free cash flow to operating cash flow ratio and free cash flow coverage ratio.

  Learn about per share data, price/book value ratio, price/cash flow ratio, price/earnings ratio, price/sales ratio, dividend yield and the enterprise multiple.

  Professional maintenance can be a chore. Learn how to streamline the process.

  These common mistakes can sabotage your nest egg and your plans for retiring.

  AIG has continued to be knocked down, but may rebound if the company's write downs never materialize into actual losses.

  Constantly shifting tax laws mean TurboTax-maker Intuit has a steady stream of repeat customers. Its near monopoly is growing.

  Term of the Day for Monday, November 19, 2007

  Keeping tabs on company executives can provide clues about where a stock is headed.