Make One Tiny Adjustment Today… Get Rich in 2014

It's natural to look back. We live in the past.

For most people, the future isn't an unknown full of unlimited opportunity. It's about hoping the bad stuff in our past isn't a prelude to the future.

But what about the stock market?

2013 was a spectacular year - at least for stocks it was. And already people are afraid about the future. They're afraid that after a great year for stocks, the bloom is off the rose.

Are people naturally pessimistic? Are they afraid of the market?

The answer to both of those questions is, unfortunately, "yes."

I know because I used to be one of those people. But not anymore, though... not for a long time.

Here's what I know now... I Chose to Be Optimistic

I make money in the markets because I'm not pessimistic. I make money because I'm optimistic, because I'm optimistic about making money.

The past is the past. I've had my share of bad stuff, some so bad that I can't believe I made it out the other end, that I didn't break down and give up... on life. But I realized a long time ago that it's up to me. I decide what happens to me. And I learned that because I was being pessimistic, more bad things were happening to me.

When I realized I actually had a choice and the choice was all mine, I chose to be optimistic. I finally got it that the past wasn't coming back. It was the past. And I wasn't going to let it be my future.

That was the start of my success.

I'm talking about being successful in life - and that also means being financially successful.

There's money to be made trading markets - trading any of them or all of them. And it's impossible to be a successful trader or investor if you're pessimistic.

Sure, we all get down when we lose money.

Here's the difference between being a pessimist and an optimist. A pessimist thinks the past is his future. An optimist looks at the past, specifically our losses and our failures, and learns from them. With the best lesson being, there will always be losses and failures. That's life. That's life in the market.

And life is pretty good now.

We're Going to Make a Lot of Money in 2014

I'm optimistic about 2014 being a banner year, financially. That's because the market had such a strong 2013 and I am optimistic it can go higher, a lot higher, as in a LOT higher.

That doesn't mean it will go up in a straight line. That's not likely.

After all, there's "stuff" out there bugging economists, analysts, investors, and me too. There is stuff to worry about.

There are the Federal Reserve's extraordinary efforts to manage interest rates, so that the short end of the yield curve is zero and the long end (the 10-year is now the most watched benchmark) is 3%; meanwhile, the 30-year Treasury bond yields about 3.92%.

Where are interest rates going? Rates rising in an orderly fashion aren't a problem. I worry that the Fed could lose control of its ability to manage the rate of change in rates or the slope of the yield curve.

We have reason to worry that there's a huge disconnect between the market's strength and the economy's lack of strength.

The gross inequality in wages and household wealth is disturbing too.

So are the high levels of structural unemployment, and the low levels of job creation.

There are lots of things to worry about, socially and economically. But worrying isn't the same as being pessimistic.

I do worry. But, I'm optimistic a lot of these worries will be addressed and resolved.

And I know what's important...

The Most Important Realization

When it comes to making money in the stock market, it's important to first and foremost realize that publicly traded companies, especially giant multinational corporations, aren't the economy. They are proxies for their industries and their tiny slice of the economy, all the better if they're players in the global economy.

Listed companies account for a relatively very small number of the workers, wages (not including top executives), and problems the economy faces. Listed companies - the ones we can make money investing in - are not the problem. They are our financial way out of a lot of our problems... and if you are optimistic, you can make money in the market.

And why shouldn't you be optimistic that you can make money in the markets?

You had a bad luck streak in dancing school, so what?

You missed last year's almost 30% rise in stocks, so what?

You missed the run up since March 2009, so what?

We're in the first stage of a generational bull market - even if the first stage is getting a little long in the tooth.

We're going to have lots of downdrafts on the rocket ride higher. Some will be scary. But that's not any reason to be pessimistic.

Me personally, I love up-markets and I love down-markets. I can and do make money in both. I tend to make a lot more money, a lot quicker, in down-markets, which is not un-American. But, because I'm an optimist and I believe things can always get better, I am always in the market buying too.

Here's the takeaway today: I'm optimistic. I'm going to make a lot of money this year. And I'm going to tell you here, right here, what I'm doing, and I'll tell you why.

Food stamp use among military rises again

At military grocery stores, more food stamps have been redeemed over the years.

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) More soldiers used food stamps to buy milk, cheese, meat and bread at military grocers last year.

Food stamp redemption at military grocers has been rising steadily since the beginning of the recession in 2008. Nearly $104 million worth of food stamps was redeemed at military commissaries in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30.

"I'm amazed, but there's a very real need," said Thomas Greer, spokesman for Operation Homefront, a nonprofit that helps soldiers on the financial brink nationwide.

Some of the growth in soldiers' redemption of food stamps reflects the weak economic recovery, especially for spouses looking for jobs. In 2012, there was a 30% unemployment rate among spouses off active-duty military who were 18 to 24 years old, according to the Military Officers Association of America, which released the survey last week.

Spouses who have to relocate every few years have a tough time finding work in the private sector.

During the recession, some states lowered eligibility for food stamps, making it easier to qualify. That could account for some of the growth in use by active-duty military, said Joyce Raezer, executive director of the National Military Family Association.

"It was easier for some of those families right on the cusp to qualify," she said.

In 2011, about 5,000 active-duty military members were on food stamps, making up less than a tenth of 1% of the 44 million on food stamps, according to the USDA, which has yet to update its figures.

Pentagon officials say they don't track who exactly is redeeming food stamps at military grocers, called commissaries. But they say that it's the bottom of the ranks, often the most junior 18 to 20-somethings who already have several children.

Base pay for a new soldier with a spouse and kid is around $20,000, just above the poverty line. Although that doesn't include housing or food allowances. The housing and food help put the income of an Army private with two years of experience a bit more than $40,000, the Pentagon says.

In 2013, Operation Homefront received 2,968 emergency requests for food help, more than any other kind of request for help. The numbers are down significantly compared to two years ago, but they're still nearly three times what they had been in 2008.

"Wh! en there are unexpected disruptions for a family with a junior (enlisted) member, it can become a challenge to put food on table," Greer said. "Cost of food remains a very real challenge."

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The good news is that the growth in food-stamp redemption at military grocers has slowed.

The 2013 figure was only a 5% uptick from 2012, less the the 13% increase in growth in 2012 and the record 70% hike in growth in food stamps use in 2009, according to the Defense Commissary Agency.

Food stamps has been a hot topic in Washington for months, as enrollment in the anti-poverty program remains at record high levels. Currently, 47 million Americans depend on food stamps. Half of them are children and a quarter of them are seniors.

Enrollment in the program soared during the Great Recession, with nearly 15% of the population getting benefits, according to recent federal data. The average monthly benefit was $134 per person in October.

Congress allowed cuts in the food stamps program last November, with the average recipient losing about $11 thanks to the expiration of a recession-era boost in funding. Active-duty military families were affected by those cuts.

AdviceIQ: How long to keep your tax documents

You likely live in fear of a tax audit. Here's how to protect yourself.

If the Internal Revenue Service suspects you underreported your gross income by 25% or more, it can challenge your return for up to six years. If the IRS suspects you filed a fraudulent return, no statute of limitations applies.

When the IRS challenges your return, the burden of evidence verifying your claims rests entirely with you.

If you haven't been traumatized by an audit, you probably keep little of your financial documentation. If you have, you're probably terrified to part with a single receipt. The IRS is one of the few courts where failure to produce proof of your claims results in the assumption that you stand guilty.

Save all financial documents used to create your tax return.

Retain a paper copy or receipt of any tax-relevant financial exchange. Scan these documents and archive them electronically or acquire them in an electronic format.

If your purchase came with a manual or warranty, store all documents in the same electronic and physical location. If the purchase constituted a business or other deductible expense, record the expense and why it justifies the deduction. Store this information with the receipts.

The IRS also regards bank or credit card records as insufficient documentation. Keep statements just long enough to reconcile your account.

Keep brokerage statements indefinitely for taxable accounts.

You must report the cost basis, or original value, of any security you sell to calculate the capital gains tax.

For a mutual fund with 30 years of reinvested dividends, each dividend payment is part of the cost basis. As a result, sometimes you can compute the cost basis only if you access the complete transaction history.

Without knowing the cost basis, the IRS could treat the entire value of the investment as gain.

If you lost the record of how much you originally paid for an investment, instead of selling and paying 15% or more of the value i! n taxes you can use that investment as part of your charitable giving.

Gifting appreciated stock avoids the tax and still qualifies for a full deduction. The IRS still asks for the original purchase date and price for gifted securities, but leaving these blank doesn't affect your tax owed.

Many custodians keep several years of electronic copies of brokerage statements and must send any known cost basis when you transfer to a new custodian. If your current custodian has the correct cost basis of your securities, you probably no longer need to keep brokerage statements. Better safe than sorry with the IRS, though.

Permanently keep records of nondeductible contributions to your individual retirement account.

You may need the records every year in your retirement that you withdraw money to show that a portion of the withdrawal is not tax deductible. To avoid the hassle, clear out nondeductible IRA contributions by converting all of your IRAs to Roth accounts.

Keep partnership documents, contracts and commission or royalty structures forever.

This includes property records, deeds and titles, especially those relating to intellectual property. It also includes transfers of value for estate planning.

Save all your tax returns.

After you file, save the paper or electronic copies, or both, with the rest of that year's documents.

Once a year, scan and compile the records into PDFs and send them electronically to the certified public accountant who does your taxes. Scanning the information gives you an electronic backup of the paper indefinitely.

Keep returns and all supporting documentation at least seven years. The IRS can audit your return for up to three years from your filing date, a limit applying only to good-faith errors.

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David John Marotta, CFP, AIF, is president of ! Marotta W! ealth Management of Charlottesville, Va., providing fee-only financial planning and wealth management. He is a member of Advice IQ's financial advisor network, a USA TODAY content partner offering financial news and commentary. Its content is produced independently of USA TODAY. Follow AdviceIQ on Twitter at @adviceiq

5 Messy Financial Firm Breakups—and One Keeping Mum

Neil Sedaka famously sang that breaking up is hard to do and wealth management firms have certainly had their share of rough changes of leadership.

Overspending, backstabbing, family intrigue and just plain surprise resignations can all play a part when it comes to cutting ties with a chief exec.

Of course, not every tenure ends with days or months of headlines breathlessly reporting the latest twists and turns. One firm has generated headlines for its ability to keep a secret while maintaining an air of calm, while it plans its succession.

To find which firm that is, look at our list of 5 Messy Financial Firm Breakups, and One Keeping Mum:

1. Mohamed El-Erian, PIMCO: 2014

Wall Street might have been shocked in January when El-Erian, the CEO and co-CIO of the world’s largest bond fund, announced he would leave, but Bill Gross, the company’s founder and co-CIO, was having none of it. In fact, by early February Gross let the world know “we are a better team at this moment than we were before.” Time will tell.

2. Ronald O’ Hanley, Fidelity Investments: 2014

After El-Erian announced his split from PIMCO, O’Hanley let it be known he would leave his post as Fidelity Investments’ head of assets. Maybe it was expected. Some industry experts said being No. 2 at the family-run company is never a long-term assignment. So, maybe all we can do is warn the next manager up. For O’Hanley’s part, he said he had accomplished his goals of aiding Abigail Johnson as she took over the company from her father and improving asset management at the firm.

3. John Mack, Morgan Stanley: 2001 and 2010

There might have been a handshake agreement that Mack would someday take the helm at Morgan Stanley, but it wasn’t to be. Chairman and CEO Philip Purcell, who had landed as Mack’s boss after his Dean Witter bought out Morgan Stanley, didn’t have any thought of leaving. After a tempestuous relationship, Mack finally left in 2001, three years after his co-CEO proposal was rejected. Morgan Stanley denied there was ever a handshake agreement. Mack went on to two other firms before getting his revenge: in 2005 he was named to replace Purcell at Morgan Stanley. In 2007, he received $41 million in pay. Things had soured by 2009, when Mack stepped down on Jan. 1, 2010, with the firm took some of the blame for the financial crisis.

4. John Thain, Bank of America Merrill Lynch: 2009

As head of Merrill Lynch, John Thain had a job many in the financial industry envied. And those who worked for him probably thought he was a good boss. Who wouldn’t want to work for a boss who hands out big bonuses even when the firm is bleeding money? After Bank of America took over the venerable firm, those bonuses to top executives led to his ouster in 2009. Thain turned a debacle into a victory by taking over the helm of CIT Group barely more than a month later and returning it to profitability last year from the depths of a $31 billion debt.

5. Jeffrey Gundlach, TCW Group: 2009

It’s not often that being fired is cause for an expensive party, but that’s how Jeffrey Gundlach reacted when he was let go by TCW in 2009. Gundlach was a master of fixed income investments and his portfolio was half of the company’s assets. Accusations that he was stealing company secrets to start his own fund led to his firing. Suits and countersuits followed. Out of the controversy, Gundlach created DoubleLine Capital, which has $50 billion in assets under management.

6. Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway: ????

There’s no internal controversy here. No messy board fights. Matter of fact, the successor chosen by Warren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha,” is completely unknown, which the big man says is solidly in agreement on the choice. Most observers expect the next head of the investment company to come from within. The only things we know for sure, is that there will be a successor. How do we know that? Well, the Oracle said so. Anyone who thought he’d stay forever has been warned.

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Retail Sales Drop Unexpectedly in January

Gene J. Puskar/AP WASHINGTON -- U.S. retail sales fell unexpectedly in January and the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, in the latest signs of slowing economic growth early in the first quarter. The Commerce Department said Thursday retail sales fell 0.4 percent last month, led by a drop in automobile sales. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales unchanged in January. Sales in December were revised to show a 0.1 percent fall instead of the previously reported 0.2 percent rise. The second month of declines in sales likely reflected frigid temperatures across many parts of the country. "The weakness we saw in retail sales is unfortunately weather-related and we are clearly seeing that the first quarter growth is slower than we anticipated," said Peter Cardillo, chief market strategist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York. "But I still don't think this data is trend changing." Stocks opened lower following the retail sales figures. The dollar slipped and the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to session lows of 2.74 percent. Stripping out automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services, so-called core sales fell 0.3 percent after rising 0.3 percent in December. Core sales correspond most closely with the consumer spending component of gross domestic product. Economists had expected this category to advance 0.2 percent in January. In a separate report, the Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 339,000 in the week ended Feb. 8. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast first-time applications for jobless benefits slipping to 330,000. The reports added to data on factory activity and employment in suggesting a loss of steam in the economy this quarter, in part because of the unseasonably cold weather and payback after the brisk 3.7 percent annual growth pace in the second half of last year. Economists are yet to quantify the effect of the relentlessly freezing temperatures, which have left large parts of the country shivering since December. Last month, receipts at auto dealers fell 2.1 percent. It was the second consecutive month of decreases. Auto manufacturers complained last week that frigid temperatures had hurt sales. Retail sales excluding automobiles were flat. Sales of building materials and garden equipment rose 1.4 percent. There were also gains in receipts at electronics and appliance stores. However sales at clothing retailers and at sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores fell, as did receipts at furniture shops.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015

A new survey of individuals on the fast track to wealth has found that 74% of respondents chose a new wealth manager on the basis of the firm’s reputation for quality of products and services, and 64% looked to the costs associated with those products and services.

Advisors wanting to attract these affluent people as clients need to understand that their character and fees are critical factors in the minds of affluent people when evaluating potential relationships, SEI, Scorpio Partnership and NPG Wealth Management said Wednesday in a statement on the release of the latest study in their ongoing Futurewealth Project.

The study surveyed 3,025 respondents globally with an average $2.9 million in net worth.

The survey revealed that up-and-coming wealthy individuals sought introductions and investigated potential wealth managers in a variety of ways.

Twenty-two percent of respondents asked for advice from friends or family before making a selection, while 15% researched the advisor market on their own.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: Gold World Resources Inc (GDW.V)

Gold World Resources Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and mining of mineral resource properties in Canada. The company primarily explores for gold and silver deposits. It holds a 100% interest in the Mount Anderson Yukon gold/silver, polymetallic project located in the Wheaton River District in Yukon, Canada. The company was formerly known as Strikezone Minerals (Canada) Ltd. and changed its name to Gold World Resources Inc. in January 2006. Gold World Resources Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: Saba Software Inc.(SABA)

Saba Software, Inc. provides a class of people systems that combine people learning, people performance, and people collaboration solutions. People-driven enterprises use the company?s solutions to mobilize and engage people around new strategies and initiatives, as well as cultivate, capture, and share individual and collective knowhow. Its principal customer base includes organizations in financial services, life sciences and healthcare, high tech, automotive and manufacturing, retail, energy and utilities, and packaged goods sectors, as well as public sector organizations. The company?s solutions are available in the cloud and on-premise. Saba Software, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California.

Top 10 International Stocks To Invest In 2014: Tutor Perini Corporation(TPC)

Tutor Perini Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides diversified general contracting, construction management, and design-build services to private clients and public agencies worldwide. It operates in three segments: Civil, Building, and Management Services. The Civil segment involves in public works construction, and the repair, replacement, and reconstruction of infrastructure. This segment?s civil contracting services include construction and rehabilitation of highways, bridges, mass transit systems, and wastewater treatment facilities. The Building segment provides services to various specialized building markets for private and public works clients, such as the hospitality and gaming, transportation, healthcare, municipal offices, sports and entertainment, education, correctional facilities, biotech, pharmaceutical, industrial and high-tech markets, electrical and mechanical, plumbing, and HVAC services. The Management Services Segment offers diversifie d construction and design-build services to the United States military and government agencies, surety companies, and multi-national corporations in the United States and internationally. This segment also provides rapid response and contract completion services; and management or general contracting services to fulfill the contractual and financial obligations of the surety on notification from the surety of a contractor bond default. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Sylmar, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rich Smith]

  Following up on the news that it's the likely winner of a $985 million contract to design the Madera-to-Fresno segment�of California's new high-speed railway, civil engineering firm Tutor Perini� (NYSE: TPC  ) announced Tuesday that it's scored a second major contract win.

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Shares of Harsco have gained 4.7% to $26.43 today at 1:16 p.m., outpacing other construction & engineering companies. Dycom (DY) has advanced 0.5% to $30, KBR Inc. (KBR) has ticked up 0.1% to $33.03, Worthington Industries�(WOR) has risen 2.8% to $38.85�and Tutor Perini (TPC) has rallied 3.6% to $22.46.

• [By Rich Smith]

  On Wednesday, civil engineering firm Tutor Perini Corp. (NYSE: TPC  ) said the California High-Speed Rail Authority has identified its $985 million bid to design the initial Madera-to-Fresno segment�of California's high-speed railway as the "apparent best value" of all bids received.

• [By Travis Hoium]

  What: Shares of construction company Tutor Perini (NYSE: TPC  ) jumped 12% today after the company released earnings.

  So what: First quarter revenue was up 9%, to $992.9 million, and earnings nearly quadrupled, to $0.31 per share. Wall Street expected revenue to be $983.2 million and earnings of just $0.24, so investors were pleasantly surprised by the results.�

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: El En(ELN.MI)

El.En S.p.A., through its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of laser systems in Europe and internationally. It offers laser systems for medical applications, including aesthetics, surgical, physiotherapy, dermatology, surgery, cosmetics, dentistry, and gynaecology. The company also provides laser systems for industrial applications, such as cutting, marking, and welding of metals, wood, plastic, and glass, as well as in the decoration of leather and fabric, and the conservative restoration of works of art; and systems for scientific applications and research. In addition, it offers after-sales service, including support for the installation and maintenance of its laser systems; and spare parts, consumables, and technical assistance services. The company sells its products through its subsidiaries, as well as through a network of distributors. El.En S.p.A. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Calenzano, Italy.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: World.Net Services Ltd(WNS.AX)

World.Net Services Limited engages in the development, provision, and sale of information technology products and services in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia. Its products primarily include Travel.World.Net, which is an integrated multi-user reservations and distribution system for use by suppliers and buyers of travel and tourism products; and Rosta2000, a labor management rostering system. The company also provides vendor application, a client server based application that enables a business to define new tourism products and maintain existing tourism products; SupplierNet, a Web-based application to load and/or maintain tourism products; Siteplus, a contents management application to define and maintain Website content; CRMNet, a Web-based call reservation application; GuestNet, a Web-based property management system for hotel reservations; E-Payment Gateway, a solution for online payment; and Web Services API, a Web-services API. In addition, it provides su pport services comprising implementation, hosting, and maintenance, as well as solution delivery, systems integration, outsourcing, help desk support, and end user training. The company offers its products and services primarily to tourism boards, wholesalers, tour agencies, and tourism businesses. World.Net Services Limited is based in Sydney, Australia.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: Celsion Corporation(CLSN)

Celsion Corporation, an oncology drug development company, develops and commercializes targeted chemotherapeutic oncology drugs based on its proprietary heat-activated liposomal technology. The company is developing its lead product, ThermoDox that is in Phase III clinical trial for primary liver cancer; and in phase II clinical trial for treatment of recurrent chest wall breast cancer. It has a license agreement with Yakult Honsha to commercialize and market ThermoDox for the Japanese market. The company also has a license agreement with Duke University under which it received exclusive rights to commercialize and use Duke's thermo-liposome technology. In addition, Celsion Corporation has a joint research agreement with Royal Phillips Electronics to evaluate the combination of Phillips' high intensity focused ultrasound with its ThermoDox to determine the potential of this combination to treat a range of cancers. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Columbia, M aryland.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Stocks on the Move: NQ Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ) is up 26% at $11.09 as the company fights back against a short-seller report. Celsion Corp. (NASDAQ: CLSN) is up 339.3% at $5.14 following a reverse 1:4.5 stock split. Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is up 4.7% at $17.50.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: Firstservice Corp Sub-Vtg Com N (FSV.TO)

FirstService Corporation provides real estate related services to commercial, institutional, and residential customers in North America and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Commercial Real Estate Services, Residential Property Management, and Property Services. The Commercial Real Estate Services segment offers brokerage, property management and maintenance, valuation, project management, and corporate advisory services primarily on office, industrial, retail, and multi-unit residential properties to owners, investors, tenants, corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals. The Residential Property Management segment manages private residential communities, including condominiums, cooperatives, gated communities, homeowner associations, and other residential developments governed by multi-unit residential community associations. This segment provides ancillary services, including facility maintenance, landscaping, swimming pool management, home service contracts, energy usage benchmarking and retrofit consulting, real estate sales and leasing, heating, air conditioning, and concierge services. It also manages portfolios of single family residential properties. The Property Services segment offers various residential and commercial services through franchise networks, direct operations, and contractor networks. It provides residential and commercial painting, and decorating services; installed closet and home storage systems; exterior residential painting and window cleaning services; home repair and remodeling service franchise; home inspection; and residential floor coverings design and installation services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: Wayside Technology Group Inc.(WSTG)

Wayside Technology Group, Inc., an information technology channel company, resells software and hardware, as well as provides technical services to software development and information technology professionals primarily in the United States and Canada. It offers various products from publishers of software and tools for virtualization, networking, software development, database modeling, security, and other technical domains. The company operates in two segments, Lifeboat Distribution and TechXtend. The Lifeboat segment distributes technical software through a network of corporate and value-added resellers, consultants, and systems integrators. The TechXtend segment sells technical software, hardware, and services for microcomputers, servers, and networks to individual programmers, corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions. Wayside Technology Group, Inc. markets products through its Web sites, local and online seminars, and print and electronic catalo gs, as well as through direct e-mail and printed materials. The company was formerly known as Programmer?s Paradise, Inc. and changed its name to Wayside Technology Group, Inc. in August 2006. Wayside Technology Group, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Shrewsbury, New Jersey.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage Inc (NGVC)

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc., incorporated on April 9, 2012, is a specialty retailer of natural and organic groceries and dietary supplements. The Company operates within the natural products retail industry. The Company offers products and brands, including a selection of natural and organic food, dietary supplements, body care products, pet care products and books.

The Company offers its customers an average of approximately 18,000 store-keeping units (SKUs) of natural and organic products per store, including an average of approximately 7,000 SKU of dietary supplements. As of June 30, 2012, the Company operated 55 stores in 11 states, including Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming, as well as a bulk food repackaging facility and distribution center in Colorado. The size of its stores varies from 5,000 selling square feet to 14,500 selling square feet, and a new store averages 9,500 selling square feet.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By David Mamos]

  The Fresh Market Inc. (Nasdaq: TFM), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. (NYSE: NGVC), and privately held Trader Joe's are others crowding into the field.

• [By John Udovich]

  Small cap Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE: NGVC) and mid cap Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NASDAQ: SFM) are taking aim at natural and organic foods supermarket giant Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM), but do either of these stocks have what it takes to take on the the king of organic retailing? Whole Foods Market was founded in Austin way back in 1978 by a�twenty-five year old college dropout and a twenty-one year old�at a time when there were only a handful of natural or organic�supermarkets in the country. Today, Whole Foods Market�has 364 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom���which are sometimes referred to as ��hole Wallet��r ��hole Paycheck��given how much it costs to shop there.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: Keynote Systems Inc.(KEYN)

Keynote Systems, Inc. provides Internet and mobile cloud monitoring and testing solutions worldwide. The company?s Internet cloud products and services comprise Transaction Perspective for visibility into the performance and availability of Web transactions; Application Perspective, a Web application monitoring service; Cloud Application Perspective that provides software-based performance monitoring; Private Agents for the performance of mission critical extranet and intranet applications; Streaming Perspective to measure, compare, and assure the performance of audio and video streams; and Performance Scoreboard, a custom dashboard to monitor Web performance. Its Internet cloud products and services also include Enterprise Adapters to integrate performance measurement data into enterprise systems management platforms; Keynote Internet Testing Environment, a desktop tool for real-time testing, diagnosing, and troubleshooting Web performance issues; LoadPro, a Web load tes ting service; Test Perspective, a self-service load testing service; Red Alert to test devices connected to the Internet; and consulting services, such as performance insights, Web site performance assessment, automated reporting, and custom competitive research. In addition, the company?s mobile cloud products and services primarily consist of System Integrated Test Environment System to test and measure the quality and reliability of mobile networks and applications, and content delivery for mobile operators; GlobalRoamer to certify and validate roaming agreements; Mobile Device Perspective to enhance the quality of mobile content, applications, and services; Mobile Web Perspective to monitor and troubleshoot the quality and performance for mobile Web sites; and Mobile Internet Testing Environment, a desktop tool. Further, it offers professional services, mobile competitive monitoring and analysis, and mobile insights. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

5 Best Quality Stocks To Invest In 2015: Cross(A.T.)

A.T. Cross Company engages in the design and marketing of personal and business accessories. It operates in two segments, Cross Accessory Division (CAD) and Cross Optical Group (COG). The CAD segment manufactures and markets writing instruments under the Cross brand, including ball-point pens, fountain pens, selectip rolling ball pens, mechanical pencils, and writing instrument accessories, such as refills and desk sets. It also provides various personal and business accessories, including leather goods, reading glasses, watches, desk sets, cufflinks, and stationery. This segment sells its products through direct sales force and manufacturers' agents or representatives to approximately 2,400 retail and wholesale accounts; and directly to consumers through its Web site, cross.com, and the Cross retail stores in the United States, as well as through distributors and retailers worldwide. The COG segment designs, manufactures, and markets polarized sunglasses and goggles under the Costa and Native brnads in the United States. This segment sells its products through employee representatives and manufacturers? agents to optical and sunglass specialty shops, department stores, and sporting goods retailers in the United States. A.T. Cross Company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Stocks To Watch For December 26, 2013

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday. The company's stock surged more than 10% in December. Yahoo shares rose 0.20% to close at $40.85 on Tuesday.

Shares of Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) jumped 5.48% on Tuesday after the NHTSA reaffirmed the Model S 5-star safety rating in 2014. Tesla shares closed at $151.41 on Tuesday.

DS Healthcare Group (NASDAQ: DSKX) announced a private placement of $2.42 million. DS Healthcare shares declined 3.28% to close at $2.30 on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) renewed a multi-year distribution agreement. Time Warner shares rose 1.16% to close at $134.04 on Tuesday, while Viacom shares gained 0.22% to close at $86.10 on Tuesday.

Shares of CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP) tumbled 7% on Tuesday after the company issued a downbeat outlook for the fourth quarter. Analysts at First Analysis also downgraded the stock from Overweight to Equal-Weight. CalAmp shares closed at $25.63 on Tuesday.

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Medivation Targets Prostate Cancer

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Medivation (MDVN) continues to be a thorn in the side of several big-name competitors in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Its Xtandi, which was developed in partnership with Astellas, has seen strong and steady sales growth, with revenue rising 32% in the third quarter to $108 million.

By comparison, Johnson & Johnson's market leading prostate cancer treatment, Zytiga, saw quarter-over-quarter sales growth of only 3.4% in the fourth quarter.

This marked the second consecutive quarter of single-digit sales growth for Zytiga, hinting that Xtandi is continuing to gain market share in the treatment of prostate cancer.

And Xtandi poses another potentially major threat to Johnson & Johnson, as the drug could receive FDA approval for pre-chemotherapy treatment.

With Xtandi continuing to gain market share at the expense of bigger players in the prostate cancer market, Medivation has plenty of room for growth. Medivation is set to release results on February 27.

Technically, after being stuck in a trading range near 10 for the better part of 2011, MDVN soared nearly 500% in the 12 months following the FDA's approval of Xtandi, in November 2011.

The stock topped out near 60 in late 2012, and spent 2013 chopping around in a 20-point range between $40 and $60.

News that Xtandi was gaining market share sent the stock skyward again three weeks ago, and shares are up nearly 20% year-to-date, with MDVN hitting a fresh all-time high near $80, despite weakness in the broader market.

The stock is currently digesting these gains, as it consolidates support at its 10-day trendline in the $75 region. We suggest buying between $70 and $75 per share.

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ArcelorMittal Doing More With Less

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- For the past two-plus years, investors have been told they needed guts of steel to invest in the steel industry. Either that or they have to have first developed an extremely high frustration threshold.

ArcelorMittal (MT) investors have certainly been tested. But management has tried to put the pedal to the metal to deliver.

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Unlike commodity markets like aluminum and copper, where oversupply has become a legitimate concern, I've become a little less jittery about the future of steel. This is not because there are still no risks. I just don't believe the so-called "end times" for this industry is accurate, if not entirely exaggerated.

The recent results from AK Steel (AKS), for instance, demonstrated what is possible with competent management. The company went from posting a $230 million loss in one year to a fourth-quarter profit of more than $35 million last week. Clearly there are opportunities, if these companies know how to maximize value. In the case of ArcelorMittal, which has enjoyed a solid reputation as the premier name in integrated steel, the company has done more than a decent job overcoming to weak prices and slumping demand. Management has established a two-year plan to take out upwards of $3 billion in incremental costs in what the company calls a "cost optimization program." This is an initiative geared more towards variable cost reductions than fixed cost savings, which makes sense seeing as how unpredictable the steel industry has become. Since the start of this program, ArcelorMittal has posted better-than-expected results, particularly in from an EBITDA perspective, which stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is the standard metric used to measure performance in the steel industry. It's true EBITDA is still lower than the company's historical standard, but it has steadily risen over the past couple of quarters and has met estimates. Plus, investors continue to discount that these operational improvements coincide with sequential increases in steel shipments.

Stock quotes in this article: MT, AKS 

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All told, ArcelorMittal management continues to do more with less. And whether the Street wants to give this company the credit it deserves, the company's restructuring efforts are beginning to pay dividends. And investors who want to house their faith in steel should look at this company a little bit closer.

ArcelorMittal will report its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results on Friday. Given the dire state of the industry, not much is expected this quarter. In fact, analysts aren't projecting a profit at all. The company is projected to report earnings of $0.00. That's not a typo. And that's good news. It would reverse a year-ago loss of $2.58 per share.

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Revenue, on the other hand, is projected to be up slightly above 4% year over year to $20.1 billion. While this does support the notion that steel demand has picked up, the more interesting aspect of the report will the extent to which management has benefited from higher ASPs (average selling prices). AK Steel just reported a 2% year-over-year increase, measuring at $1,031 per ton.

And this is where ArcelorMittal's heavy exposure to Europe and North America, which accounts for more than 60% of its revenue, should serve as a benefit. Brazil, where the company also has a large presence, will be a factor. In past reports, management cited Europe, in particular, as a having been a major growth obstacle due to weak shipments and slumping prices in raw materials. The extent to which these regions are able to rebound will determine the stock's near-term trend. But don't hold your breath. Management's guidance for the year will dictate the level of confidence they have in any potential recovery and where this company is heading. For now, with earnings expected to come in at zero, investors should (at least) take solace in the fact that the worst is finally over and there's no longer an issue of decelerating growth. The thing to remember here is that even though ArcelorMittal's production and profitability are still not back to historical levels, these shares are nonetheless attractive at around $16 a share on the basis of growing steel demand and higher APS. At the time of publication, the author held no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Follow @saintssense This article was written by an independent contributor, separate from TheStreet's regular news coverage.

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Latest Known Credit Card Data Breaches Target Big Hotels

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ATLANTA -- A credit card data breach has been detected that exposed guests at certain Marriott, Holiday Inn, Sheraton and other hotel properties to theft, hotel management firm White Lodging Services said Monday. The breach occurred at food and beverage outlets at 14 hotels, including some operated under the Westin, Renaissance and Radisson names, between March 20 and Dec. 16 last year, White Lodging said in a statement. The company said information subject to potential theft by cybercriminals included names and numbers on consumers' debit or credit cards, security codes and card expiration dates. Customers who used their cards at the affected outlets should review all statements from the time in question and consider placing fraud alerts on their credit files, White Lodging said. White Lodging wouldn't estimate how many card numbers might have been taken. Krebs on Security, the cybersecurity blog that first reported the breach Friday, said thousands of accounts had been compromised. The latest data breach comes after the FBI warned retailers last month to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year involving the same kind of malicious software used against Target (TGT) over the holiday shopping season. The incident involving Target, the No. 3 U.S. retailer, was one of the biggest retail cyber attacks in history. In a confidential, three-page report to retail companies the FBI described the risks posed by "memory-parsing" malware that infects point-of-sale systems, which include cash registers and credit-card swiping machines in checkout aisles. Restaurants and lounges affected by the White Lodging breach were at hotels in Chicago; Austin, Texas; Richmond, Va.; Plantation, Fla.; Denver; Boulder and Broomfield, Colo.; Louisville, Ky.; Erie, Pa.; Indianapolis; and Merrillville, Ind., the company said. White Lodging, which manages 169 hotels that include brands of Marriott International (MAR), Starwood Hotels and Resorts (HOT) and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), said it planned to offer affected consumers one year of identity protection services. The company, based in Merrillville, Ind., said it notified federal authorities of the suspected breach and had begun a review of other properties it manages. A spokeswoman for White Lodging declined to comment beyond the company's statement. Marriott said one of its franchise management companies had "unusual fraud patterns" with payment systems, according to a statement from spokesman Jeff Flaherty. He added that Marriott was working with the company in the probe. "Because the suspected breach did not impact any systems that Marriott owns or controls, we do not have additional information to provide," Flaherty added.

Improving economy: Is it for real?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) For the last five years, the story of the economic recovery has felt like one giant fake-out after another.

A few months of seemingly strong improvement would suddenly be followed by another period of frustrating slow growth. Blame it on uncertainty, economists would say, or perhaps brinksmanship in Washington.

Can you fault Americans for being skeptical, this time around?

Several recent reports have given a lot of reason to feel optimistic about the economy.

At 7%, the unemployment rate is now at its lowest level in five years. The housing sector -- which got us into this mess in the first place -- is bouncing back. Home sales and prices are rising and permits for new home construction are back to 2007 levels.

Auto sales recently had their strongest growth since 2006. Gas prices have fallen dramatically this year, and stocks are up 26%.

Then why doesn't it feel all that rosy out there?

Infographic: Economy still split between the 'haves' and 'have-nots'

A CNN poll released last week showed only 24% of the public believe economic conditions are improving, while nearly four-in-ten say the nation's economy is actually getting worse. Meanwhile, the Consumer Confidence Index, calculated by the Conference Board, has declined two months in a row.

The economy still feels depressing because for many people, it is, said Elise Gould, a labor economist at the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute.

"Those at the very top have bounced back, but we have not seen that for people at the middle or at the bottom," she said.

Stocks may be rising, but only half of Americans actually own them. Sure, companies are flush with cash, but workers' wages are up only about 1% from a year ago, after accounting for inflation. Union-led strikes by fast-food workers are on the rise.

Then there are those who still cannot find work: About 11 million Americans remain unemployed, and 37% of them have been out of a job for at least six months.

"We continue to be very concerned about the long-term unemployed," said Secretary of Labor Tom Perez. "Their problems persist."

When Wal-Mart recently opened two stores in Washington, D.C., more than 23,000 people submitted applications for the 600 job openings.

That means each appli! cant stood a mere 2.6% chance of being hired. Harvard has a higher acceptance rate.

"It's not uncommon for us to get this number of applications in urban areas when there is such a need for jobs," Wal-Mart spokesman David Tovar said.

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Washington's dysfunction remains a wild card as well. Will Democrats and Republicans be able to pass a budget and avoid another brush with the debt ceiling? Employers often cite uncertainty about government policy as a key factor keeping them from hiring in full force.

"If there's another government shutdown, or more brinksmanship, bad policy could hurt this momentum," said Frank Friedman, chief executive officer for Deloitte. The company is in the process of hiring 18,000 workers this year across its tax auditing and consulting businesses.

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So yes, there are positive signs in the economy, and everyone hopes that trend will continue.

But will 2014 be the economy's breakout year? Probably not, says Jim O'Sullivan, chief economist for High Frequency Economics.

"The word 'break-out' is too strong," he said. "We're four-and-a-half years into the recovery, and if we haven't got a V-shape recovery now, we're certainly not going to get one."

The Federal Reserve predicts the economy will grow 3% next year, marking more solid, but still not robust, improvement ahead.

"The positive signs are great, but we have to see this happen month-after-month for a few years for us to feel like we've really dug ourselves out of the Great Recession hole," Gould said. !

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The bull market received a bit of a scare last week as the S&P 500 fell almost 3%, the biggest single week loss since 2012. The market seems to have recovered this week, but a repeat of the 26% gain in 2013 doesn’t appear to be in the cards.

Long-Term Bullish

Last May I wrote that I’m long-term bullish and I don’t believe the stock market is in a bubble. I continue to stand by that thesis. The market has withstood the beginning of the Fed taper without suffering the massive decline that many predicted.

The article I linked to above contains the details of my outlook on the economy as a whole, so I won’t go into too much detail here. Basically, I believe the U.S. economy is undergoing a restructuring where we are becoming radically more productive. Businesses are allocating capital more efficiently; the labor force is retooling its skills for the new economy; and technological innovation continues to push the limits of human productivity. The implications of this advancement can be seen in Figure 1.

Figure 1: A New Paradigm for Capital Allocation and Economic Growth.

Source: New Constructs, LLC.

The average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 20% for the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) and the increasing economic earnings of S&P 500 companies supports this thesis. The slow growth in GDP over the past few years is a sign that companies are becoming more deliberate and careful in their capital allocation.

Valuations Raise Short-Term Concerns

Despite my bullish outlook on the economy as a whole, it’s impossible to ignore the fact that valuations are getting a little stretched. In the past few months, the price to economic book value (zero-growth value) ratio of SPY reached 2.6, which is what we consider to be a Dangerous level. Overall we still rate SPY as Neutral.

The high valuation of the S&P 500 shouldn’t send investors running for the hills, but I do expect that the market will be more turbulent this year as we see corrections in individual stocks and groups of stocks that have gotten especially overvalued.

Even though the market is richly valued, there are still plenty of good stock picks out there. Currently, 282 out of the 2,645 stocks we have under coverage (11%) earn an Attractive-or-better rating. 1,697 (64%) earn a Dangerous-or-worse rating. Figure 2 shows the rating landscape for stocks under our coverage.

Figure 2: Ratings for Stocks We Cover

Source: New Constructs, LLC.

As you can see from Figure 2, our ratings currently favor large cap stocks over small caps. Even though Very Dangerous stocks outnumber Very Attractive stocks by almost three to one, Very Attractive stocks have the greater combined market value. Attractive-or-better rated stocks make up only 11% of the stocks we cover but they account for 18% of the market value.

Over the past five years, small caps have handily outperformed large caps. The Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) rose by 153% since 2009 compared to 115% for the S&P 500. However, we believe the disparity in their performances signifies that small caps are now overvalued. The Russell 2000 currently has a price to economic book value ratio of 5.1, nearly double that of the S&P 500. There are still quality small-caps out there, but on average small caps are overvalued compared to large and mid cap stocks.

A Stock Pickers Market

I expect to see some corrections in the market this year as valuations fall more in line with fundamentals. I don’t think the market is overvalued enough to cause a large-scale crash, so the corrections should be mostly contained to individual stocks. Even as the market struggles in the short-term, money can be made by those capable of identifying undervalued and avoiding overvalued stocks.

AutoZone (NYSE: AZO) is one of the stocks that earn my Very Attractive rating. AZO has grown after-tax profit (NOPAT) by 8% compounded annually over the past decade. Going with my theme of increasingly intelligent capital allocation, AZO has also increased its ROIC from 20% to 25% over the past five years. At its current valuation of ~$500/share, AZO stands out with a price to economic book value ratio of only 1, which implies that the company will never grow NOPAT from its current level. Given AZO’s strong track record of profitability and growth, I believe the market is significantly undervaluing this company. I expect strong short-term and long-term performance from AZO.

As I said before, I remain long-term bullish on the market as a whole. However, many stocks out there need time to grow into their valuations. We should see many corrections and modest performance from the market as a whole this year, but that does not mean your portfolio can’t achieve significant returns.

The Big Picture and Fed Policy

While valuations are stretched and investors must operate with a higher level of diligence in today’s markets, I believe stabilization of the housing market supports the underlying health of the economy and consumer balance sheets.

Ever since the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve policy has unequivocally supported the capital markets. They needed to support these markets to offset the decline in the nation’s largest asset: housing. Now, that housing has stabilized and consumers are able to catch financial breath, Fed policy can get back to the business of ensuring capital is allocated intelligently. Keeping interest rates too low for too long undermines the long-term economic growth potential of our economy.

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So, we can expect the Fed to continue to taper bond purchases and raise rates back to more normal levels in the foreseeable future. These changes will challenge the stock market and lead to a greater rationalization of stock valuations. Momentum strategies will no longer be effective. Cash will again be king as the market will more narrowly focus on awarding value only to the stocks that can generate cash flows in excess of what their current stock valuation implies.

Making money picking stocks is about understanding true cash flowsand identifying disconnects between the market’s expectations for future cash flows and your own expectations. Anything else is gambling, not investing.

Sam McBride contributed to this report

Disclosure: David Trainer owns AZO. David Trainer and Sam McBride receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector, or theme.

The following article is from one of our external contributors. It does not represent the opinion of Benzinga and has not been edited.

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