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A 12 page paper discussing three market indicators. The Consumer Confidence Index and the Purchasing Managers’ Index are two market indicators on which many investment analysts rely. Consumer confidence reflects consumers’ attitudes for the present and short-term future; purchasing managers’ index is a leading indicator of what can be expected from the manufacturing sector over the next several months. The “contrarian index” is not a set index at all, but rather consists of a set of dynamic indicators that can vary with any investor’s specific interest to allow the investor to locate undervalued stocks that carry promise of growth over the long term. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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the Purchasing Managers Index are two market indicators on which many investment analysts rely. Consumer confidence reflects consumers attitudes for the present and short-term future; purchasing managers index is
a leading indicator of what can be expected from the manufacturing sector over the next several months. The "contrarian index" is not a
set index at all, but rather consists of a set of dynamic indicators that can vary with any investors specific interest. The bottom line, however, is that the contrarian
investor typically acts in opposition to market trends or predictions made by Wall Street investment analysts. Contrarian investors are more than only non-conformers wishing to express individuality. They
typically seek out undervalued stocks undervalued for the right reasons, invest in them and then wait for mainstream analysts to recognize the same positive qualities. Of contrarian investors, likely
Warren Buffet has the single most recognizable name. The purpose here is to discuss these three topics and then to compare them for
their usefulness for individual investors. Consumer Confidence The Consumer Confidence Index is a product of The Conference Board and uses 1985 as its
base year (1985=100). Index results are based on monthly surveys of a sample of 5,000 U.S. households that Conference Board researchers believe to be representative of U.S. households.
This means that results found within this sample of 5,000 can be generalized to the entire nation. The Conference Board does not actually conduct the monthly surveys itself, but
rather commissions the "NFO WorldGroup, a member of The Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG)" (The Conference Boards Consumer Confidence Index, 2003) to conduct and analyze the monthly research effort.
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