* Apple CEO Jobs backtracks on health, takes leave- AP
* US foreclosure filings up 81 percent in 2008- AP
* Oil falls to near $36 on weak US crude demand- AP
* Stocks tumble as worries grow about banks- AP

They were the current headlines at http://finance.yahoo.com/ on January 15th.
Check you local finance mags for confirmation and be on Bottom Alert. Before everything went crazy back in October, while people were still clear of thought, we spoke of how headlines are one of the best market timing tools.
So check your Business Week covers now!

Do you feel like you’ve been kicked off your horse and fallen off a cliff? Have you been focusing less or more on your portfolio? At times like this it is important to increase your focus, make sure you’re riding the right horse and have your fattest pigs at the trough. These three activities may help you achieve those objectives.

1. Examine your investment approach. Review your investment philosophy and strategy. Look for weaknesses in your strategy, without focusing disproportinately on the near past. How can your apporach be improved? Is your investment strategy still appropriate and the best strategy for you?
    
2. Review your broad assets. Is the mix right? Is the number of positions owned in line with your strategy? etc
    
3. Review and compare your indiviudal holding.   Do you have the most money in your best ideas? There are numerous ways to perform this step. I like to rank all my companies into groups of ten and have the most money in my top ten ideas. That’s my risk adjusted top ten. For example I see outstanding possible returns in STP, AKAM, TTWO and NUAN to name but a few; however adjusted for risk none of those companies make my top ten despite all being in my top ten for probable returns.

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