Hot Financial Companies To Own For 2014

Despite performing well on an operational level and growing sales by more than 10%, several companies in the mining and natural gas sectors failed to impress on the earnings line of their individual income statements. Investors that fail to dive a bit deeper into the results might be scared off during times like this. However, a closer look eases many concerns on a company-specific level.�

Because asset prices fluctuate, the values that they carry on a company's financial statements must be adjusted accordingly. Impairment charges frequently stem from this practice and can affect earnings and the appearance of the balance sheet. During periods of falling commodity prices, like the one metals and natural gas endured in 2012, the effects are expectedly negative. The following video details several companies in the mining and natural gas sectors that felt the ill affects of these account rules.

Hot Financial Companies To Own For 2014: STANDARD LIFE PLC ORD GBP0.10(SL.L)

Standard Life plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a long term savings, investments, and pensions company in the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Austria, India, the United States, Hong Kong, and mainland China. It offers various investment and pension solutions, including investment funds and active money self invested personal pension products to individual and corporate clients. The company also offers investment linked and unit linked life insurance products; group savings and retirement, group insurance, individual life insurance, savings and retirement, mutual funds, and portfolio management solutions; and asset management services, investment and wealth management services, and open architecture funds. Standard Life distributes its products through brokers, independent financial intermediaries, banks, and financial advisers. The company was founded in 1825 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Hot Financial Companies To Own For 2014: China Real Estate Information Corporation(CRIC)

China Real Estate Information Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides real estate information, consulting, advertising, promotional event, and online services in China. The company provides CRIC system, a real estate information database and analysis system, which include data on specific real estate development projects and parcels of land, real estate-related news, macroeconomic, demographic and real estate industry-specific statistics, and research reports about the real estate industry It also offers real estate information services, which include data subscription services and data integration services; real estate consulting services comprising land acquisition consulting, real estate development consulting, marketing consulting, and comprehensive solution consulting services; and real estate advertising design and sales services primarily to real estate developers. In addition, the company provides promotional event services that include securing venu es, hiring caterers and other service providers, formulation of event themes, and inviting speakers and guests for real estate promotional events; and real estate online services, including region-specific real estate news and information, property data, and access to online communities through local Websites covering 138 cities across China. It serves real estate developers, banks, institutional investors, and other financial institutions and appraisers, as well as academic and research institutes, national and local governmental agencies, and home design or the media industries. The company was formerly known as CRIC Holdings Limited and changed its name to China Real Estate Information Corporation in September 2009. China Real Estate Information Corporation is headquartered in Shanghai, China. China Real Estate Information Corporation is a subsidiary of E-House (China) Holdings Limited.

10 Best Stocks To Own For 2014: Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. (MIG)

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty commercial insurance underwriter and insurance administration services company in the United States. The company markets and underwrites specialty property and casualty insurance programs and products, including workers� compensation, general liability, commercial property, environmental, garage, commercial multi-peril, commercial auto, surety, and marine insurance on an admitted and non-admitted basis through a network of independent retail agents, wholesalers, program administrators, and general agents. It also offers program and product design, underwriting risk selection and policy issuance, claims administration and handling, loss prevention and control, risk-bearing entities administration, and retail property and casualty insurance agency services, as well as produces commercial, personal lines, life, and accident and health insurance with unaffiliated insurance carriers for its fe e-for-service and agency clients. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

Hot Financial Companies To Own For 2014: Jp Morgan Co Inc(JPM.L)

JPMorgan Chase & Co., a financial holding company, provides various financial services worldwide. Its Investment Bank segment offers various investment banking products and services, including advising on corporate strategy and structure, capital-raising in equity and debt markets, risk management, market-making in cash securities and derivative instruments, prime brokerage, and research services for corporations, financial institutions, governments, and institutional investors. The company?s Commercial Banking segment provides lending, treasury, investment banking, and asset management services to corporations, municipalities, financial institutions, and not-for-profit entities. Its Treasury and Securities Services segment offers cash management, trade, wholesale card, and liquidity products and services to small and mid-sized companies, multinational corporations, financial institutions, and government entities. This segment also holds, values, clears, and services secu rities, cash, and alternative investments for investors and broker-dealers; and manages depositary receipt programs. The company?s Asset Management segment provides investment and wealth management services to institutions, retail investors, and high-net-worth individuals. This segment offers investment management in equities, fixed income, real estate, hedge funds, private equity, and liquidity products, as well as trust and estate, banking, and brokerage services to high-net-worth clients; and retirement services for corporations and individuals. Its Retail Financial Services segment offers consumer and business, and mortgage banking products and services that include checking and savings accounts, mortgages, home equity and business loans, and investments. The company?s Card Services and Auto segment provides payment processing and merchant acquiring services. JPMorgan Chase & Co. was founded in 1823 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Hot Financial Companies To Own For 2014: Alto Palermo S.A.(APSA)

Alto Palermo S.A. engages in the ownership, acquisition, development, leasing, management, and operation of shopping centers, as well as residential and commercial complexes in Argentina. As of June 30, 2007, it owned and operated ten shopping centers covering a total of 264,995 square meters in Argentina, including six in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area and four in the provinces of Cordoba, Mendoza, Salta, and Santa Fe; and a condominium called Torres de Abasto located in front of the Abasto Shopping Center in Buenos Aires. The company offers leases to retail tenants in its ten shopping centers; administration and maintenance of common areas; administration of contributions made by tenants to finance promotional efforts for the shopping centers; and parking lot services for visitors. The company also offers credit card consumer finance service, through the issuance of its Tarjeta Shopping and Tarjeta Shopping Metroshop credit cards, for consumers at shopping centers, h ypermarkets, and street stores. It also engages in the development and sale of residential properties, and acquisition and sale of undeveloped parcels of land for future development. In addition, it engages in the development of condominiums associated with its shopping centers. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.