This also works for teams- when we strive for momentum rather than balance or perfection, we continually move ahead.

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So I propose an alternative to balance: Momentum.

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Bush is likely to build on his August momentum and keep John Kerry off balance through sharp speeches and ads -- as well as through Congress.

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With this in mind, advisors and investors can build a market momentum portfolio that helps strike an optimal balance for clients when it comes to transparency, consistency and control.

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Middle market firms tend to have weaker balance sheets, have less market momentum than big firms, and are dealing with competition from both small firms and big firms.

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In a protracted civil conflict that has seen NATO-backed rebel forces and pro-Gadhafi army units and militias win and lose momentum, last weekend seemed to have tipped the balance clearly in favor of the Benghazi-based rebel movement.

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Our balance-of-trade deficit has to grow, paring 1998s economic momentum.

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My extensive backtesting going back 30 years and my recommendations going back about six years show that when a high momentum stock breaks down and Wall Street accepts the reality at a time when the balance sheet is still strong, the next swoosh down is typically the low of the cycle.

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