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Now is a good time to assess your progress in meeting your savings goals for this year.

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Perhaps you intended to save more, spend less or learn more about investing in general, but you’re not seeing much progress. If so, it’s a good time to hit the reset button and reassess your goals. Here are a few pro tips on how to achieve your financial resolutions for 2015.

Step 1: Set clear and measurable goals

Step 2: Make sure your goals are realistic

Step 3: Reassess your financial habits

Step 4: Break your bad habits

Step 5: Involve all family members in goal-setting

Step 6: Expect the unexpected

Step 7: Stop procrastinating

Source: Seven steps to achieving your 2015 financial goals – CSMonitor.com

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To be sure, Apple [stckqut]AAPL[/stckqut], Google [stckqut]GOOG[/stckqut], Amazon.com [stckqut]AMZN[/stckqut], and Facebook [stckqut]FB[/stckqut] have each made an indelible mark on our world. And all four tech behemoths continue to push the innovation envelope.

(Motley Fool) asked four Motley Fool contributors to tackle the difficult task of selecting which of these industry leaders would become the most important in the next five years — and why. Here’s what they said.

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Brian Stoffel – Apple

Andres Cardenal – Google

Jeremy Bowman – Amazon

Tim Brugger – Facebook

Source: Apple Inc., Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., or Facebook Inc.: Who Will Be the Most Important in 2020? (AAPL, AMZN, FB, GOOG, GOOGL)

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Skyworks Solutions Inc [stckqut]SWKS[/stckqut] reported strong Q2 results Thursday and beat the Street’s expectations.Revenue came in at $762 Million, up 58 percent year-over-year, beating the Wall Street consensus of $750.82 million.Non-GAAP Diluted EPS was $1.15, up 85 percent year-over-year, beating the Wall Street consensus of $1.13 while GAAP EPS was $0.85 for Q2.

The results came in below the Estimize EPS consensus of $1.17, however, it was above the revenue expectation of $759.78 million.

“Skyworks’ outperformance underscores the success of our diversification strategy, as positive momentum across our customer base, end markets and product lines helped to mitigate normal March quarter seasonality,” said David J. Aldrich, chairman and chief executive officer of Skyworks.

Source: Skyworks Solutions Beats Q2 Expectations – Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS) | Benzinga

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Unfortunately, I am very skeptical of turnarounds, simply because so many don’t. Cirrus is still on my Watch List (and I still have a position in the company) but not sure if they will regain their status.

Cirrus Logic [stckqut]CRUS[/stckqut] has had a couple of tough years. Earnings and sales declined in fiscal 2014. This week, the maker of a vast array of audio chips reported that earnings dipped again during the fiscal year ended in March.

But during that year, Cirrus also turned a corner. Q4 earnings soared 61% vs. year-ago levels. That was 40% higher than analyst consensus views and up from a 9% gain in Q3 — its first profit increase in five quarters. Sales surged 71%, also stomping expectations in a second-straight quarter of sharp acceleration after four straight declines.

Source: Cirrus Logic Stacks Another Brick In The Turnaround Wall – Investors.com