Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 02/20/2010



In Search of a Durable Good
TWO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND OBJECTS of intense investor scrutiny last week set in motion their exit strategies from predicaments largely of their own design...

Blais to lead Tories in Moncton North
With their eyes on the September provincial elections, New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative party machine continues to gather momentum with two more candidates coming on board including long-time party supporter and former provincial executive director Marie-Claude Blais of Moncton...

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Disgraced financier Earl Jones to learn fate today as friends tell of trust built on lies
Canadian financial advisor Earl Jones is rushed out of the courthouse in Montreal, July 28, 2009...

Telegraph - Herald; Dubuque, Iowa - tri-state people
February 18, 2010 -- Premier Bank has entered into an agreement with LPL Financial, who will now serve as the broker/dealer for the bank's new division, Premier...

Now Is the Time to Buy Risk
You may have heard that now is the time to buy risk. In fact, BlackRock chief investment officer Bob Doll told CNBC viewers recently that "risk assets will continue to outperform safe assets." Burt White, chief investment officer at LPL Financial, took that message one step further...

Daily Tax Tips from the IRS
IRS offers free, comprehensive tax guide Are you facing a lot of different tax questions this year? IRS experts have pulled together an overview of common tax issues in one convenient place - Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax...

Business Wire - InvestmentPitch.com Adds Video Content for Kent Exploration, Maudore Minerals and ThreeGold Resources
February 17, 2010 -- InvestmentPitch.com has added three new corporate presentation videos to its website. Kent Exploration (KEX-TSX.V)Maudore Minerals (MAO-TSX.V)...

Tax Season Cautions
Uncle Sam wants you to help nab tax cheats The IRS has outlined how informants can report violations of the tax law and possibly claim a reward based on what is owed by the tax cheat...

Towanda School Board decides to not eliminate extracurricular activities
While the Towanda School Board had said in mid-January that it was going to look at the school district's extracurricular activities and possibly eliminate some of them, the board has since decided to keep them all in place...

MomentumLIPSTICK on Which Pig?
This is for all of you who are truly frightened by Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin: give it a rest...

Women, wisdom & wealth: Estate tax changes you need to know about
Having just returned from a four day meeting focused strongly on estate tax changes, I'd like to provide you with up-to-date information and some historic background...

MGM Mirage, Sands earnings show Strip competition heating up
The $1.9 billion Palazzo Resort, at left, opened in December, boasting 3,068 rooms...

We are the (Mongiardo) World
They are not recording an album, but fifty of Daniel Mongiardo's supporters in Jefferson County, including several prominent Democrats, are singing his praises today...

Planned Giving
So much has changed since All Classical began. In many ways, public radio has grown up...

Fans turn Hibs chief's pennies into pounds for orphans
HIBS chairman Rod Petrie is renowned throughout Scottish football for making every penny go as far as possible...

Business Wire - Renewable Energy Technology Company Dynamotive Energy Systems Considers Possible Joint Ventures / Commercial Partnerships
February 17, 2010 -- HASH(0x1fec360) VANCOUVER -- Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp. (OTCBB: DYMTF), a leader in second generation biomass-to-biofuel...

Business Wire - Ramco-Gershenson Announces Appointment of Gregory R. Andrews as New Chief Financial Officer
February 17, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966a3030) FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE:RPT) announced today the appointment of...

Tax Tip: 7 important facts about claiming the First-Time Homebuyer Credit
If you purchased a home in 2009 or early 2010, you may be eligible to claim the First-Time Homebuyer Credit, whether you are a first-time homebuyer or a long-time resident purchasing a new home...

Tony Kalawe: Are you an - olympic' investor?
In February, skiers, skaters, hockey players and other athletes will be swarming into Vancouver for the Winter Olympic Games...

Business Wire - the Rubicon Project Declares the Ad Server Dead
February 19, 2010 -- HASH(0x1f27c60) Allen & Company LLC Retained as Financial Advisor to Support Strategic Growth Initiatives; Company Developing...

Daily Post; Liverpool (UK) - City on brink of expulsion despite seven-day reprieve
February 19, 2010 -- CHESTER City could well have played their last match in the Blue Square Premier following a meeting of the Football Conference management...

Market Wire - Li3 Energy Appoints David Wahl and Antonio Ortúzar as Directors
February 19, 2010 -- Li3 Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: LIEG), ("Li3 Energy" orthe "Company") is pleased to announce the appointments of David G. Wahl andAntonio OrtÃzar to...

Day Traders Aren't Stupid -- They're Insane
Can you read and write? Count backwards from 10, and remember your birthday? Most important of all, are you crazy? If you can answer "yes" to all three questions, "day trading" just might be for you...

Business Wire - AmericanWest Bancorporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2009 Financial Results and Engagement of New Financial Advisor
February 19, 2010 -- HASH(0x1f2ced0) SPOKANE, Wash. -- AmericanWest Bancorporation (NASDAQ: AWBC) today announced fourth quarter and year-end 2009...

Even Cupid needs a long-term financial plan
A popular book by John Gray suggested men and women are on different planets when it comes to understanding the other's emotional needs and communication styles...

How Long Should You Ride This Rally?
Pop quiz, hotshot: The S&P is up more than 60% from its closing low last March. If the market continues to go up, you want to ride along with it...

Business Wire - FAF Advisors, Inc., Announces Financial Positions for Closed-End Funds
February 17, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966a4aa0) MINNEAPOLIS -- FAF Advisors, Inc. today announced the financial positions for the following closed-end funds...

Grimsby Telegraph - Applications up a quarter
February 19, 2010 -- PAUL Wood, partner at Pygott & Crone presented a bottle of champagne to top performing sales negotiator Joe Snookes. Joe was the top...

Highlights from the AAAS: Food allergies, superheroes, electric cars and Opie
Now we're getting into the thick, juicy part. I spent Friday in a flurry of tweeting and note-taking, bopping from one two-hour symposium to another...



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