Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 03/08/2009



Market Wire - Advisor Confidence Declined in February
March 3, 2009 -- In February, advisor confidence in theeconomy and stock market declined, according to Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking.The Advisor Confidence Index...

American Funds No. 1 in adviser inquiries
When the equity markets began their dramatic slide in the second half of last year, advisers and their clients researched the investment offerings of Los Angeles-based American Funds more than any other mutual ...

Market Wire - North Bay Resources Updates Financing Plans
March 5, 2009 -- North Bay Resources Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NBRI)("North Bay" or the "Company") disclosed today that as a result of ongoingdiscussions with financial...

Pakistan searches for reported wreck of US drone - AP
A A A' Pakistani authorities searched Sunday for the possible wreckage of an American pilotless drone reported to have crashed in a northwestern militant stronghold, the military's top spokesman said...

Florida man sentenced for defrauding Fulton County Sheriff's Department
A former investment advisor with MetLife Financial Services who defrauded the Fulton County Sheriff's Department in 2003 was sentenced Nov. 15 to prison and was ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution EUR¦..

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Washington Post columnist Martha Hamilton and financial advisor Diahann W. Lassus were online to answer questions about how to make smart decisions while preparing for retirement EUR¦..

'Boesak interested in making himself richer'
Helen Zille on Saturday launched a scathing personal attack on Allan Boesak, her rival in the race for premiership of the Western Cape...

Obama: US should reach out to Taliban moderates - AP
"The national government still has not gained the confidence of the Afghan people," he said...

P/E ratio can point to stock's growth value
Q: I'm fairly young, have some cash to invest for the long term and am prepared to invest in stocks...

Some Broward Residents Head To The Polls Tuesday
Mar 8, 2009 10:13 am US/Eastern FORT LAUDERDALE Voters in several cities across Broward County will go to the polls on Tuesday, March 10th, to select their leaders for the next term...

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World Bank Vice-President for South Asia Region Isabel M Guerrero called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter's official residence Jamuna on Sunday...

7 countries' link found in Mumbai attacks: Interpol
Agencies Islamabad, March 8: Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble has said that links of seven different countries have been found in the Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 180 people...

UMA names new board
The Uganda Manufacturers Association has elected new board members amid dissatisfaction with the way the association is run...

Going green while supporting local economy
Stimulating the local economy in a time of financial uncertatinty is difficult, but necessary...

The power of compound interest
Among the most valuable financial wisdom you can teach your kids is how to harness the power of compounding...

OTC Select Announces Sunday Micro-Cap Stock Watch
March 8, 2009 -- OTC Select tracks stocks daily and is pleased to offer its stock alerts...

Market Wire - Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund Provides 2008 Canadian Tax Information
March 3, 2009 -- Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund (TSX: MPT.UN)(TSX: MPT.DB) ("MPT" or the "Fund"), which owns and operates essential infrastructure...

Business Wire - Brenda Aslyn Joins the Wealth Enhancement Group Duluth Office
March 6, 2009 -- Wealth Enhancement Group, one of the MidwestâÂEURÂ(TM)s premiere financial planning firms, is pleased to announce the addition of Brenda...

Business Wire - McGladrey Capital Markets Leads Negotiations as Lufkin Industries Acquires International Lift Systems
March 5, 2009 -- Lufkin Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUFK), a global supplier of oil field and power transmission products, has acquired International Lift...

Business Wire - Financial Advisors: Economic Downturn Hitting Boomers Hardest
March 6, 2009 -- Key Messages: In comprehensive new research of financial services professionals, 77 percent of respondents...

Business Wire - McGladrey Capital Markets Leads Negotiations as Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc. Acquires r3 Health Partners
March 5, 2009 -- Vitalize Consulting Solutions Inc., a portfolio company of SV Life Sciences and Ferrer Freeman & Company, LLC, has acquired r3 Health ...

RIAs lash out at Schwab decision on alternatives
A prominent group of registered investment advisers, angered by Charles Schwab & Co...

How to really diversify your portfolio
A bitter lesson of the global stock-market rout is that diversifying equity exposure by geography or sector provides little portfolio protection for investors...

NovaGold Provides Update on New Galore Creek Project Advisors
EUR¦ financial advisor to assist the Company in securing financing for its Galore EUR¦..

Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR) - Portland financial advisor named top financial advisor by Barron's
March 3, 2009 -- Ragen MacKenzie and Wells Fargo Investments LLC have announced that Jeff Wirth has been named one of the top 1,000 financial advisors in the...

NovaGold Resources Inc.: NovaGold Provides Update on New Galore Creek Project Advisors
EUR¦ financial advisor to assist the Company in securing financing for its Galore Creek copper-gold-silver project in northwestern British Columbia EUR¦..

Baghdad suicide bomber targeting police kills 26 - AP
A A A' A suicide bomber struck police lined up at the entrance of the main police academy in Baghdad on Sunday, killing more than two dozen people and wounding dozens of others, officials said...

Business Wire - The India Fund, Inc. Announces Filing of Annual Report to Stockholders on Form N-CSR
March 3, 2009 -- The India Fund, Inc. (NYSE: IFN; the âÂEURÂœFundâÂEURÂ) announced today that it filed its Annual Report to Stockholders on Form...

Wall Street Guru Ball a " Looks like Citi and GM aren't the only.
Wall Street Guru Ball a ' Looks like Citi and GM aren't the only things selling at a steep discount. From the website: Wall Street Guru Ball Why pay a penny in financial investor commissions? This desktop ...

Business Wire - Candice Nakagawa and John Sinnema Named Vice Presidents for Union Bank’s Private Bank Division
March 6, 2009 -- Union Bank, N.A., has named Candice Nakagawa and John Sinnema to vice president positions in the Los Angeles office of the Private Bank ...

Roche Increases Offer Price for Genentech Shares to US$ 93 Per Share and Extends Offer
Roche announced today that it has increased its offer price for all outstanding publicly-held shares of Genentech to US$ 93 per share and extended the offer to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Friday, ...

Distressed investors to leave media
Some industries that are most desperate for investor cash to survive, including media and retail, are least likely to get it, and that will lead to a painful shakeout for the weakest companies this year and ...

Expo to help China, world overcome crisis
The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will help China and the world ride out the global financial crisis, a Chinese political advisor said Sunday...



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