Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 03/11/2009



Recession Survival Guide: Vacation vs. Staycation
These days, the news about the economy may make getting away from it all sound tempting and now with rock-bottom prices, it may be hard to resist...

Obama Economic Advisor Warren Buffett Speaks Out Against Card Check
"I think the secret ballot's pretty important in the country. I'm against card check, to make a perfectly flat statement." CNBC's Squawk Box WASHINGTON , /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Legendary investor and ...

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...

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¦..

College Illinois! saves taxes while paying for college
From Rep. Michael Connelly's office: Naperville a Illinois parents and grandparents interested in pre-paying for college tuition and locking in todaya s rate through College Illinois!, the statea s 529 prepaid ...

Obama pushes global economic stimulus effort
Even as it spends hundreds of billions of dollars to revive the U.S. economy, the Obama administration is opening a second front -- pressing European and other nations to launch bigger efforts to stimulate ...

Financial Futures
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¦..

Elections Take Place In 11 Broward Cities
Mar 10, 2009 8:30 pm US/Eastern Polls Closed At 7 p.m. FORT LAUDERDALE Tuesday Broward citizens got the opportunity to vote on some mayoral positions and commission seats, including the controversial reelection ...

Local Financial Services Office Holds Open House.
AspenCross Financial Group, a member of the John Hancock Financial Network, recently hosted a wine and cheese reception in celebration of the grand opening of their Bangor, ME office located at One Cumberland ...

Biden urges Nato to heed al-Qaida threat
In one of the bleakest assessments of Afghanistan yet delivered by the Obama administration , US Vice President Joe Biden warned that al-Qaida is regenerating in the midst of a deteriorating security situation ...

Hopkins' Hanke: Things getting worse, but more slowly
As significant and long-lasting as the recession might be, it's not as bad as the Great Depression and it's not going to be, Johns Hopkins University Professor of Applied Economics Steve H. Hanke told a ...

Women, Wisdom, & Wealth: Staying up-to-date
Recently much of the focus has been on economic and market activity. Meanwhile it's still important to keep an eye on your longterm financial goals, stay up-to-date with any regulatory changes and to make sure ...

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...

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...

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...

Safe click diet sites
With so many nutrition-related Web sites clamoring for your attention, sorting through the pile to find impartial and safe information can be frustrating enough to send you on a drive-thru binge...

A $26,000 investment with no return
A Las Vegas man is hoping to save you time, money, and a lot of trouble. He says a business plan he hoped would make money has only ended up costing him...

Sunrise Telecom(R) Exploring Strategic Alternatives to Enhance Shareholder Value
Alternatives being considered may include a sale to a strategic buyer or a private equity fund or a merger with a similarly sized company...

Obama's Intelligence Chairman Nominee Withdraws Name
The controversy over President Barack Obama's nominee for a top intelligence position came to an end today when Charles Freeman removed his name from consideration...

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...

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

Obama backs off on Israel, again
My story , posted just now: President Barack Obama's controversial pick for a top intelligence post blasted the "Israel lobby" on his way out the door Tuesday, intensifying a debate on the role Israel's allies ...

Madoff expected to plead guilty to 11 criminal charges
NEW YORK Manhattan financial advisory Bernard Madoff, 70, was charged Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney's Office with 11 felony charges, in what is believed to be the biggest 'Ponzi fraud' scheme in world history...

AARP & IMSA: Serving Consumers in a Changing Regulatory Environment
In light of marketplace challenges, there is a clear increase in regulatory activity on both a state and federal level...

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 ...

Free credit report sites don't deliver their promise
We've all seen the commercials. They're so catchy, that many of us know the jingles by heart...

Text of Sen. Gregg's lengthy floor speech on budget
Sen. Judd Gregg's office issued this unofficial text of his Senate floor speech today about the President's budget: First, I want to begin by acknowledging my respect and appreciation for what this ...

.com features news,analyses,and roundups of events in and about Africa
The sacking of the Managing Director of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria and 12 other top managers of electricity providers dominated the nation's media this week...

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...

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...

EUFA Petition
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 3:40 pm Press Release: EUFA EUFA Petition To the House of Representatives The petition of: Mrs Suzanne Edmonds 2c 5 Furneaux Way Remuera Auckland 1050 ...

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 ...

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¦..

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...



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