Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 03/14/2010



Can Ratings and Valuations Be Trusted?
I picked up one brilliantly funny article from the mysterious Epicurian Dealmaker the other day which linked through to a rather depressing article about how the business of giving financial advice is hopelessly corrupt...

Long-term financial implications of renting vs. buying
If the costs of home ownership engulfs all of your savings and income, then you won't be in a position to save for your future or to handle life's unexpected financial emergencies...

As market continues slow climb, time for review of portfolios
It's been about a year since stock prices hit their low point during the long bear market...

Market Wire - Excel Maritime Announces Availability of 2009 Annual Report on Form 20-F
March 10, 2010 -- Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (NYSE: EXM), an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and a leading international provider of worldwide seaborne...

Market Wire - Advent Software Announces Acquisition of Goya AS
March 11, 2010 -- Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, today announced...

The shift to thrift
Scared by the depth of the recession, spendthrift Americans are consuming less and saving more, much like they did a couple of generations ago a ' after the Great Depression...

How High Prices Shares Have Performed
Sign in or join Seeking Alpha Back 0n August 21, 2008, we published an article called Top High Priced Share Stocks , which listed all the stocks trading in excess of $100 a share, that had P/E ratios less than 20, PEG ratios less than 1, market caps above $15 billion, and all but one paid a dividend...

Marc Faber and Mish on Tech Ticker; Mish vs. Dr. Doom
I had the great pleasure of meeting Marc Faber in person over the past couple of days after having exchanged emails with him about various things for the past several years...

Business Wire - First Data Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Revenue of $2.6 Billion Full-Year 2009 Revenue of $9.3 Billion
March 11, 2010 -- HASH(0x1efff20) Michael Capellas Joins KKR as Senior Advisor Focusing on Technology First Data Names Joe...

United Brands Worldwide Announces Key Appointments
Beverly Hills, CA, March 14, 2010 -- -- United Brands, LLC and United Brands Worldwide today announced the appointment of three key consultants, Roger Pondel, Joanna Schiele and Donna Jolly...

Digging Out of Debt and Surviving the Downturn
Economists say that, technically, the recession is over and the economy is starting to move again...

SuperValue (SVU) Spiking on Buy Out Rumors
SuperValu is spiking on rumors of private equity interest in the grocer. In big market news, SuperValu shares reached $17.89 last Friday, their highest point in eight months, before falling back a bit to $16.91. Our company spotlight, Colorado Goldfields, Inc...

BHM's New Blog Health Care Insider will Review Improving Profitability
Behavioral Health Management, a leader among health care consulting firms has recently launched its new blog, Healthcare Insider...

'Team Canton' hitting its stride
Team Canton, a group of community leaders assembled by Supervisor Phil LaJoy to help the township and its residents weather an economic storm, has made strides after just two sessions...

Promotions and new jobs
Carol Olson has been named head of the tax and financial analysis group at downtown public finance law firm Peck, Shaffer & Williams...

BOTH Provides the Way for Baby Boomers to Re-enter the Workforce
An employment agreement no longer is the instrument of choice to connect the supply and demand in Baby Boomer talent, skills or competencies...

Business Wire - Terra Provides Notice to Yara under Yara Agreement
March 10, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966a1b50) SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) (ÃÂEURÂTerraÃÂEURÂ) today announced that its ...

Jarrett: Prez focused on civil rights agenda
Valerie Jarrett, shown with Ohio First Lady Frances Strickland, spoke at the Ohio Women's Summit that Strickland hosted...

Four Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Last Week of March
Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend ...

SEC Halts Ponzi Scheme Preying on Retirees Attending Estate Planning Seminars
Washington, D.C., March 10, 2010 - The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency court order to shut down a Ponzi scheme targeting retirees in California and Illinois by inviting them to estate planning seminars and later coaxing them to buy promissory notes for purported Turkish investments...

USA Financial Joins Peloton
As a new member, USA Financial will be combining efforts with the members of Peloton to establish trusted relationships and offer increased efficiency to the top performers within the insurance industry...

Tamworth Herald, The - Couple guilty of laundering cash
March 11, 2010 -- A COUPLE who laundered money from a Hurley-based crooked car parts business and used it for a deposit on their home have been given suspended...

Business Wire - IntraOp Medical Corporation (“IntraOp”) (OTC: IOPD) Hires Financial Advisor to Advance Strategic Alternatives
March 12, 2010 -- HASH(0x1f042a0) SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- IntraOp Corporation (ÃÂEURÂIntraOpÃÂEURÂ) (OTC: IOPD) announced today that it has ...

Business Wire - New Advisor Tools Address Estate Tax Uncertainty
March 11, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966a4460) The Principal Financial Group offers estate protection strategies DES MOINES, Iowa -- Due to a...

Surplus wheat to ease flour price this year, cabinet told
Police budget increased by Rs2 billion; committee formed to review 600MW coal plant in Badin Sunday, March 14, 2010 By Imtiaz Ali Karachi Surplus wheat is likely to ease flour price this year, as compared to last year since 1.5 million tones of wheat would be procured, the Sindh cabinet was informed on Saturday...

Wells Journal, The - Tories fight chaos left by the Lib Dems
March 11, 2010 -- Two issues arising from last week's paper. Firstly, the report of Mendip District Council's Budget meeting, in which the emphasis was on the...

Business Wire - Canwest Limited Partnership continues Sale and Investor Solicitation Process
March 12, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966a48e0) WINNIPEG -- Canwest Global Communications Corp. (ÃÂEURÂCanwestÃÂEURÂ or the...

Pay up for that Pepsi | Peter Preston
The idea is alive and living in New York state. Sugary canned drinks ruin your teeth and make you fat...

Business Wire - Edward Jones Selects Broadridge for Company-Wide Performance Reporting
March 11, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966aa160) Aspire Performance Reporting Service Now Deployed for 12,000 Financial Advisors and Nearly Seven Million...

Congressional Black Caucus chair to speak at 2010 Stokes Symposium
The Honorable Barbara Lee , the current chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will give the keynote address for Case Western Reserve University 's 2010 Stokes Leadership Symposium at noon 11000 Euclid Ave...



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