Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 03/31/2009



What the Auto News Means for Siouxland
Pocahontas Man Charged with Arson In these tough times, people are looking to cut corners...

Business Wire - Ramco-Gershenson Announces Intention to Review Strategic and Financial Alternatives and Adoption of Limited Duration Shareholder Rights Plan
March 25, 2009 -- FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE:RPT) announced today that it is undertaking a review of potential...

Market Wire - NewMarket Technology, Inc. Announces Investment Bank Advisor on Management Buyback Plan to Purchase Up to 10 Million Shares
March 24, 2009 -- NewMarket Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NMKT)today announced executing a strategic consulting agreement with aninvestment bank advisor to counsel...

How And When To Switch Your 529 Plan
According to a 2007 College Board study, having a bachelor's degree means earning 60% more than those with a high school diploma...

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¦..

Black caucus calls for more diversity in bailouts - AP
A A A' Members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Monday criticized the lack of minority participation in the government's financial bailouts and suggested that President Barack Obama isn't doing much better than his predecessor to ensure diversity...

ECNEC approves 29 projects worth Rs77.476bn
Okays Rs22.5bn to improve power distribution Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By Khalid Mustafa ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council that met here on Monday with Advisor to Prime Minister, Shaukat Tarin, approved 29 projects of national importance valued at Rs77.476 billion...

Business Wire - Putnam Investments Launches New Defined Contribution Platform
March 25, 2009 -- Firm partners with FASCore for recordkeeping in the Defined Contribution space to provide âÂEURœlow-cost,...

Business Wire - Putnam Investments Launches New Defined Contribution Platform
March 25, 2009 -- Firm partners with FASCore for recordkeeping in the Defined Contribution space to provide âÂEURœlow-cost,...

Volunteers sought for annual JazzFest
Volunteers who are willing to donate their time and services are needed to help make the annual Main Street JazzFest, set for May 1 and 2 on the Public Square, a success...

Abrahamson gets faculty support, leads in funds
By: Cathy Martin /The Daily Cardinal - March 31, 2009 Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson continues to out-raise Jefferson County Judge Randy Koschnick, her opponent in the April 7 Supreme Court election...

Pharming proposes new members for Supervisory Board
Biotech company Pharming Group NV announced today that it will propose Messrs. J. Ernst and A. de Winter as new members for its Supervisory Board at the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 15, 2009...

Sotheby's to Offer 19th Century European Art Including Orientalist Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
Jules Breton, Washerwomen of the Breton Coast. Oil on canvas. 53 1 4 by 79 1 4 in...

Ouster of GM's Wagoner sends a message
By showing General Motors chief Rick Wagoner the door, President Obama is effectively announcing that if the government picks up the tab for a stumbling business, it gets the right to call the shots...

Market Wire - / CORRECTION - New Leaf Paper Secures $5 Million Equity Investment
March 25, 2009 -- In the news release, "New Leaf PaperSecures $5 Million Equity Investment," issued earlier today by New LeafPaper, we are advised by the company...

Business Wire - Mercer Announces Expanded Distribution of Its Defined Contribution Administration Services for Retirement Plan Sponsors and Advisors
March 25, 2009 -- NORWOOD, Mass. -- Mercer announced today that it is expanding the distribution of its comprehensive defined contribution (DC) administration...

Market Wire - Ivernia Comments on Unsolicited Take-Over Proposal
March 25, 2009 -- Ivernia Inc. (TSX: IVW) Ivernia announces that it is aware of the press release issued on March 24, 2009 by Griffin Mining Limited indicating it...

Your money matters
Spring is officially here and I am looking forward to the thawing of all that winter snow...

Business Wire - FundQuest Launches Fact-Sheets-On-Demand for Funds, ETFs, and Model Portfolios
March 25, 2009 -- BOSTON -- FundQuest has launched new technology that enables advisors to create investment fact-sheets on-demand with a single-click....

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

Montebello may form districts to fund hills project
The city is considering forming assessment or community facility districts as a method of funding a proposed project in the Montebello Hills, officials said Monday...

AMA seeks probe of journal editors' actions - AP
A A A' The American Medical Association is seeking an investigation of claims that editors of its leading medical journal threatened a whistleblower who pointed out a researcher's conflict of interest...

PR Newswire - NewPage Sells Niagara Hydroelectric Facility to Northbrook Wisconsin, LLC
March 24, 2009 -- CHICAGO and MIAMISBURG, Ohio, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Northbrook Wisconsin, LLC and NewPage Corporation announced today the completion of the...

Beacon Consulting Group Releases Mutual Fund Financial Reporting Benchmark Study
The study analyzes the resources applied to the preparation and review of mutual fund shareholder reports...

Namibia: Gender Legislation Futile If Not Implemented
Namibian women's rights activists say existing gender legislation has failed to improve women's lives because it is not being implemented widely enough...

Growing up Is Never Easy: The Pains of Recession Should Lead to More Mature Financial Practices
Like children, this nation demanded instant gratification. The retail concept of lay-away, so popular just 30 years ago went the way of the drive-in movie...

Say goodbye to your money
Julie Novak is on fire today in the Australian . She has a magnificent take down of the Rudd government's fiscal mismanagement...

PR Newswire - Industry Coalition Hails U.S. Congress Green Bank Act
March 24, 2009 -- Green Bank Financing of Clean Energy and Efficiency Projects Will Jump-Start New Era of Private Investment in Critical Clean Energy Infrastructure...

Issue of Debentures, Appointment of Financial Advisor, Operation.
The debentures will bear zero interest, no premium and will not provide any additional compensation to their holder...

Planning to be involved
Tribune/Dan McGee - Douglas Voelz is the newest planning commision for the city of Sparks...

Lennar Gives Homebuyers the Spring Break they'Ve Been Waiting for, this Weekend in Valencia
VALENCIA, CA a 'APRIL 2009 a ' Throughout the month of April, all homebuyers can participate in Lennara s extraordinary a oeBIG Spring Breaka program, however, most of them are only available for a limited time, so homebuyers are encouraged to act quickly to take advantage of all the exciting money-saving opportunities available...

A busy agenda fuels Obama's first trip to Europe - AP
A A A' In his first presidential trip across the Atlantic, Barack Obama hopes to convince European allies that his young administration can improve the global economy and the United States' image...

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¦..

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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