Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 04/19/2009

Work-in-progress
Reading lists have been fluttering all around Foreign Policy's many and various sites...

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¦..

Business Wire - Industry’s First Suite of Target Absolute Return Mutual Funds Reaches $149.6 Million in Assets During Inaugural Quarter
April 9, 2009 -- New Putnam Mutual Fund Suite Received Warm Welcome BOSTON -- Putnam Investments announced today that the industryÃƒ¢Ã‚EURÃ‚(TM)s...

Market Wire - The Options Industry Council Announces Expansion of Educational Program for Financial Advisors
April 7, 2009 -- The Options Industry Council (OIC) announcedtoday a new effort to serve the educational needs of financial advisorswith the launch of a dedicated...

Obama to target wayward finance sector: Summers
With the recession-hit US economy still facing "substantial" downside risks, President Barack Obama is planning to rein in the wayward US financial sector, which has been blamed for the economic meltdown, a top White House advisor said Sunday...

White House: Obama to address credit card abuses - AP
A A A' The White House says it will back congressional efforts to clamp down on credit card abuses...

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Niger Delta militants to release British hostage
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said it was releasing Robin Hughes "based on the milk of human kindness and compassion". Hughes and another Briton, Matthew Maguire, were part of a group of 27 oil workers, including five foreign nationals, taken hostage in September when their vessel was hijacked by gunmen in the volatile Niger ...

Business Wire - 3eee, Inc. Announces Appointment of Joseph Meuse as CEO
April 7, 2009 -- WASHINGTON -- 3eee, Inc. (OTC Pinksheets:TEEZ) announced today the appointment of Joseph Meuse as Chief Executive Officer of the Company....

PR Newswire - Green Bank Coalition Members Participate in Premier Industry Panel
April 7, 2009 -- Raising Profile of Green Bank Financing of Clean Energy and Efficiency Projects LAS VEGAS, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives of the...

Mandela makes surprise appearance at ANC rally
Upstaged ANC president Jacob Zuma thanks Mandela for being a 'president, father and statesman' Former South African president Nelson Mandela is helped on to the stage by current ANC president and presidential candidate Jacob Zuma, left, and former wife Winnie at the start of an ANC rally in Johannesburg today...

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¦..

Bridget Doran
Bridget L. Doran, 40, of 1204 E. 18th St., Sterling, died Friday, April 17, 2009, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident between Dixon and Sterling...

Chavez's gift to Obama swiftly becomes best-seller - AP
A A A' A book by an Uruguayan journalist that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave to President Barack Obama is now the No...

It's an effort to get more Latinos the info they need to get accepted
Hundreds of Hispanic students spent their Saturday morning in school. They, along with their parents, were learning what it takes to get into college...

Business Wire - Penford Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
April 9, 2009 -- Strong year-over-year results for North American Food Ingredients business. Expressions of interest for Australian...

24 Hours Vancouver
Don't bank on retiring happy unless you have more than savings on your side. "Contrary to popular belief, money doesn't influence the quality of a person's retirement" -- yet it's what most expert advice, including retirement books, only focus on, says Richard Atkinson, a human resources specialist and author of Don't Just Retire: Live it, Love it! ...

Italy and Malta reject migrant ship
Turkish vessel Pinar E stuck in rough Mediterranean seas as each country refuses responsibility for human cargo A Turkish cargo ship which rescued 140 migrants from two sinking boats has been stranded in the Mediterranean since Thursday while Italy and Malta row over which country should take them in...

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¦..

VA: 3 patients HIV-positive after clinic mistakes - AP
A A A' Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said Friday...

Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR) - Commentary: Focus forward to flourish in future
April 7, 2009 -- The question I hear most often from investors who do not have a fee-only financial advisor is, "What should I do now?" Here are some basic...

Market Wire - Freedom Financial Holdings Welcomes Former President of CONOCO Overseas Oil Company to Advisory Board
April 8, 2009 -- Freedom Financial Holdings, Inc.(PINKSHEETS: FDMF) CEO Brian Kistler announced today that Mr. Thomas C.O'Dell has agreed to serve as...

Architects criticize Prince Charles - AP
A A A' A group of leading architects on Sunday accused Prince Charles of using his royal position to attack plans to develop a former army barracks in London...

Iraqi parliament ends impasse by electing speaker - AP
A A A' Iraq's parliament ended months of political paralysis by electing a prominent Sunni lawmaker as its new speaker on Sunday...

Retirement strategies for all ages
A successful retirement depends largely on the steps you take during different stages of your life...

Police plan to charge driver in fatal accident - AP
A A A' Police in Texas say they plan to charge the driver of a vehicle that plunged into a rain-swollen ditch, killing five children...

Business Wire - William C. Dunkelberg, Ph.D. to Serve as Economic Strategist for Boenning & Scattergood
April 7, 2009 -- WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., an independent, securities, asset management and investment banking firm...

Thousands in Colorado without power after storm - AP
A A A' Hundreds of stranded travelers resumed their journeys Saturday after spending the night at shelters when a powerful spring storm walloped the Rocky Mountains and foothills west of Denver with more than 3 feet of snow...

US cool on lifting Cuba embargo: Obama aide
An end to the US economic embargo on Cuba is still "way down the road," despite an unprecedented softening of rhetoric between the two countries, President Barack Obama's top economic advisor said...

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

Axelrod: Markets Can Handle The Truth
"The American people and the markets can handle the truth," senior White House advisor David Axelrod said, when discussing the Treasury Department's bank stress tests to be released this week...

Market Wire - Sage North America Announces ACT! by Sage for Financial Professionals 11
April 7, 2009 -- Sage North America today announced ACT! bySage for Financial Professionals 11, a contact and client managementsolution that helps financial...

Ch vez's literary gift to Obama becomes bestseller overnight
Sales surge for book about history of Latin America's exploitation after exchange at summit of Americas Hugo Chavez gives Barack Obama a copy of Las Venas Abiertas de America Latina by Eduardo Galeano during a meeting at the Summit of the Americas...

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