Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 04/26/2009



Business Wire - Gregory S. Raines is Named President of Atlantic Financial Group
April 15, 2009 -- RICHMOND, Va. -- Gregory S. Raines, a 25-year financial services industry veteran, has been named president of Atlantic Financial Group,...

Shot man is 'critical' in Bahamas
A financial advisor from north Wales remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot in the head while arriving at work in the Bahamas...

Mega-firms eye selloffs to slim down
Thousands of financial advisers and hundreds of billions of dollars in assets at a number of financial institutions could soon be on the move as distressed firms look to sell off major brokerage and money management operations...

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¦..

Minister quits after skipping work for dates
A TAIWANESE Minister and key economic adviser has resigned after admitting he had skipped work to go on dates during office hours...

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

Stop Buying These Stocks
A few weeks ago, my Foolish friends Brian Richards and Tim Hanson profiled five stocks they felt investors should avoid...

Business Wire - DWS Investments Launches Comprehensive Structured Products Education Suite
April 15, 2009 -- Providing Industry Leading Education to Demystify Structured Notes and CDs NEW YORK -- DWS Investments, the U.S. retail...

Business Wire - Nuveen Santa Barbara Dividend Growth Fund Receives 5-Star Overall Morningstar Rating™
April 15, 2009 -- CHICAGO -- Nuveen Investments, a leading global provider of investment services to institutions and high-net-worth investors, today...

Russians vote in Sochi mayoral poll dogged by fraud claims
Opposition groups claim dirty tricks used to ensure victory of Kremlin-backed candidate in 2014 Winter Olympics venue Voters were going to the polls today in the Russian Olympic Black Sea resort of Sochi, amid allegations that the Kremlin had used fraud and dirty tricks to secure victory for its candidate...

People in Business
POCOMOKE CITY -- Selby Sign Company, Inc. of Pocomoke recently recognized four of their long-time employees at its recent annual company dinner...

Business Wire - Highbury Financial Inc. Elects Theodore M. Leary Jr. to Its Board of Directors
April 15, 2009 -- Board composed of a majority of independent directors Hoyt Ammidon Jr. named lead independent director DENVER --...

For indie B-Ds, it isn't all gloom and doom
The fantastic growth among independent broker-dealers came skidding to a halt last year, but the results were far from disastrous - with some firms taking advantage of recruiting opportunities despite the revenue declines...

Business Wire - FAF Advisors, Inc., Announces Financial Positions for Closed-End Funds
April 15, 2009 -- MINNEAPOLIS -- FAF Advisors, Inc. today announced the financial positions for the following closed-end funds for the month of March 31,...

Business Wire - ION Media Networks Announces Discussions with Secured Lenders Regarding Recapitalization
April 15, 2009 -- Discussions Target Conversion of Debt to Equity, Additional Funding, and Operational Continuity WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --...

Market Wire - Geneos Wealth Management to Provide Technology Platform for Leading Broker/Dealer
April 16, 2009 -- Gentech LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary ofDenver-based Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. providing technology solutionsto the financial and medical...

Inspiring Mother's Day Gift is Full of Heart and Easy on the Wallet
The Women Masters Teleseminar Series makes a wonderful and meaningful gift for mothers and daughters alike...

COLUMN: What goes down must come up - right?
Like it or not, we live in a cyclical world. The earth always cycles around the sun...

U.S. Markets: Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
The American Republic is 226 years old. The Roman Empire lasted 13 centuries before collapsing...

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 - MagIndustries Corp. 2008 Year-End Conference Call Notice
April 15, 2009 -- MagIndustries Corp. (TSX VENTURE: MAA) ("MagIndustries" or the "Company") announced today that the Company expects to release its Year-end 2008...

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¦..

on the Move: Sage Rutty hires Rochester woman
Sage Rutty & Company hired Winsome Carter of Rochester as a financial advisor, responsible for assisting with Retirement Planning, Estate and Tax Planning Portfolio Management and Investment Recommendations...

Gay marriage bill causes deep divide
For Pastor George Waterman of the Advent Christian Church in Portsmouth, same-sex marriage represents an unhealthy and immoral step for American society, one that lawmakers should not take now or ever...

Plan now to be sure you can stay retired
It is your lucky day! You arrive home after a hard day at work, eat some dinner and start to sort through your mail...

No need for 401(k) phobia
Your first-quarter 401 statement arrived in the mail, but it remains unopened because you're afraid to see how much more you've lost...

Business Wire - Nuveen Tradewinds Global All-Cap Fund Receives 5-Star Overall Morningstar Rating™
April 15, 2009 -- CHICAGO -- Nuveen Investments, a leading global provider of investment services to institutions and high-net-worth investors, today...

Business Wire - Sorrento Pacific Financial Spotlights Its Environmental History with Paperless Financial Account Management System dataVISION in Time for Earth Day
April 15, 2009 -- Web-Based System Has Been Reducing Paper Usage Since CompanyâÂEURÂ(TM)s Inception SAN DIEGO -- In time for Earth Day...

Chicago Sun-Times parent seeks bankruptcy protection
The Sun-Times Media Group, parent of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, earning Chicago the distinction of being the first U.S. city served by two insolvent newspapers...

Now what for your 401(k)?
Your first quarter 401 statement arrived in the mail, but it remains unopened because you're afraid to see how much more you've lost...

The indie channel's future
String or binary data would be truncated. The statement has been terminated. Considering the economy, the state of the stock market and the public's perception of Wall Street, the immediate outlook for the independent-brokerage business - like most financial services businesses - is anything but glowing...

Summit of the Americas: Left governments condemn capitalism, back.
As a bloc, ALBA, initiated by Venezuela and Cuba to promote pro-people regional integration, refused to sign the document produced by the summit...

Drilling down for tax credits
For well-heeled investors with taxable cash to burn, flow-through shares have long been a legitimate way to defer tax while taking a flyer on speculative Canadian resource enterprises...

How to make sense of those depressing 401(k) statements
Your first quarter 401 statement arrived in the mail, but it remains unopened because you're afraid to see how much more you've lost...



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