Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 05/04/2009

Business Wire - GAMCO Expects to Report First Quarter Earnings of $0.29 to $0.31 per diluted share
April 28, 2009 -- RYE, N.Y. -- GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL) announced today preliminary earnings estimates for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 of $0.29...

DNC Chair Pays Visit To Durham
The Chair of the Democratic National Committee paid a visit to Durham over the weekend and said North Carolina gave the United States a pleasant surprise last fall...

Business Wire - Van Kampen Launches New Series of Mutual Funds as Part of Exclusive Sub-Advisory Arrangement With O’Shaughnessy Asset Management
April 28, 2009 -- Transparent, Unemotional and Disciplined Investment Approach Meets Long-Term Needs of Investors and Financial Advisors Seeking Exposure to ...

AHIC to debate future of the hospitality sector; Arabia ready to face the summer storm
Ahead of what maybe one of the most challenging summers in the global hospitality sector, Jonathan Worsley, co-organiser of the upcoming Arabian Hotel Investment Conference , stressed that it is still the time to encourage and foster more investment activity...

Financial Focus
As an investor, you can get plenty of advice from financial experts on the evening news or cable financial shows...

Market Wire - New iShares 401(k) Program Identifies ETF 401(k) Solutions for Financial Advisors
April 30, 2009 -- iShares, one of the leading providers ofexchange traded funds (ETFs), launched the "iShares in 401(k) Program"today designed to help financial...

Market Wire - Convergence Capital Partners Hired in Indalex Bankruptcy
April 30, 2009 -- Convergence Capital Partners, LLC, aleading independent investment bank with senior global advisors, has beenretained as financial adviser to the...

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

Supermarket magnate wins Panama presidential vote - AP
A A A' Conservative supermarket magnate Ricardo Martinelli won Panama's presidential elections in a landslide Sunday, promising to guide the country through the world economic crisis and an ambitious expansion of the Panama Canal...

Cool Tools for Every Advisor
Every day at work I use tools that save me time, keystrokes and secure my data. In this article, I will share some of my favorite cool tools...

Developments on swine flu worldwide - AP
The Associated Press= Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and government officials: A A A'Deaths: 22 confirmed in Mexico and one confirmed in U.S., a toddler from Mexico who died in Texas...

Differentiating Yourself in a World of Sameness
The world of employee benefits has always been attractive to financial advisors for a number of reasons: access to business owners, daytime activity and level commissions, just to list a few...

Market Wire - Frontera Resources Retains Canaccord Adams Limited as the Company's Nominated Advisor and Broker for Its AIM Listing
April 28, 2009 -- Frontera Resources Corporation (London StockExchange, AIM Market - Symbol: FRR; OTCQX Market, U.S.A. - Symbol: FRTE),an independent oil and gas...

Anoop Day
Anoop Desai's remarkable run on American Idol has earned him the admiration of people throughout Chapel Hill and a legion of fans...

Durham 4, Columbus 2
Durham 4, Columbus 2 Durham jumped on the scoreboard with three runs in the third inning and never looked back, winning 4-2 Sunday and splitting their four-game series with Columbus...

John Edwards faces federal investigation - AP
A A A' His once-prominent political career is buried and the turmoil of his marriage is playing out in public...

Market Wire - Wabash National Retains BB&T Capital Markets as Financial Advisor to Evaluate Strategic Alternatives
April 28, 2009 -- Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) todayannounced that BB&T Capital Markets has been retained as the Company'sexclusive financial advisor to...

Rising tensions threaten Pakistan, Taliban peace - AP
A A A' Pakistan's army and the Taliban blamed each other Sunday for a rise in tensions that threatened to destroy a much-criticized peace deal, just days before the Pakistani president heads to Washington for talks with President Barack Obama...

GM bondholders propose plan to save company
The Ad Hoc Committee of General Motors Bondholders released a proposed plan to save General Motors and avoid a lengthy and difficult bankruptcy process that would hurt all stakeholders, employees and customers...

Residents Turn Out For Carrboro Day
It was a day to get to know your neighbor on Sunday in Carrboro. With music playing throughout the afternoon, Carrboro Day also featured distinguished local poets like Catherine Devine, Maura High and Grey Brown...

Iraqi Sunni fighters detained for past attacks - AP
A A A' A Sunni militia leader who took up arms against insurgents now faces charges linked to bloodshed before joining the U.S.-led battle A A A' setting up another potential showdown over how to sort out the messy histories for thousands of tribal fighters who went from enemies to allies...

Picked In CFL, Lee Wants To Stay With Panthers
Jamall Lee's hometown team liked him so much they traded up to take him No. 3 overall in the draft...

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¦..

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¦..

PR Newswire - Macro Risk Advisors Launches Derivatives Strategy and Transaction Execution Firm for Institutions and Hedge Funds
April 28, 2009 -- Led by Equity Derivatives Veteran Dean Curnutt, MRA is a Registered Broker Dealer that Delivers Superior Execution and Market Insight to...

Business Wire - Arming Financial Advisors with Tools to Help Business Owners
April 29, 2009 -- New Buy-Sell Review available from The Principal DES MOINES, Iowa -- Now more than ever, business owners need to take a fresh...

PR Newswire - Dow Jones Newswires Adds Hedge Fund Manager and Financial Services Expert to Editorial Team
April 28, 2009 -- NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones & Company, a News Corporation company (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; http://www.newscorp.com/),...

Work That Style Buck
What to wear to the office even today with much more relaxed corporate rules remains a challenge, and in these harsh economic times, very expensive...

Sean O'Hair Wins Quail Hollow Championship
Standing on the 18th tee, Sean O'Hair asked his caddie where he stood in the Quail Hollow Championship and got word that he had a one-shot lead...

Wolves no longer protected in Northern Rockies - AP
A A A' Wolves in parts of the Northern Rockies and the Great Lakes region come off the endangered species list on Monday, opening them to public hunts in some states for the first time in decades...

Business Wire - AdviceAmerica Introduces AdvisorVision 7 Comprehensive Financial Planning System
April 28, 2009 -- Flagship Product Includes Automated Plan Optimization Tools to Reduce Planning Time, Fully Integrated with New Outlook-based CRM Tool ...

ArtsCenter Opens Registration For Summer
One of the things that Shirlette Ammons loves about her job as Children's On-Site Manager at the Carrboro Artscenter is the chance to see a youngster's personality blossom during the summer...

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¦..

Miss. woman killed by tree; storms cross Southeast - AP
A A A' Authorities say severe storms that rumbled across the Southeast killed one person, knocked out power to thousands and caused property damage in at least three states...

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