Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 07/31/2009



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¦..

Advisers' arrest shines light on world of financial planning
How does your advisor get paid? Be sure you understand how the commissions and fees paid to your advisor can affect your investments...

PR Newswire - Forest City Chosen as DC Advisor for Poplar Point Project
July 29, 2009 -- Assignment is latest fee-based win as Company expands Asset Management and Third-Party Services Assignment is latest fee-based win as Company...

Market Wire - Randgold prices global offering of new shares
July 29, 2009 -- RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITEDIncorporated in Jersey, Channel IslandsReg. No. 62686LSE Trading Symbol: RRSNasdaq Trading Symbol: GOLD("Randgold...

Have your parents made their financial plans?
As an adult, you're fortunate if you still have your parents. However, as they get older, you may well have to assist them in some key areas of their life...

Juan de Fuca Cable Project - Wilson Sonsini Engaged as Advisor for U.S. Stimulus Funding
Rosati has been retained to provide strategic advice in the process of securing U.S. federal stimulus funding for the Juan de Fuca Cable Project ...

StockPreacher.com Issues Trading Outlook for New Energy Technologies Inc.
StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring alternative energy company New Energy Technologies Inc...

Hard work versus risk
I want you to meet Daniel. Daniel is 35 years old and he has lived in Belgrade his whole life...

Market Wire - Brinton Eaton's DiQuollo and Welther Named to MD Preferred Financial Advisor Network
July 28, 2009 -- Robert DiQuollo, president and senior financialadvisor, and Jeremy T. Welther, senior financial advisor, both with Brinton Eaton Wealth Advisors...

Money Talk: Carefully weigh options when naming trustees
As a tool for passing wealth to your heirs, revocable trusts offer many attractive benefits...

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¦..

Business Wire - Three Former JPM Bankers Form Restructuring Firm
July 29, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966acc70) CoveView Advisors Established to Provide Corporate Finance and Restructuring Advice to Companies in Special...

Market Wire - Online Discussion With "Asset Allocation For Dummies(R)" Authors and Michelle Singletary, July 30
July 29, 2009 -- Have your questions about asset allocationanswered during a live online session at noon EDT, Thursday, July 30, in asession led by nationally...

Market Wire - Wanderport Hires Hilbroy Advisory as Its Corporate Finance Advisors
July 29, 2009 -- Wanderport Corporation (PINKSHEETS: WDRP)announced today that it has hired Hilbroy Advisory Inc. as its corporatefinance advisors.According to...

Schwab Snags Advisor Teams
Schwab Advisor Services is reporting a 54% leap in the number of advisor teams who joined the company in the first half of this year compared with the same period last year...

StockPreacher.com Issues Trading Outlook for ZAGG Inc.
StockPreacher.com announces an investment report featuring electronic accessories maker ZAGG Inc...

PR Newswire - WealthCounsel®, The Advisors Forum, and ElderCounsel LLC to Host Joint Symposium for Interdisciplinary Professionals in Chicago August 5-7, 2009
July 29, 2009 -- MADISON, Wis., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthCounsel announced today that it will host a joint symposium with The Advisors Forum and ElderCounsel,...

ObamaCare: What it will cost you
Seeing his support sliding, President Barack Obama held a prime time press conference on July 22nd to make his case for health care reform ...

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

JP Turner Independent Office in Florida Launches Client Website
ATLANTA, GA, July 31, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- JP Turner & Company, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of its newest broker website, http://www.jpturnerfl.com. The new website was created by Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based representatives Steve Doukas and George Legakis to better accommodate their clients' needs for information and useful tools...

US signs disabled rights treaty
The United States on Thursday signed a U.N. treaty enshrining the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people, saying it symbolized President Barack Obama's commitment to upholding human rights through international agreements...

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. Tax Senior Manager to Speak at ACCE Convention 2009
Raleigh, NC, July 31, 2009 -- -- Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. , has announced that Janice Ratica, a tax senior manager with the firm's Not-For-Profit Industry Group, will be speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce Executives Convention 2009, scheduled for Wednesday, July 29 through Saturday, August 1 at the Raleigh Convention Center...

Business Wire - AdvisorCheck Experiences Growth and Success Its First Three Months
July 29, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966b8880) CompanyâÂEURÂ(TM)s Online Tool Has over 1.5 Million Advisors in Its System, 250% Increase in Website...

Alleged Ponzi scheme with Kalamazoo ties
We're beginning to hear stories from people in Michigan who say they were victims in an alleged Ponzi scheme...

Market Wire - Aviation Executives and Financiers to Meet in New York This Fall for Aviation Finance Summit
July 29, 2009 -- Winston | Baker announced that it will beoffering the 2nd Annual Aviation Finance Summit on September 15 - 16, 2009in New York City. At the...

Evanston Advisors Listed Among Nations Top 25 Up and Coming Financial Advisory Firms
July 31, 2009 -- Evanston Advisors, a financial advisory firm based in Schaumburg, IL, has been listed among the nation's top 25 "Up and Comers" among financial advisory firms by InvestmentNews...

Business Wire - Yasheng ECO-Trade Corporation Engages Cukierman Investment House Firm
July 29, 2009 -- HASH(0x1ee0740) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Yasheng ECO-Trade Corporation (OTCBB:YASH), has signed a Financial Advisor Engagement...

Ethiopia-gate: The aid-to-arms diversion scandal in the Horn of Africa
ASMARA, Eritrea -- Ethiopia, one of the world's poorest countries has Africa's largest, best-equipped army...

IHG poster boy no more
By Raini Hamdi When he was picked two years ago to replace Patrick Imbardelli as InterContinental Hotels Group 's head in Asia-Pacific, IHG chief Andy Cosslett praised Gowers to the moon...

Value Giant Chris Browne Steps Down From Tweedy, Browne
Value investing giant Chris Browne stepped down from his day-to-day activities as managing director of Tweedy, Browne yesterday after 40 years at the firm...

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¦..

Is Stagnant Advisor Population Behind Independent Growth?
While numerous reports have suggested there is a stampede of advisors to the independent channel, new data from Boston-based research firm Cerulli Associates show that it's more of trickle...

First Allied Launches Guided Portfolio Solutions
First Allied Securities, Inc., a leading independent broker/dealer, announced today the unveiling of Guided Portfolio Solutions , a comprehensive wealth management platform designed to provide financial advisors a seamless and streamlined approach to conducting fee-based investment management, from the client proposal, through account ...

Treece Blog: Exchange-Traded Funds
Last weeka s blog exposed some of the underlying problems with Exchange-Traded Funds, or ETFs for short...



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