Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 11/22/2009



Market Wire - Gsphere Debuts Powerful Analytics Tool for Financial Professionals
November 19, 2009 -- Gsphere, the industry's first multi-dimensionalinvestment tool that measures and optimizes investment portfoliodiversification, today announced...

Fidelity fielding teams to serve operations needs of top RIAs
Fidelity Investments is unveiling details of the enhanced service model that Charles Goldman, head of its institutional platforms business, promised for registered investment advisers when he joined the firm from The Charles Schwab Corp...

James Passin on the Feedback Loop
Today's extraordinary loose monetary conditions are "benefiting hard assets," according to James Passin, co-founder and manager of Firebird Global Fund and Firebird Global Fund II...

Is America Finally Starting to Stand Up To Wall Street?
Sunday, November 22, 2009 From Is America Finally Starting to Stand Up To Wall Street? Text size Washington's Blog November 22, 2009 Are the American people finally starting to stand up to Wall Street? Shareholder Revolt Some of Goldman Sach's biggest shareholders are ...

My financial embarrassment
A friend recently returned, seemingly traumatised, from what he described as "a terrible date". After much prompting, he relayed the reason in a hushed and horrified voice: "She tried to force me to steal money from a car park machine." I was fascinated...

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) - Warmby finds new backer in Olympic tonic
November 19, 2009 -- HUDDERSFIELDathlete MarkWarmby has received a major tonic in his quest to represent Great Britain at the London Olympics. The middle distance...

Gold, Silver and Oil Commodities Out Perform Their Equities?
Since the market crash in late 2008 we have seen investors favor quality stocks that pay dividends and have steady earnings...

Sam Dickerson's game-winning catch for USC in 1969 still cause for debate
Everyone agrees on this much: Forty years ago today, USC receiver Sam Dickerson was somewhere inside the Coliseum when he was involved in two key plays that changed the course of a season -- and maybe more...

Introducing Financial Social Media Marketing
Economics for Investors on Ulitzer Separating the facts from the hype of social media's promise has never been more important...

Terra Industries Board of Directors Comments on CF Industriesa Latest Approach
Terra Industries Inc. today announced that, over the weekend, CF Industries Holdings, Inc...

Pakistan says new U.S. Afghan policy should not disturb regional balance
Pakistan has urged the United States that the new policy of Obama administration on Afghanistan must not disturb balance in South Asia...

Poorman walking
Garth Poorman isn't afraid of strangers. He relies on them for a place to sleep and for many of his meals...

Business Wire - Transamerica Announces New Mutual Fund Platform with Expanded Target Maturity Choices from Three Industry Leaders
November 20, 2009 -- HASH(0x1ef7a00) Three Hundred Mutual Funds from 35 Fund Companies Are Available with No Proprietary Fund Requirements ...

Supply, Demand and the U.S. Dollar
"It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them; but on the contrary, men dive for them because they fetch a high price." Richard Whately The most important thing that rules the economies of the world is the law of supply and demand...

PR Newswire - Charles Schwab and Ken Fisher Share Spotlight, Receive Awards at Tiburon CEO Summit XVII
November 19, 2009 -- NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiburon Strategic Advisors, a market research & strategy consulting firm serving a wide variety of financial...

Business Wire - JNBA Financial Advisors Hires Thomas W. Evans as Senior Advisor
November 20, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966a4a40) MINNEAPOLIS -- Bloomington-based JNBA Financial Advisors has hired Thomas W. Evans as Senior Advisor. With...

Dash Point Metropolitan Market will close Dec. 31
Dash Point Metropolitan Market in Federal Way will officially close Dec. 31. The upscale grocery store, which opened in August 2004, will cease operations due to a five-year shortfall in sales...

Bonds or Gold? Views differ on inflation hedges
The record price of gold is flashing a giant warning that inflation is directly ahead...

Accounting scandal another nail in Nortel coffin
Red Wilson, a former CEO of Redpath Industries and Bell Canada Enterprises, joined Nortel's board in 1991 and by 2003 was its chairman...

Business Wire - CF Industries Comments on Agrium Tender Offer Results
November 19, 2009 -- HASH(0x1fb19b0) DEERFIELD, Ill. -- CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today issued the following statement regarding the...

"Wartime debt is normally a
"The current path of indebtedness shows a permanent venture into economically unfavorable territory," says John Silvia, chief economist for Wells Fargo Securities...

Business Wire - Frontier Oil Elects New Director
November 19, 2009 -- HASH(0x1fb4b30) HOUSTON -- Frontier Oil Corporation (NYSE: FTO) is pleased to announce the election of Franklin Myers to its...

Gateway High graduate named Rhodes Scholar
Kissimmee's Gateway High School can now claim a Rhodes Scholar as one of the school's alums...

Business Wire - Financial Advisors Neutral on US Economy, Bearish on Obama Administration, According to Brinker Survey
November 19, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966b1fb0) Advisors Split on US Recession; Optimistic on Emerging Markets BERWYN, Pa. -- Brinker Capital, a...

Wealthy ask more brokerage service or they leave
The retail side of the brokerage business needs to come up with something new and sexy...

Ugly stalemate on Afghan torture
Sunday, November 22, 2009 12:48 PM Ugly stalemate on Afghan torture Bruce Anderson R ichard Colvin's stunning testimony, if an accurate portrayal of the facts in the Afghan detainee story, should logically carry a significant political price for the Harper government...

Business Wire - Trader Sentiment Mixed for the Remainder of 2009
November 19, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966aeda0) MoneyShow.com Indicator Reveals 47% of Active Traders are Bullish, 30% Bearish, 22% Neutral ...

Business Wire - Financial Advisors Voice Interest in Independent Model, According to Charles Schwab Survey
November 20, 2009 -- HASH(0x1efa8f0) SAN FRANCISCO -- In a new Charles Schwab survey of advisors at major financial firms, six out of ten respondents...

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

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