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CFPs Worldwide Have ‘Renewed Focus’ on Consumer Protection, FPSB Chief Says
By Melanie WaddellCFPs around the world have a renewed focus on consumer protection, with the Dodd-Frank Act influencing the profession on a global scale, the CEO of the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) said on Monday.
October 28, 2011
Greek Rating Likely Stays "Junk" after DealGreece's credit grade will remain low, probably still in "junk" status, even after its debt load is cut as part of a European plan to fight the financial crisis, Fitch ratings agency said Friday.
October 28, 2011
Greek Rating Likely Stays "Junk" after DealGreece's credit grade will remain low, probably still in "junk" status, even after its debt load is cut as part of a European plan to fight the financial crisis, Fitch ratings agency said Friday.
October 28, 2011
Mobility Falls to Record Low as Americans Stay Put (Boston Globe)At 11.6 percent, U.S. mobility has reached its lowest recorded point since the Census Bureau began tracking migration in 1948.
October 27, 2011
NAPFA Hosts Student Scholarship Winners at Brooklyn ConferenceNAPFA welcomed a group of 10 Alfred State student scholarship winners this week at its Practice Management & Investments Conference in New York City.
October 27, 2011
Freddie Mac CEO and 3 Chairmen to ResignFreddie Mac CEO Charles E. "Ed" Haldeman Jr. will resign within the next year, according to the government regulator that oversees the mortgage giant.
October 27, 2011
The 50% Solution: Greek RescueThe solution entails a 50% write-down of Greek debt by banks, a boost in the euro zones rescue fund to $1.4 trillion and a substantial recapitalization of banks.
October 26, 2011
Measured PaceBack in 1976, while other teenagers had started obsessing over the newest style of music, punk rock, 16-year-old Louis M. Ricciardi was grooming himself to be a financial advisor. Hipping classmates to the Rule of 72, he was touting the benefits of investing at a young age.