College Planning
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How to Grow Your Practice in the African-American Market: Be Seen
By James R. VealHow can you find clients in the rapidly growing African-American market? Think like your prospects think, and get active in your community.
April 19, 2012
An F in EconomicsIt turns out that the next generation of economists don't know enough about economics to plan for their own retirement.
April 17, 2012
Survey: Americans' Financial Security Edges Up, Marking Fourth Consecutive RiseImprovements in savings and optimism about college funding helped drive the overall increase, the survey says. Just over half (53%) were able to set aside money for savings this month, a three-point increase from February. This is the most Americans were able to save since October 2008.
April 16, 2012
Citi Reports Record Revenue Led by International TransactionsThe bank said Monday that it made $2.9 billion in the first three months of the year, or 95 cents per share, which includes a $1.3 billion accounting charge that Citi took because the value of its debt increased.
April 13, 2012
Grandparents Still Spoiling Grandkids, Despite Economy: AARP SurveySpoiling the grandkidswhat else are grandparents for? Most grandparents surveyed by AARP answered not much.
April 12, 2012
Irish Seek to Keep Debt Off Balance SheetA move by the Irish government in March to buy Irish Life Assurance for 1.3 billion euros ($1.7 billion) could jeopardize its attempt to keep 30 billion euros in debt off its balance sheet, after the deal changed the status of a special-purpose vehicle that owns the debt.
March 31, 2012
Pick TwoIn 2007, John C. Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, gave a commencement speech entitled Enough to the MBA Graduates of Georgetown Universitys McDonough School of Business. In it, he related an anecdote from Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut and Catch-22 author Joseph Heller were at a party hosted by a billionaire...
March 27, 2012
OECD Calls for Realistic Debt Targets, Higher Firewall in EUContinuing weakness in banks, rising debt levels and questionable ability to meet fiscal targets combine to create an atmosphere in need of fiscal reform.