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By Bob ClarkI dont belong to AARP, although I more than qualify and theyve been sending me membership forms for years.
August 22, 2011
China to Be Hurt by ‘Black Death’ of Europe’s Debt Crisis: CommentaryA commentary appearing in the overseas edition of the People's Daily, the chief newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, said that the euro zone debt issue was spreading like the Black Death and would harm China itself.
August 18, 2011
Knowledge Summit hands out honorsLeading industry professionals gathered at The American College's Knowledge Summit recently to discuss the industry's future and recognize colleagues, including Joseph W. Jordan (right), who received the college's Celebration Bowl from Larry Barton, president and CEO of the American College. For more information, click the headline.
August 17, 2011
ACLI to NAIC: Some Asset-Backed Securities are Different from OthersThe American Council of Life Insurers wants insurance regulators to distinguish between different types of non-mortgage asset-based securities when rating ABS assets.
August 17, 2011
FPA Names Heart of Financial Planning Award Winners for Good WorksThe Financial Planning Association this month announced its 2011 Heart of Financial Planning Award winners, honoring people who give back to the community through their financial planning work.
August 16, 2011
Fitch Reaffirms Triple-A U.S. Debt RatingFitch Ratings affirmed the United States Triple-A debt rating Tuesday and called the countrys outlook 'stable.'
August 12, 2011
5 Best Quotes From Wild Market Month—So FarAs investors suffered market whiplash in August, Bill Gross, Jeremy Grantham and others made insightful, if not depressing, comments about the economic implications stemming from the debt ceiling debacle and the S&P downgrade.
August 10, 2011
Commerzbank Profits Fall 93% on Greece WoesAn indication of how much the debt woes of other countries may affect banks came on Wednesday as Commerzbank AG of Germany said its quarterly profit fell 93% once it had written down the value of its Greek holdings.