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Discount Card Firms To Merge
By Staff WriterAccess Plans USA Inc. says it will be combining with Alliance HealthCard Inc. through a merger.Shareholders in Access Plans, Irving, Texas, will end up with ...
November 12, 2008
Federal Reserve Stalls Money Market Fund BailoutThe Federal Reserve Board said November 10 that is delaying until November 24.
November 10, 2008
Barclays Global Launches Two Bond ETFsBarclay's Global Investors announced November 7 the availability on NYSE Arca of two new fixed-income ETFs designed to provide investors with low-cost access to the...
November 07, 2008
OBAMA, THE MARKET & THE ISSUES (Nov. 5, 2008)[W]e believe the election decision itself will likely act as a tonic for asset values. Investors during these difficult economic and financial times welcome the energy and leadership that the new pres
November 06, 2008
Hopes up, markets downBarack Obama's victory on Tuesday lifted spirits for some, but the effect on the stock market was short-lived, according to the Financial Times. The paper...
November 06, 2008
ETFs show continued growthWhile it seems just about everything else in this market is going down, exchange-traded funds may surprise you. As of September, ETFs had a net...
November 04, 2008
Ask the expert: is a $150,000 face amount too small?I have a client who is age 66. He has decided to stop paying premiums on his $150,000 term policy. Could he possibly sell it in the secondary market or is the face amount too small?
November 03, 2008
World equity markets register worst month in historyOctober was the worst month ever in history for world equity markets; investors lost an estimated $5.79 trillion. Standard & Poor's data shows that the...