суббота, 27 июля 2013 г.

Insights on second-quarter earnings and where stocks go from here

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NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER
This state, whose Capitol building in the city of Helena is seen here, has among the  unemployment rates in the country.
The 10 best states to be unemployed

In certain parts of the country, the unemployed can expect to find a job more more easily.
Jenny Deutz, left, helps Judy Miles walk during physical therapy at Quality Living Inc. in Omaha, Neb. on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. More Americans ages 40 through 50 are afraid of critical illness than they are of death.
Worse than death? Critical illness fuels money fears

Among workers ages 40 and 50 nearly half fear financial burden from illness more than death
Stock mutual funds soared an average 12.8% in the first quarter through Wednesday.
Stock funds score solid gains in first half

Health and biotechnology funds were the leading sectors, jumping an average 20.8%.

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Traders confer on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
markets
1,700 things to worry about for stock investors?
Just when the stock market looked like it was gaining speed, it ran into a red stop sign with the number 1,700 on it.
Make sure your planner spells out all fees upfront.
columnist
Do you need a financial adviser? Maybe, and maybe not
Do you need a financial planner? Maybe. But your planner may not need you.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
columnist
Ask Matt: Afraid of the bull market? Don't be
Ask Matt: There's still potential upside as the market remains reasonably priced.
Mortgage rates dipped this week as average fixed 30-year loan falls to 4.31%.
Personal Finance
Average 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.31%
The average rate for a fixed, 30-year loan fell to 4.31%.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
markets
In search of cracks in the bull market's facade
After a rare down day for the Dow, it's a good time to ask: How do I spot cracks in the bull market?
The average price of a public university is $8,660 a year, the College Board says.
columnist
Ask Matt: College costs can add up fast
You've got to plan your investments carefully to get your child through college.
The Google logo at company offices in Berlin.
columnist
Ask Matt: Is Google a tech or ad company?
Ask Matt: A vast majority of search giant's revenue comes from selling targeted ads.

 

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пятница, 12 июля 2013 г.

First-half stock fund performance, portfolios with gold and does market confidence matter

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USA TODAY - Personal Finance July 12
NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER
Recycled gold ingots on display in Paris.
Ask Matt: Gold doesn't make for diversified portfolio

Ask Matt: Why do investors keep thinking gold will hold its value no matter what?
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.
Why rising confidence is key to market fortunes

Rising confidence means consumers will likely spend more on cars, houses, lattes and the like.
Stock mutual funds soared an average 12.8% in the first quarter through Wednesday.
Stock funds score solid gains in first half

Health and biotechnology funds were the leading sectors, jumping an average 20.8%.

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Political family patriarch Joe Kennedy, circa 1955.
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Investing: Contrarians rarely succeed
Beware of phony contrarians: They'll only get you into trouble.
University of Houston freshman Kelsey Anderson wheels her belongings into the dorm in August 2012.
Personal Finance
Target plans reality show for back-to-college
Target kicks off the back-to-college marketing season.
Parts of the ramp leading to the Atlantic City Boardwalk remained damaged on June 26. Atlantic City and Ocean City both are in the top 10 cities with plummeting wages, partly due to damage from Hurricane Sandy.
Personal Finance
Cities where wages are plummeting
In most cities, wages have increased. But workers are struggling in these areas.
The rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit a two-year high last week, hitting 4.51%
Personal Finance
Rate on 30-year mortgage hits 2-year high
Mortgage rates continue to rise, reaching a two-year high last week
Salesman Carlos Brittain gets Ed Webster familiar with a Chrysler 300 that Webster wants to buy. Car dealers are now finding that subprime lending is back with a vengeance, helping to fuel the robust recovery in the industry.
Personal Finance
Car dealers no longer fear bruised credit
Lenders are more willing to back subprime loans after shying away from them during the recession.
Corporate stress from higher interest rates will come on slowly if at all.
columnist
Ask Matt: Should companies fret about rising rates?
Corporate stress from higher rates will come on slowly, if at all.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at the University at Buffalo Law School.
Personal Finance
N.Y. finds $1.1B in unpaid life insurance nationwide
Insurance companies weren't using Social Security list of recent deaths, will start now.

 

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четверг, 11 июля 2013 г.

Development Finance Watch, Issue 122

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Issue 122, 11 July 2013

SPECIAL ISSUE




In this special issue, we highlight inspiring material from the recent Eurodad-Glopolis International Conference.



Videos of the plenary meetings

  • Opening plenary:​ The current debt crisis: causes in historical perspective (or 'how and why we got into this mess')
  • Plenary: Solutions and suggestions for the way ahead
  • Closing plenary: Creating change
  • Eurodad presentation: The coherent approach to development finance - Linking aid, debt, taxes and private finance

Presentations

Special event: 'Crisis, what Crisis?'
Policy response to the crisis: how national can it be in CEE?
Click here

Opening plenary
Debt crisis, default, and beyond: the Argentine experience. Click here
Current debt crisis: causes in historical perspective. Click here
The age of austerity: adjustment today, development impacts, and what to do? Click here

Workshop 1: Global power shift - the implications of changing geopolitics for change
Structural transformation of the global economy. Click here
Global power shifts - a perspective from Brazil. Click here
Global hegemony in dispute. Click here

Workshop 3: Auditing illegitimate debts as a step towards economic democracy
Irish debt audits. Click here
Experiences on public debt audit. Click here


Workshop 4: Reversing offshore economics and improving financial regulation
Offshore finance, shadow banking and the issue of regulatory arbitrage. Click here
Curtailing illicit financial flows. Click here

Workshop 5: Can public support to the financial sector be an appropriate mechanism for development? 
Financial intermediaries: what’s the issue? Click here
Public support from the Netherlands to the financial sector. Click here
Can public support to the financial sector be an appropriate mechanism for development? Click here

Workshop A: European debt crisis – making the links
European debt crisis and links to our Global South work. Click here
European and global debt crises. Click here

Workshop B: Reimagining sustainable public finance
Lessons for development banking from the EIB. Click here
Short points on the Brazilian BNDES. Click here

Workshop C: Sustainable solutions for debt crises: Fair and transparent debt work-out mechanisms
A fair and transparent debt work-out procedure. Click here

Workshop D: Introduction to illicit financial flows and global tax dodging
Tax Wars. Click here

Closing plenary
Civil society and financial markets. Click here
Enhancing dialogue and partnership between official south and global civil society. Click here

Eurodad Presentation
ODA-Debt-Tax-Private Finance: the coherent approach to development finance. Click here
 

Interviews with keynote speakers

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Pictures

A selection of pictures is now available on Facebook.
For more photos, please visit Eurodad's website.
 

If you have any feedback on articles, content suggestions  for future issues or other thoughts, please write to: assistant@eurodad.org

Eurodad is a non-profit organisation based in Belgium. For a list of Eurodad member groups across Europe, or to join, visit our website
Copyright © 2013 Eurodad, All rights reserved. 
Articles are available for re-use in other publications, as long as reference is made to the original source. 
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пятница, 5 июля 2013 г.

Stock funds' solid Q1 gains, cutting home cooling costs and ending robocalls

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A telephone.
Your Money: Seniors fight back against robocalls

Your Money: Tips on how to get annoying medical-alert scam telephone calls to stop.
Staying cool during the summer takes a great deal of effort.
Quick Tips: Cutting your summer cooling costs

Eight key tips on cooling down your air-conditioning costs this summer.
Stock mutual funds soared an average 12.8% in the first quarter through Wednesday.
Stock funds score solid gains in first half

Health and biotechnology funds were the leading sectors, jumping an average 20.8%.

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Franchising is a viable option for first-time entrepreneurs wanting to start a small business.
columnist
Tightrope: Franchising as small business option
Going the franchise route can take the guesswork out of getting a small business started.
A trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
columnist
Ask Matt: Ignoring short-term drops can be hard
Investors who choose to be buy-and-hold need to stick with the strategy.
Revelers run next to bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiesta in Pamplona, Spain.
markets
The running (away) of the bulls on Wall Street
The bulls are no longer running on Wall Street, and that might actually be bullish for stocks.
A news ticker in New York's Times Square.
columnist
Ask Matt: News, investors' minds can change fast
What's seen as good news one moment can turn sour the next.
Many of us are financially unprepared for retirement.
Personal Finance
Haven't saved enough for retirement? What to do?
Financial planners say there are strategies to try to improve the situation.
Odell Brewing Co., of Fort Collins, Colo., has taken the step of adding the juice of Tempranillo grapes to its Amuste, which is an imperial porter aged in oak wine barrels.
Personal Finance
Beer Man: Grapes add unusual results to Odell Amuste
Tempranillo grapes seem out of harmony with Amuste's beer base.
If your income is necessary to others besides yourself, life insurance is a smart choice.
Personal Finance
How to pick the best life insurance policy
People are paying closer attention to their retirement plans ��� including life insurance.

 

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