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Capital Group One Inc. Expands and Upgrades Trading Facilities

In anticipation of a higher volume of trading with the move into the Chinese market, Capital Group One Inc. announced the completion of extensive expansion and systems upgrades of their trading facilities. - January 13, 2013 - Capital Group One Inc.

Global Sawlog Prices Continued to Drop in the 3Q/12, with Prices in Europe Falling More Than 13% in 12 Months

Weaker lumber markets in Europe have reduced demand and prices for sawlogs on the continent this fall. Lower sawlog prices in both Europe and Latin America have resulted in an almost ten percent reduction in the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) over the past 12 months, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Log prices in North America have been fairly stable in 2012. - January 12, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC

Industry Intelligence Webinar: Colvin & Co., LLP, Discusses Understanding Farmland as an Investment

Marc Schober and Patrick Cheney of Colvin & Co will look at farmland as an investment class in an Industry Intelligence i2live webinar on January 23. - January 12, 2013 - industry intelligence, inc.

Texas Self Storage Association Announces New Member Benefit

Texas Self Storage Association (TSSA) members can start taking advantage of the association’s educational webinars at no additional cost effective January 1, 2013. - January 10, 2013 - Texas Self Storage Association

Why Few People Have the Right Savings Plan - And How to Tell if You're One of Them

A growing trend has developed that suggests many people have the wrong savings plan for their needs. - January 10, 2013 - Sound Strategy Estate & Retirement Specialists

Pathstone Family Office Taps Into Naples, Fla. Market

Pathstone Family Office, one of the fastest growing and top-ranked registered investment advisory/multi-family offices in the country, has expanded to Southwest Florida through its integration with Legacy Family Office in the Naples, Fla., area. Effective Jan. 1, 2013, Pathstone announced that the... - January 10, 2013 - Pathstone Family Office

Free Real-Time Stock Charting Software

Free real-time market data and easy to use professional stock charting analysis tool for stocks, futures and forex. - January 08, 2013 - Technicalanalysistrader.com

Goldman Sachs and Greystar to Acquire $1.5 Billion of Assets from Equity Residential

Greystar Real Estate Partners today announced that a joint venture between the company and the Real Estate Principal Investment Area of Goldman, Sachs & Co. has entered into an agreement to purchase a $1.5 billion portfolio of multifamily assets from Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR). The... - January 08, 2013 - Greystar

AKFinancials Announces Its 2013 Forex Course Schedule

AKFinancials LTD., a proprietary trading and educational firm, today announces its Forex course schedule for 2013. - January 07, 2013 - AKFINANCIALS LTD

Long Term Care Insurance Association Website Explains New Tax Deductibility Limits

The new 2013 tax deductibility limits and rules for long term care insurance policies are now outlined on the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance website. - January 07, 2013 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance

BeFree Super is Offering Free SMSF Setup for a Limited Time Only

At year end, most people make New Year’s resolutions concerning their personal health and bad habits but never concerning their financial health and bad financial habits. - January 07, 2013 - BeFree Super Pty. Ltd.

BDA Advises Minor International on Acquisition of Riverside Casual Dining Chain in China

Strong-performing, US$2.4bn Thailand-based hospitality group extends China reach; Ambitious cross-border restaurant transaction initiated by BDA - December 28, 2012 - BDA Partners Ltd

Creekside Financial Advisors Expands: Experienced Client Service Manager Joins Firm

Financial services professional, Jeanne Cowart, joins Cleveland financial management firm as a client manager. - December 23, 2012 - Creekside Financial Advisors, LLC

Ironridge Global Partners Featured in Finance Monthly

Cover story entitled “The Interview: John C. Kirkland, Managing Director at Ironridge Global Partners, LLC” in Finance Monthly magazine’s December 2012 edition. - December 23, 2012 - Ironridge Global Partners, LLC

iOption and Faunus Analytics Introduce a Joint Project to Develop a Signal System for Binary Option Traders

iOption Group and Faunus Analytics LLC announce a joint project to develop unique trading signals system for binary option trading. Faunus, LLC the leading provider of analytical and data-mining solutions for the financial industry, and iOption Group – the world’s leading binary options... - December 20, 2012 - iOption Ltd

Stock-Signal.com Introduces New Monthly Subscription Option

Stock-Signal.com introduces a new tiered pricing schedule for subscribers. Same low price investment site, multiple payment options. - December 19, 2012 - InTrust Advisors

2013 Predictions for Penny Stock Players

Nearly a year ago, Peter Leeds, the expert in penny stock investing and publisher of the Peter Leeds penny stock newsletter, made his predictions for 2012, as published in BE America’s Edition January, 2012. For the coming year, 2013, Leeds weighs in again with his specific outlook for... - December 17, 2012 - Modern Strategies, Inc.

BDA Named Investment Banking Firm of the Year, 2012

Business Development Asia LLC (“BDA”) has been named “Investment Banking Firm of the Year” by The M&A Advisor. BDA won the same award in 2010. The M&A Advisor Awards and Summit is one of the most authoritative annual investment banking events. It celebrates the... - December 14, 2012 - BDA Partners Ltd

Financial Adviser Rick Helbing Featured in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Rick Helbing of Suncoast Advisory Group Advises Readers to do Their Due Diligence Before Investing in Real Estate - December 14, 2012 - Suncoast Advisory Group

StarForce on SeedForum Moscow for the First Time

Seed Forum Moscow will take place on the 18th of December 2012 in the first building of Skolkovo Foundation “Hypercube”. StarForce will attend this event for the first time this year. StarForce is looking for financial partners for its mobile applications and content protection project. - December 14, 2012 - StarForce

Agcapita Farmland Fund III Signs Purchase Agreement for 1,677 Acres in the RM of Wolseley, Saskatchewan

Agcapita Farmland Fund III is pleased to announce it has signed a purchase agreement for 1,677 acres in the RM of Wolseley Saskatchewan as part of its fall 2012 acquisition program. Agcapita remains a market leader as one of Canada's most experienced farmland investors and the only RRSP eligible... - December 13, 2012 - Agcapita

New On-Line Video Broadcast Helps Traders Minimize Risks and Maximize Profits

Long time veteran and professional swing trader Robert Burger now shares his proven technical stock analysis techniques and trading strategies weekly on The Technical Edge. - December 11, 2012 - Technicalanalysistrader.com

Terrace Capital, Inc. – Non-Recourse Senior Debt Financing- $61MM – Barnett Capital Industrial Portfolio – Midwest, US.

(www.terracecapital.com) Terrace Capital announced today that it has secured $61MM in non-recourse financing for a portfolio of single tenant, industrial properties located in nine states, scattered throughout the United States. Barnett Capital LTD, (www.barnettcapital.com) based in Chicago, IL is... - December 07, 2012 - Trinity Street Capital Partners

FHLBank Further Strengthens Derivatives Analytics with Principia

FHLBank of Topeka Selects Principia's Web Platform for Derivatives Valuations. - December 06, 2012 - Principia Partners LLC

In October, Caixa Capital Risc Became the Latest Investor in Xtraice

Caixa Capital Risc has decided to invest in this profitable business with the aim to help it achieve even greater growth, allowing it to reach even more potential markets. - December 06, 2012 - Xtraice International

Tightening U.S. Farmland Market Presents a Growing Hurdle for Farm Investment Managers

Farmland fund paying $108 million for 29,000 acres in Texas and Wisconsin as it strives to invest mounting cash backlog. - December 05, 2012 - Mercator Research LLC

From West Point to Wall Street: Mischler Financial Group Adds Military Veteran and Former Merrill Lynch Exec to Senior Trading Desk Ranks

Institutional brokerage Mischler Financial Group (“Mischler”), the securities industry’s oldest and largest certified SDVBE (Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise) announced today the appointment of Timothy Greene to the role of Director, Institutional Equity Sales/Trading. - December 04, 2012 - Mischler Financial Group, Inc.

Wealthy Are Worried About Tax Hikes, but Financial Adviser at Guardian Gold & Silver Says Gold Can be the Silver Lining

Guardian Gold & Silver now offers a Tax Diminish Exit Strategy for Investors, and now boasts it is the only Gold Investment Broker that Makes their Client Money, Instead of Just Costing Their Client Money. - November 30, 2012 - Guardian Gold & Silver

FXDME Announce New Partnership with LMAX Exchange

FXDME have teamed up with LMAX Exchange to offer self trading accounts starting from US$ 1,000 minimum deposit. Trade Forex, CFD's and Futures through FXDME and benefit from some of the tightest spreads and lowest commissions available in the industry. Spreads start from as low as zero pips. The... - November 30, 2012 - FXDME

Canby Financial Advisors Names Flaherty Relationship Manager

Flaherty promoted; will provide financial planning, investment management and retirement plan services to Canby Financial clients - November 29, 2012 - Canby Financial Advisors, LLC

Denko Group Increases Fixed Income Offerings with Emerging Markets Short Term FI Fund

Singapore based Denko Group today announced the launch of the Denko Group Emerging Markets Short Term Fixed Income (FI) Fund, providing investors with exposure to the improving quality and diversity of the emerging marketplace within a low risk structured fund. - November 29, 2012 - Denko Group

Higher Lumber Demand in the US Increased Both US Lumber Production and Importation in the 3Q/12, But Sawlog Prices Have Remained Unchanged Since 2011

The improved housing market in the US the past four months has resulted in both higher lumber production in the US and in increased importation of lumber. As a consequence lumber prices have gone up by over 30% from last year. However, sawlog price have remained unchanged so far this year, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - November 28, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC

Westland Commodities Names New Head for International Brokerage Sales Service

Westland Commodities, one of the world’s fastest budding trading service providers of commodity and brokerage related products, recently revealed the appointment of Mr. Harry Thomson as the new head of the firm’s International Brokerage Sales Service Division. Previously, Harry Thomson was Westland Commodities’ Global Research Team Supervisor. - November 28, 2012 - Westland Commodities

NextCandle.com Launches New Site Introducing Commodities, Indices and Other Features

NextCandle.com, the leading stock forecasting site, has launched its new and improved interface today adding new features to assist traders in making the best possible trade decisions. Besides all major U.S. stocks and ETFs, the site now offers forecasts for indices and commodities as well as new... - November 28, 2012 - NextCandle.com

Single Tenant Net Lease Trader Joe’s Sold at Record Cap Rate

Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller; a Midwest based private developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a California based private investment firm. - November 27, 2012 - The Boulder Group

IFM Ventures Invests in Central Florida Business Accelerator venVelo

IFM Ventures announced today that it has invested $200,000 in venVelo, a venture fund and business accelerator headquartered in Winter Park, Florida. IFM’s investment in venVelo follows that of Oakstone Holdings earlier this year (see: http://www.pr.com/press-release/426411). IFM... - November 27, 2012 - venVelo LLC

International Commodities Exchange of London Offers Auto-Charting Trade Ideas for Short-Term Currency Traders

ICEXL, is now offering Auto-Chartist Trade Ideas for short-term currency traders that are expected to lessen the amount of speculation implicated when making decisions on what currencies to trade. - November 24, 2012 - International Commodities Exchange of London (ICEXL)

Trillium Advisory Firm & AS Group of Investments Extend Partnership Into Asia Pacific Region

Trillium Advisory Firm and AS Group of Investments Limited (AS-GI) today announced that they have expanded their relationship to allow AS-GI to provide Trillium Advisory Firm’s industry leading actionable investment research products to all markets within Asia Pacific. - November 24, 2012 - Trillium Advisory Firm

Advanced Global Trading: Gold Investors Switching to Carbon Credits

Advanced Global Trading, the leaders in carbon trading, say that gold investors are turning increasingly to invest in the market for carbon credits in their portfolios. AGT experts also stress the need to deal with reputable brokerages to avoid carbon trade scam and fraud companies. - November 22, 2012 - Advanced Global Trading

London Multi Commodities Exchange Counts Research Investment Service as Addition to Its Service Offerings

London Multi Commodities Exchange, recently announced the inclusion of its Research Investment Package as additional trading service to its list of offerings. - November 22, 2012 - London Multi Commodities Exchange

Westland Commodities Increases Investment Opportunities for Asian and European Forex Traders

Forex Traders from European and Asian countries are now assured of great level of investment opportunities following the more enhanced foreign exchange trading benefits and services that are recently introduced by Westland Commodities. - November 22, 2012 - Westland Commodities

Westland Commodities Soon to Release Free Tutorials on the Stocks Options Benefits and Risks

In commodity and brokerage trading, traders are always advised about the potential risk of loss in trading futures and options. - November 22, 2012 - Westland Commodities

BDA Wins Two Awards at The Asia Pacific M&A Atlas Awards

Business Development Asia LLC (“BDA”) has won two more industry awards at the Asia Pacific M&A Atlas Awards held by the Global M&A Network in Hong Kong. BDA was awarded “Boutique M&A Investment Bank of the Year” and “Cross Border M&A Deal of the... - November 21, 2012 - BDA Partners Ltd

International Commodities Exchange of London Launches New No Seller Cost Listing Program

International Commodities Exchange of London, a full service and online brokerage firm based on London, has recently launched a new program that will cater to the trading needs of potential business sellers. - November 21, 2012 - International Commodities Exchange of London (ICEXL)

Local Advisors David Richmond & Matthew Curfman Attend Exclusive Retirement Planning Workshop with America's IRA Expert Ed Slott

David Richmond, MSFS, CLU®, ChFC® and Matthew Curfman, CFP®, completed expert-level IRA distribution training at Ed Slott’s recent Master Elite IRA Advisor GroupSM Workshop on November 2 - 4 in Phoenix, Arizona. Richmond and Curfman spent several days with Ed Slott and Company,... - November 21, 2012 - Richmond Brothers, Inc.

Profitz iOS App Free on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Indie developer Mohammed Wahab announces Profitz, an iOS app to calculate net stock profit, will be free on Black Friday, November 23, 2012 and on Cyber Monday, November 26, 2012. Profitz is a stock profit calculator that considers tax rate, brokerage commission and any additional withholding while determining stock profits. - November 21, 2012 - Mohammed Wahab

Fast Line Futures Launches Legitimate Soft Commodity Team

Fast Line Futures, the country’s largest impartial futures brokerage firm, today declares that the firm has launched an experienced team of soft commodity brokers to attend official clients globally from the firm’s London office. - November 21, 2012 - Fast Line Futures