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Primerica Presents Four Tips for Creating an Emergency Fund
Financial experts recommend having an emergency fund of at least three to six months’ savings. Primerica, a financial services industry leader, offers four key tips clients can follow to start building a financial safety net. - January 22, 2009 - Primerica Financial Services
Can Middle-Market Companies Capitalize on This Highly Active Global Marketplace and Achieve Growth?
Mona Pearl, expert in global expansion strategies, will be speaking on a panel in Orlando, FL on "cross border transactions" on January 21, 2009. The theme of the conference is "Financing in a Changing Global Market," focusing on middle-market companies looking to grow and utilize mergers & acquisitions as a growth strategy. - December 25, 2008 - BeyondAStrategy.com
Compass Advisory Group (a Fifth Avenue Advisors Company) Advises Invest Holdings, Inc. On Sale of Two Business Units
Open Finance Network Acquires the operating subsidiaries of Invest Holdings, Inc.: American Securities Group and Epluribus, Inc. - December 19, 2008 - Fifth Avenue Advisors
RaboPlus Innovation Proves a Winner Despite Economic Downturn
RaboPlus' what is believed to be a New Zealand first - www.BankaRate.co.nz, offers a limited number of exclusive term deposit rates that are typically higher than comparable offerings from the major banks, on a "first in, first served" basis. - December 17, 2008 - RaboPlus.co.nz
Planning an Exit Strategy – What Makes a Business More Valuable? SCORE and Princeton Capital Strategies to Host Seminar for Small Business Owners.
Seminar hosted by SCORE and Princeton Capital Strategies, LLC in Stamford on December 6th will show how to make a small business more valuable for the eventual exit of the small business owner. - December 04, 2008 - Princeton Capital Strategies, LLC
RaboPlus Announces Principal Sponsorship of BikeNZ
RaboPlus and BikeNZ announced today that RaboPlus is now cycling’s principal sponsorship partner in New Zealand. As the online savings and investment service of Rabobank, RaboPlus says partnering with BikeNZ is an opportunity to demonstrate its on-going commitment to New Zealand, as well as... - November 26, 2008 - RaboPlus.co.nz
Studies Show That Over 65% of Business Owners do Not Have an Exit Strategy, Yet Plan on Leaving Their Business in a Couple of Years
Could have tremendous impact on the US Economy – SCORE Seminar planned in December. - November 06, 2008 - Princeton Capital Strategies, LLC
Primerica Presents Tips to Have More and Spend Less
Economic woes and an increase in consumer prices have made sticking to a budget even more difficult for families across North America. People who were already struggling financially under the burden of debt and poor savings may be feeling the pressure even more intensely now. Primerica, a... - November 05, 2008 - Primerica Financial Services
Women: Dreaming of a Great Retirement? Start Now.
In today’s economy, it’s more important than ever for women to not only think about their financial future, but also to start preparing for it. Retirement may feel like a long way off, but considering that women are 71% more likely than men to live below the poverty line in retirement,1... - October 16, 2008 - Primerica Financial Services
Primerica Offers Tips to Save Cash at the Pump
This summer, average gas prices spiked to more than four dollars a gallon – a record high.(1) In fact, a recent survey showed that 62% of respondents changed their holiday travel plans and 15% cancelled their vacations altogether.(2) Primerica, a financial solutions industry leader, offers... - September 13, 2008 - Primerica Financial Services
Primerica Presents Solutions to Common Life Insurance Mistakes
In today’s economy far too few American families have a current life insurance policy. In fact, while 81% of Americans say they need life insurance, only 41% own an individually purchased policy.(1) Primerica, an industry leader in term insurance, offers solutions to some of the most common... - September 11, 2008 - Primerica Financial Services
Women: Get Smart About Retirement
When it comes to preparing for – or even thinking about – retirement, many women are already behind, compared to their male counterparts. In fact, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, just 53% of women are currently saving for retirement, compared to 62% of men. Primerica can help. - July 19, 2008 - Primerica Financial Services
Harms to Present Two Sessions at CPA Associates International's Business Valuation Conference
Travis W. Harms, CFA, CPA/ABV, Senior Vice President at Mercer Capital, will present two sessions at the CPA Associates Business Valuation Seminar in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 2008. Harms will present a session on "Portfolio Valuation," which examines SFAS 157 requirements for... - July 19, 2008 - Mercer Capital Management, Inc.
Rive Financial in Geneva, Switzerland
Rive Financial today announced second quarter results showing that net new client assets increased more than eight-fold, total client assets rose 28 percent, and commissionable trading volumes increased 75 percent compared with the second quarter 2007. “These are significant gains and... - July 12, 2008 - Rive Financial
Mercer to Present Live Webcast on the Integrated Theory of Business Valuation
Mercer Capital CEO, Z. Christopher Mercer, ASA, CFA, will explain the “Integrated Theory of Business Valuation” in a webcast sponsored by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 1:00pm – 3:00pm CST. "The Integrated Theory of... - July 09, 2008 - Mercer Capital Management, Inc.
Salt Lake City Real Estate Educator and Author to House Struggling Utahns
Mike Watson Investing to hold InvestStrong charity event, providing two days of free investing education in exchange for donations. - June 26, 2008 - Mike Watson Investing
Crow and Harms to Present Compliance Week Webinar
Mercer Capital professionals Matthew R. Crow, ASA, CFA, and Travis W. Harms, CFA, CPA/ABV, will lead a complimentary webinar on Thursday, July 31, 2008, offered in conjunction with Compliance Week magazine. Crow and Harms will present "Getting Ready for SFAS 141R, Business Combinations,"... - June 26, 2008 - Mercer Capital Management, Inc.
FallAhrens & Co. Opens Investment Banking Office in San Diego, California
FallAhrens & Co., an M&A focused investment banking company opens San Diego, California office to serve the middle market with buy and sell-side services to privately held business owners, private equity groups and businesses raising capital. - June 03, 2008 - FallAhrens & Company LLC
Harms Comments on Bank's Efforts in Dealing with SFAS 157
Travis W. Harms, CFA, CPA/ABV, a senior vice president at Mercer Capital, was recently quoted in an article published in Compliance Week, titled "Struggling on Values, Banks Fire at FAS 157," by Tammy Whitehouse. In the article, published May 20, 2008, Harms comments on how banks are... - May 24, 2008 - Mercer Capital Management, Inc.
Gibbs Comments on Potential Job Loss in Memphis Banks
Mercer Capital senior vice president Andy Gibbs comments on the potential for job losses in Memphis-based financial institutions, which appear in an article titled "Banking Workforce Reduction Ahead, Study Says," published by the Memphis Daily News on April 23, 2008. - April 26, 2008 - Mercer Capital Management, Inc.
Middle Market Investment Bank, VERCOR, Strengthens Team with New Senior Transaction Director
VERCOR, a middle market investment bank, expanded its team with the addition of Vijay Madyastha to its Atlanta office. - March 28, 2008 - VERCOR
Mercer Capital Analysis Shows that Corporate Balance Sheets May Hold Clues to Recent Economic Downturn
Although much attention has been paid to the balance sheets of financial institutions, Mercer Capital's recent analysis of corporate balance sheets shows that industrial goods manufacturers spent 2007 preparing their balance sheets for a downturn, suggesting that a closer examination of corporate balance sheets may hold clues to the recent economic downturn in the United States. - March 15, 2008 - Mercer Capital Management, Inc.
Excend Instructs Business Leaders from Central America on Strategies for Expanding Their Operations Into the United States Market
Excend made a keynote presentation at the International Trade Centre executive-level conference in Antigua, Guatemala to instruct business leaders on strategies and tactics for expanding their businesses into the United States market. The International Trade Centre—the joint technical cooperation agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)—hosted the conference in order to facilitate increased international commerce. - February 26, 2008 - Excend
Dynasty Offers Expansion Capital
Dynasty Capital Advisors, one of the nation's leading ESOP investment banks, announced today that it is now offering low-cost expansion capital to private middle market companies across the country. - January 20, 2008 - Dynasty Capital Advisors
Amadeus Group Signs Agreement to Fund Green Tech Project
Amadeus Group, LLC - An Investment banking firm based in New York, NY have begun planning a financial strategy to raise $300M USD for a new Green Tech plan to turn sea water into clean drinking water. The Client (A major Chinese institution) signed paperwork this week with Amadeus Group to... - January 02, 2008 - Amadeus Group
Mercer Capital Professionals Author Book, "Business Valuation: An Integrated Theory, Second Edition"
Mercer Capital is pleased to announce the publication of Business Valuation: An Integrated Theory, Second Edition, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Written by Z. Christopher Mercer, ASA, CFA and Travis W. Harms, CFA, CPA/ABV, the Second Edition aims to show why business appraisers do what they do and... - November 02, 2007 - Mercer Capital Management, Inc.
Mercer Capital Launches New Corporate Website
www.mercercapital.com - April 07, 2007 - Mercer Capital Management, Inc.
India Brook Partners Advises TSC Holding Company, LLC. on Acquisition and Recapitalization of Taormina Sales Company
India Brook Partners, L.L.C. today announced the completion of a recapitalization of Taormina Sales Company by India Brook client TSC Holdings, LLC., in which TSC Holdings acquired a controlling interest in the Taormina Sales business. TSC Holdings is a company led by Anna M. Gannon, an... - November 21, 2006 - India Brook Partners
Kent Group Inc. Completes Another Food Industry Merger & Acquisition Transaction
The Morrison Milling Company (Denton, TX) has been acquired by C.H. Guenther & Son., Inc, the oldest family-owned milling company in America. - July 22, 2006 - Kent Group Inc.
Kent Group Completes Another Agribusiness Merger and Acquisition Transaction
Roto-Mix, a division of JSI Industries, was acquired by the original founders of the company. Roto-Mix is a leading manufacturer of livestock feed mixing equipment. - January 31, 2006 - Kent Group Inc.
Kent Group Inc. Completes Another Agribusiness Merger and Acquisition Transaction.
Fertimix, Inc., a Jordan, MN fertilizer company, has been successfully acquired by CE-Minne Industries Inc. - September 07, 2005 - Kent Group Inc.