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YapStone Announces New Chief Financial Officer
YapStone, Inc., through its RentPayment™ division, is the Country’s largest payment processor to the property market, focusing primarily on apartments, student housing, homeowner associations, and other property-related markets. - August 01, 2008 - Yapstone, Inc.
Code Approval of Modular Housing Systems (MHS Prefab)
MHS Aluminum Building System Meets LARR Requirements/ US Systems LLC, developer of MHS prefab technology is pleased to announce that it has received the final code approval for the use of MHS Structural Insulated Panel Frame Assemblies from the Department of Building and Safety, Engineering Research Section of City of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Research Report: RR# 25703 - August 01, 2008 - Modular Housing Systems
Rate1st Provides Expansive New Directory of Financial Resources
Rate1st, America's largest online lending network is proudly announcing the release of its brand new Directory of Financial Resources. The directory will provide a wealth of information, allowing consumers in need of additional information or services, to quickly and easily access sites applicable to their needs. - August 01, 2008 - Rate1st
Gold ETFs: ETF Momentum Tracker Weighs in on IAU
Don Dion, publisher of Fidelity Independent Adviser’s ETF Momentum Tracker, announced today that despite recent setbacks, iShares COMEX Gold (IAU) has risen more than 8% since he added it to the ETF Momentum Tracker portfolio in January. The latest edition of ETF Momentum Tracker, released... - August 01, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
Compliance LLC Launches a Web Portal for Hedge Funds, and a Web Portal for Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
The first web portal is designed to discuss the challenges, risks and opportunities in the hedge funds market. The second to collect in one place all the necessary information for Sarbanes Oxley compliance. - July 31, 2008 - Compliance LLC
Berkshire Settlements Receives Life Settlement Provider License from Georgia Office of Insurance and Fire Safety
Berkshire Settlements, Inc., an Atlanta based insurance services company, is proud to announce that it has been licensed as a life settlement provider company in the state of Georgia by the Office of Insurance and Fire Safety. Berkshire Settlements was founded in 2004 as a boutique life settlement... - July 31, 2008 - Berkshire Settlements, Inc.
Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Survey: Executive Summary Now Available
New Survey Says Only Half of Banking Institutions Will Beat Nov. 1 Date for the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule. - July 31, 2008 - Information Security Media Group
Dale Carnegie Training Tampa Bay Finalist for the 2008 Small Business of the Year Award by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
Dale Carnegie Training Tampa Bay Receives Nomination as Finalist for 2008 Small Business of the Year Award by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. - July 31, 2008 - Rick J. Gallegos & Associates
Dale Carnegie Tampa Bay Receives Territory of the Year Award 2008 Under Leadership of Rick J. Gallegos, President/CEO
In a competition of 170 world-wide offices, Dale Carnegie Tampa Bay received the highest award for growth and instructional quality. - July 31, 2008 - Rick J. Gallegos & Associates
Advanceit Signs Data Share Agreements with Canada’s Largest Processing Companies
Advanceit, the largest Canadian Merchant Cash Advance company, has developed data share relationships with Canada's largest debit and credit card payment processors. - July 31, 2008 - Advanceit
NIIT Honored in 2008 "Top 20 Companies in the Training Outsourcing Industry"
NIIT Listed Among Training Elite for Fifth Time. - July 31, 2008 - NIIT (USA) Inc.
Fidelity Independent Adviser’s Sector Momentum Tracker Shifts Its Focus from Communications Equipment (FSDCX) to Medical Equipment and Systems (FSMEX)
Don Dion, publisher of Fidelity Independent Adviser, and president of Dion Money Management, announced that he would be shifting from Communications Equipment (FSDCX) to Medical Equipment and Systems (FSMEX) in the latest edition of Sector Momentum... - July 31, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
Beacon Realty Capital Closes $13.5 Million Self-Storage Refinancing Transaction
Beacon Realty Capital, a commercial real estate financial services firm with a specialized self-storage financing group, closed a $13.5 million refinancing transaction for nine Murphy’s U-Store-It self-storage properties in the Joliet, Moline and Peoria markets in northern and central... - July 31, 2008 - Beacon Realty Capital, Inc.
Custodio Asset Management's Gains Counter Falling Market
Garnering steady gains despite market loss, CAM is expanding to serve its growing clientèle. - July 30, 2008 - Custodio Asset Management
First Rehab Life Receives Three Communications Awards
Interactive Training Video about The 100% Solution is Awarded for its Communications Excellence. - July 30, 2008 - ShelterPoint
Banking ETFs Have Seen a Bounce in Price, But PowerShares Momentum Tracker Doubts That They Can Gain Momentum
Despite an impressive rally from the financial sector late last week, Fidelity Independent Adviser’s PowerShares Momentum Tracker believes there may be more downside for financial ETFs. http://www.fidelityadviser.com/readMe_PS.asp Don Dion, publisher of PowerShares Momentum Tracker noted... - July 30, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
Outsourced Learning Improves Customer Reach and Profitability
NIIT now offers Outsourced Customer Education Services. - July 30, 2008 - NIIT (USA) Inc.
AccountantsWorld Partners with Directo, Inc. to Provide Paycards to Accounting Professionals
AccountantsWorld, the 110,000-member strong community and solution provider dedicated to helping accountants advance their practice, has partnered with Atlanta-based Directo, Inc. to provide paycards to its Payroll Relief customers. Paired with Payroll Relief, AccountantsWorld’s successful... - July 29, 2008 - Directo, Inc.
Author to Donate 20% of Proceeds to Charity
Book to teach college students about credit cards, debit cards and student debt to partner with like-minded non-profits. - July 29, 2008 - Pratt Financial Group
The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center, Has Merged Their Services to Form The Consumer Debit Mitigation Service, to Assist with Mitigation for All Consumer Services
Consumer Debit Mitigation Services in conjunction with the Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center can now offer a complete consumer mitigation services. This is not a credit counseling agency, nor a lending facility. With the increase in credit card rates, the decrease in automobile values and the crisis in the Real Estate Market. DBM can assist consumers in all phases of debt mitigation - July 28, 2008 - Federal Banking Coop
PowerShares Global Wind Energy ETF (PWND): Fidelity Independent Adviser’s PowerShares Momentum Tracker Examines the New Fund
Fidelity Independent Adviser’s PowerShares Momentum Tracker takes an in depth look at PowerShares Global Wind Energy ETF (PWND) in its latest issue, released yesterday. “Our goal is to give subscribers the information they need in a difficult marketplace,” said Don Dion, publisher... - July 27, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
NorthShore Capital Advisors Releases Podcast on Firm’s Inception
Greg W. Needham, vice president of marketing and business development at NorthShore Capital Advisors (www.northshore-capital.com), has announced the formal release of an audio podcast on the firm’s inception. In the podcast, Mike West, managing partner of NorthShore, discusses the genesis of... - July 27, 2008 - NorthShore Capital Advisors
1.5 Million College Students Expected to Drop Out in 2008 Due to Financial Pressure
40% more students drop out of college due to money issues including student loan debt and credit card debt than academic failure. - July 26, 2008 - Pratt Financial Group
Easy-Forex™ Brings New Benefits to the Forex Marketplace
Just weeks after the global launch of their newly designed platform, Easy-forex™ brings additional benefits to the marketplace. - July 26, 2008 - easy-forex
Daniel Island Mortgage Attracts Top Talent and Doubles Its Sales Team
Despite the slowing real estate market, Daniel Island Mortgage positions itself for future growth and business in the Charleston metro area, adding five senior loan officers and a mortgage processor to its dynamic sales team. - July 26, 2008 - Daniel Island Mortgage
Peak5 Hires SVP of Operations
Peak5 recently announced the addition of Todd Klem as their new SVP of Operations. - July 26, 2008 - Peak5
iShares MSCI Mexico Jumps on the ETF Momentum Tracker Table
Publisher Don Dion notes that the “Mexican market is showing surprising strength, despite U.S. Downturn.” - July 26, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center Introduces Their Public/Private Alliance Model to Work with Government Agencies to Help Homeowners
The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center has introduced their business model for the development of an alliance between government and private businesses to offer immediate assistance to homeowners at risk. - July 25, 2008 - Federal Banking Coop
New Technology Changes the Insurance and Financial Industry
PDFeApps (Portable Document Format electronic Applications) is secure, downloadable PDF (Adobe Acrobat®) application technology in conjunction with a web based Document Management System for the submittal and retrieval of a company’s new business applications. - July 25, 2008 - PDFeApps
Commercial Finance Adsivors Opens Commercial Loan Broker "Store"
Commercial loan broker, Commercial Finance Advisors, of Birmingham, Michigan has opened an online commercial mortgage broker “store.” - July 25, 2008 - Commercial Finance Advisors
Gregory Pennington Reveals Popularity of Fixed-Rate Mortgages
With the Governor of the Bank of England warning that ‘we face the most difficult economic challenge for two decades’, debt management company Gregory Pennington stresses the importance of finding the right debt solution. - July 25, 2008 - Gregory Pennington
Rate1st is Proud to Announce the Launch of New Lending Website
Rate1st has launched a new Web site in order to better assist those looking for home, business, and commercial loans. Rate1st is already the largest online lending network in the United States, and with the new site will be able to more easily and efficiently help a wider base of clientele. - July 25, 2008 - Rate1st
nitenite Fights the Recession
nitenite cityhotels have decided to combat the credit crunch, instead of joining the growing numbers of companies that are raising the prices of their products, causing a knock on effect to other companies and the bottom line of the consumers. - July 25, 2008 - nitenite cityhotels
International Investing: 401k Accelerator Tackles the Issue
Fidelity Independent Adviser’s 401 (k) Accelerator tackles the issue of overseas investment in its latest issue. - July 25, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
Finance the Dream Helps Atlanta Homeowner’s Command Top Dollar for Their Homes Despite Nationwide Housing Crisis
Atlanta is once again becoming a Seller’s market. By utilizing No Credit Qualifying Lease Options, homeowner’s are selling their homes quickly and for full market value. - July 25, 2008 - The Wealth Consortium
Isabella Bank's New Website Nominated for Award
WSI (We Simplify the Internet) recently assisted Isabella Bank, headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, MI with a complete re-design of their website and Internet marketing strategy. The makeover was part of a corporate-wide re-branding effort which involved a name change, new brand development and rolling in three other banks under their holding company under a new, unified name. Former community banker, Eric Cook, took the lead for WSI and received a nomination for best Financial Services site in 2008. - July 24, 2008 - WSI Internet Consulting
Compliance LLC Launches Two New Web Sites
The first web site is designed to discuss the risks and opportunities of spread betting and CFDs. The second to give credit to the best hotels and airlines of the world that help them give to their clients and delegates a truly unique learning experience. - July 24, 2008 - Compliance LLC
Global Energy Advisory Considers the Supply and Regulatory Challenges Facing the UK Energy Market and Asks: Where Will Our Future Electricity Come from? Nowhere.
EU Directives require the UK to source increasing amounts of energy from as yet undefined renewable sources and to close a number of productive coal-fired power stations by 2015. Consequently, the UK will be generating 60% of required power from gas by 2018 with three-quarters of this being imported at the prevailing market price. Are households and businesses simply at the mercy of future supply risks and ever rising prices? How can UK business set a strategy to survive these challenges? - July 24, 2008 - Global Energy Advisory Limited
HelpForDebtors.com Doubles State Law Resources
Online debtors’ help community upgrades state-by-state information and links to new resources. - July 24, 2008 - National Financial Awareness Network, Inc.
Foreclosure Prevention Workshop to be Held at Freedom Debt Management, Inc.
Freedom Debt Management, Inc. (“FDM”), a 501(c)(3) non-profit provider of financial literacy and credit counseling will host the first in a series of free housing related workshops for residents of Palm Beach and Broward Counties on Monday, August 4th, 2008 at 6:30PM. FDM is located at... - July 24, 2008 - Freedom Debt Management, Inc.
Physicians Mutual Recognizes Peru, Illinois, Agent for Exceptional Customer Service
Dick Nowatka honored for placing highest ethical standards on customer service. - July 24, 2008 - Physicians Mutual
Sector Momentum Tracker Eyes Fidelity Select Pharmaceuticals
As mixed news rolls in for the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Fidelity Independent Adviser’s Sector Momentum Tracker announced Monday that Fidelity Select Pharmaceuticals has made gains on the Sector Momentum Table. - July 24, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
SIA Group Moves New Bern Office to Historic Downtown
Don Mills, president of SIA Group (www.siagroup.net), a full-service insurance agency with six offices throughout North Carolina, has announced that the company has relocated its New Bern office to the historic district of downtown New Bern. The new office will be located at 202 Craven Street,... - July 24, 2008 - SIA Group
Wisteria Recruits a Leading Self Assessment Tax Return Expert
Wisteria Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors are pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Tagg as Head of Taxation Services. - July 24, 2008 - Wisteria Chartered Accountants
Consumers Urged to Voice Concerns About Credit Card Practices
Personal finance publishing executive is calling on the public to comment before the August 4 deadline on proposed regulations to curb unfair and abusive practices by credit card companies. - July 23, 2008 - National Financial Awareness Network, Inc.
ETF Momentum Tracker Looks at IBB, as Biotech Gears Up for a Busy Week
IBB stood at position 14 on the ETF Momentum Tracker Table last week, up from 26 three weeks earlier. - July 23, 2008 - Dion Money Management, LLC
Smart Capital Choice Funds Small Business Success with Electronic Payment Processing Leader
Lender Improves Customer Experience and Increases Efficiency with PaySimple. - July 23, 2008 - PaySimple
Cogentium Launch White Paper: Contact Centre Planning Using Simulation
Cogentium Corporation Ltd, leading provider of contact centre strategic planning solutions, has released the White Paper: ‘Transforming Contact Centre Strategic Planning using Simulation’. Now more than ever, organisations need to streamline their processes and deliver a high standard... - July 23, 2008 - Cogentium Corporation Ltd
Private Equity Mutual Fund Distribution Growth Creates Need for Sales Professionals
Vista Research and Management, LLC, investment advisor to the Listed Private Equity Plus Fund, is seeking sales professionals to meet increased demand for private equity investment options among financial professionals. - July 21, 2008 - Vista Research and Management
Merging Credit Unions Agree on KnowledgePortal360 to Facilitate Transition
Summit Credit Union and Great Wisconsin Credit Union Select TFactor's LMS. - July 21, 2008 - TFactor Inc