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  • Foreclosure Auctions Red Hot as Nation’s Leading Real Estate Auction Giant REDC Rolls into Dallas, Houston, Seattle ... Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 12:17AMThe auctions are part of REDC’s record 125 auctions in 71 days. The company has auctioned a U.S.-leading 6,800 properties for $368 million so far this year. (PRWeb Mar 13, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3722194.htm
  • Foreclosure Auctions Red Hot as Nation’s Leading Real Estate Auction Giant REDC Rolls into Dallas, Houston, Seattle ... Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 11:00PMThe auctions are part of REDC’s record 125 auctions in 71 days. The company has auctioned a U.S.-leading 6,800 properties for $368 million so far this year.
  • When Does An Actor Need a Financial Planner? Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 10:32PMWhen does an actor need a financial planner? Bryan Bellomo Head financial coach, Abundance Bound; Los Angeles A financial planner should not be confused with a financial plan.
  • REITs show rising prices but growing risks Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 9:58PMAnalysts, bloggers, real estate dealmakers and managers of mutual funds are as puzzled as I am about the 90 percent rise in REIT indexes since March 2009. Commercial real estate lags the business cycle, so shares of real estate investment trusts normally do not rebound until after it's apparent the...
  • Gold, Silver and Oil: Buying the Essentials in Tough Markets Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 1:28PMThe Money Morning newsletter bills itself as “Essential investment news & insight from MoneyWeek.com” which makes me suspicious right away because of all the times I have been lied to over the years by people telling me that something is “essential”, which it seldom is, and it usually turns out to be a code word for, “It’s gonna cost ya, buddy!”
  • Reasons Why You have To Invest In Miami Real Estate Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:16PMSome people are wondering why there are lots of people who are relocating in this city. If you are going to make a research, for sure you will stop from wondering. Miami real estate market is one of the thriving markets when it comes to real estate matters.
  • How To Invest Miami Beach Foreclosures Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:12PMThere are lots of people who are into investing. They usually do the search of the best property that they can invest. It is not really easy to come up with the best investment especially if there are lots of options that are available.
  • Kass: For the Outfit’s coffee klatsch, mornings come early Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 11:45AMReputed Chicago Outfit lieutenant Rudy Fratto sat in a federal courtroom, with reporters filling the jury box a few feet away.
  • It's hard labour to own a house Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 11:21AMThe average Kiwi has to work nearly three times harder to pay off the average house than they did 50 years ago.Figures compiled by Bernard Hickey of interest.co.nz show that to pay for the average home of $350,000, someone on...
  • It's hard labour to own a house Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 10:43AMThe average Kiwi has to work nearly three times harder to pay off the average house than they did 50 years ago.
  • Whitman's funds could pose conflicts Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:16AMThe Republican candidate for California governor has stakes in oil and gas concerns that seek to influence the state. Her wealth is estimated at $1.2 billion. Billionaire GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has invested her vast wealth in firms that sought to profit from the country's credit crisis, in venture capital and hedge funds open only to the wealthy, and in oil, gas, healthcare and ...
  • What's new in the business scene Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:05AMBroker to lead investing office — Scottrade, an online investing firm, hired James Jones to manage its Poughkeepsie branch office at 2020 South Road. With 425 branches nationwide, Scottrade provides tools and research to help people make investment decisions. As branch manager, Jones is responsible for managing personnel, providing personalized customer service and educating customers about ...
  • Report Details How Lehman Hid Its Woes as It Collapsed Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:30AMIt is the Wall Street equivalent of a coroner's report -- a 2,200-page document that lays out, in new and startling detail, how Lehman Brothers used accounting sleight of hand to conceal the bad investments that led to its undoing.
  • Blame game, job search, missing money Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:11AMAn employee clips $1.2 million from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, and it's not even a sophisticated scam -- it's uncovered as soon as she retires -- yet it goes undetected for 10 years?
  • Four Farallon Stock Managers Leave to Start Their Own Fund Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:07AMMarch 12 (Bloomberg) -- Farallon Capital Management LLC, the $21 billion hedge-fund firm founded by Thomas Steyer , told investors that four of its senior stock pickers are leaving to start their own firm.
  • Inflation is a Reality in China Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:09AMBloomberg reports that consumer prices rose by 2.7% in February. That's the fastest monthly growth rate in 16 months. And it eclipses the annual yield on savings deposits of 2.25%. Savers aren't beating inflation. And if they can't do that, they may as well spend the money. That could ignite a rising price cycle in China that monetary authorities want to avoid.
  • Lawmakers want greater say in pension system Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:14AMANNAPOLIS — A bill to require Maryland's pension fund to invest $50 million in bioscience and green technology sparked debate this week about the legislature's role in the fund's portfolio and criticism from some lawmakers that the state is being too conservative in its investment strategy.
  • Village of Great Neck Plaza Trustee Elections Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:05AM(Editor’s Note: The Great Neck Record requested very specific information from each candidate: a short biography and the answers to three questions (expertise or experience, reason for running, top issue to be addressed). We received a variety of responses. Although we are strict with the 500 to 600-word limit, we are publishing the responses as received. The election is Tuesday, March 16, with ...
  • N.Z. May Trail Region in Raising Rates on Weak Growth (Update1) Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:58PMMarch 12 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand’s central bank may be one of the last in the Asia-Pacific region to raise interest rates this year due to a “sluggish” economic recovery.
  • Real Estate Investing in a Self Directed IRA: Tapping Your Expertise for Retirement Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:04PMOAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - Sandra Reese, Millennium Trust Company's Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Alternative Investments, presented on the topic of Real Estate Investing in a Self Directed IRA on February 25 th . The webinar hosted by REALTOR® magazine had approximately 200 Real Estate Professionals from across the country participate in the online event to learn ...
  • Build Your Fortune With These Winners Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:46PMYou don't need a million to make millions. Just follow this simple plan.
  • Capstead Mortgage Corporation Declares a $0.50 Per Share First Quarter 2010 Common Dividend Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:26PMCapstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: CMO) announced today that it will pay a first quarter 2010 dividend ...
  • Janus Contrarian Fund Celebrates 10th Anniversary Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:25PMJanus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) announced ...
  • Capstead Mortgage Corporation Declares a $0.50 Per Share First Quarter 2010 Common Dividend Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:15PMDALLAS----Capstead Mortgage Corporation announced today that it will pay a first quarter 2010 dividend of $0.50 per common share on April 20, 2010 to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2010.
  • Janus Contrarian Fund Celebrates 10th Anniversary Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:15PMDENVER----Janus Capital Group Inc. announced the 10-year anniversary of Janus Contrarian Fund . The fund has been managed by David Decker since its February 29, 2000 launch. As of February 28, 2010, a hypothetical investment of $10,000 invested in Class T Shares of Janus Contrarian Fund when it was launched would be worth $17,065.22, versus $9,696.16 for the S&P 500 Index.
  • Boca Raton Homes - Ways On How To Search The Best Lender Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:07PMIf you are thinking of the best investment that you can have, real estate investing is one of the best that you can do. Entering a real estate business is not that easy because of the expensive amount that you need.
  • Making the Best Out Of Your Investment in Hallandale real estate Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:03PMBecause of the unstable economic condition that we have prices of the real estate properties decreases. This can be the perfect time for every average earner to start investing their home.
  • Aeropostale Reports Record Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:01PMAeropostale, Inc. , a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel for young women and men, today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2009, and provided guidance for the first quarter and full year fiscal 2010.
  • Miami Beach Condos The Best Source OF Income Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:52PMIt is really a good idea if you are going to invest in Miami real estate because of the options that it offers to people. If you want to have a successful investment, then you have to know the right investment for you.
  • Getting to know: Babs Wagner Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:15AMBabs Wagner is a creative solutions consultant for Area Homeowner Solutions, located at 595 New Loudon Road in Latham. She can be reached at babs.wagner@areahomeownersolutions.com.
  • Foreign experts fix eyes on China's livelihood agenda at sessions Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:06AMScholars overseas are focusing their attention on China's measures to improve employment, education, health care, and housing for the people as deputies to China's top legislature gathered in Beijing to debate how to address these issues. Improving people's well-being is the fundamental goal of economic development, Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday in his government work report to the annual ...
  • FDIC to encourage pension funds to invest in failed banks Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:48AMU.S. regulators are encouraging public pension funds that control more than $2 trillion to inject capital directly into the banking system by buying failed lenders, said people briefed on the matter.
  • Owner of iconic bar in the red Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:10AMPopular nightclub owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
  • CITY OF LOCKPORT: LPD will not get its own mounted unit Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:46AMLockport Police Department will not get its own mounted unit attachment, Mayor Michael Tucker said this week.
  • Climate Protection Authority moves forward Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:46AMSANTA ROSA – Just a few months old, Sonoma County’s Regional Climate Protection Authority has begun moving toward its goal of helping to drastically reduce the area’s greenhouse emissions.
  • Failed real-estate venture turns investors into accidental landlords Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:22AMRight Place Properties has left behind at least 42 unfinished condo-conversion projects.
  • Georgetown Green's team brings expertise in several fields Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:07AMGeorgetown Green, LLC has an agreement to purchase the assets of Georgetown Land Development Company with a closing anticipated this June. (See story on page one.)
  • Georgetown Green plans to buy the G&B mill site Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:07AMThe Georgetown redevelopment project is slated to have a new owner. Georgetown Green, LLC has entered into an agreement with Georgetown Land Development Company to purchase the former Gilbert & Bennett wire mill site off Route 107. The agreement anticipates a June 2010 closing.
  • Berkowitz Gets ‘Long Leash’ at Fairholme to Pursue Mall Offer Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:38AMMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- Bruce Berkowitz ’s bid to help take mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. out of bankruptcy isn’t the first time the manager of the $11.2 billion Fairholme Fund has strayed from conventional mutual-fund investing.
  • Farkas all set to buy Centerline Holding Co: report Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:10AMU.S. real estate investor Andrew Farkas is all set to buy Centerline Holding Co, a provider of real estate financial and asset management services, by investing $100 million in equity in the company, the Wall Street Journal said.
  • CMOs for Retirees? A J.P. Morgan Fund May Scare Some Investors Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:25PMAn aim-high J.P. Morgan fund shows firm's new small-Investor focus but the mix might frighten some of them.
  • All about the Apple iPad Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:30PMCNET has answers to the most frequently asked questions about Apple's new touch-screen tablet, due April 3.
  • Dan Dorfman: Too Many Lurking Nightmares Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:45PMMyths die fast on Wall Street. If you follow enough of them, you can easily follow them into the poorhouse. Now, there's a new one: the jobs myth.
  • Search FT.com Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:18PMReturns from investing in prime real estate this year are forecast to beat most other asset classes as strong demand from a broad range of investors helps the market rebound sharply from the record losses suffered during the downturn.
  • What's ahead for SMSFs? Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:06PMThe SMSF sector has cemented its place in the superannuation industry over the past few years. Damon Taylor looks at the issues facing SMSFs and the debate that will determine the shape of their future.
  • Are you better off renting or paying a mortgage? Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:32PMHome and Income properties are an ideal vehicle for co-investing, as are properties with two living areas.
  • Baby boomers downsizing stylishly Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:54PMDownsizing after the kids fly the nest, or after a divorce, is nothing new, but Realtor Kate Conover of Re/Max Properties in Franklin Lakes is seeing an increase in people moving from luxury homes to more manageable two-bedrooms and town houses.
  • Q&A with Blake Hutcheson, chief executive, CB Richard Ellis Canada Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:11PMHe left for two years to run the global real estate arm of New York-based Mount Kellett Capital Management, but long-time CB Richard Ellis Canada chief executive Blake Hutcheson has landed back in Tor...
  • Investing is a game of patience - and your patience is rewarded Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:33AMWeekly Market Recap Three months ago, on December 1, 2009, the S&P 500 closed at 1,108. Last week it closed at 1,104. After three months, the net movement in the stock market was just 4 points. Hmm. What does that tell us about investing? Here are a few thoughts that come to mind.
  • DA's bling auction offers a real steal Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:34AMA quarter-million dollars worth of confiscated bling is going on the auction block, thanks to a pair of crooked traders who've had to trade their Hermes cuffs for handcuffs. The Manhattan DA's Office is putting the fancy jewelry -- which includes a gold Cartier watch and gold Van...