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E-Government Coup

For the first time, customer satisfaction with federal agency Websites has surpassed offline government services, an American Customer Satisfaction Index report showed Thursday. According to the annual 100-point index -- a joint ...READ»

Terrorism Insurance

When you buy business insurance you are offered terrorism coverage for a separate premium. Here is some info on the federal terrorism insurance program. On December 26, 2007, the President signed into law the Terrorism Risk ...READ»

When Should Government Intervene?

These days it's hard to go anywhere without hearing people say that the government should step in and do something about the offshoring trend -- that hemorrhaging of service sector (and, increasingly, of white collar) jobs from the ...READ»

Bonds slip as economy shrinks less than forecast

"Consumer spending is about 70 percent of the GDP and this looks like the lowest it has been in two decades, which goes to show that in the fourth quarter we are going into the recession, said Bill Walsh, president of Hennion & Walsh in Parsippany, New Jersey."READ»

Gilles Herard Canada

Gilles Herard Canada Shares in Barclays were trading down 1.5% by 0725 GMT on Friday, having risen earlier this week ahead of confirmation of the widely-anticipated deal. BlackRock (BLK, Fortune 500) is paying $6.6 billion in cash and the rest in stock and said it is raising $2.8 billion from the sale of 19.9 million shares to a group of unnamed institutional investors. Gilles Herard Jr READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: When the stock and bond markets look scary, cash seems like a safe bet. But is it?

"While bank savings accounts, CDs and money markets can help you sleep better at night, 'they are terrible long-term assets because they are certain to depreciate in value over time," says Bill Walsh, president of Hennion & Walsh Asset Management in Parsippany, N.J.'"READ»

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MyRichUncle is Out of Cash

MyRichUncle was an intriguing startup student loan company with an innovative, white-knight approach when I wrote about them in the 2006 Fast Company 50. When I talked to them, the two 20-something founders seemed cocky, but sincere. ...READ»

Fourth Quarter Outlook: Become a gold bug, now

So, why become a gold bug, now, (GLD, GDX) you ask. The simple answer is the respite from Armageddon we purchased with poorly planned deficit spending during 2008’s financial implosion has an expiration date. Vigorish charged by the world for our initial greed and incompetent rescue will soon come due.READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: Is Cash You Keep at Your Brokerage Safe?

"'With any brokerage firm you have to pay attention to what the sweep is going into,' says Bill Walsh, president of money-management firm Hennion & Walsh Asset Management"READ»

Fast Forward 2005: <span>71-75</span>

The future is something to get excited about again. Here's our look at the surprising people, ideas, and trends that will change how we work and live in 2005.READ»

Fast Agency, Slow Government

How John Mitchell and Coleen Vogel help the U.S. Mint run like a business.READ»

Hennion and Walsh: What's Ahead For The Financial System?

"With the continued news and noise around AIG, Washington Mutual, Lehman Bros. and Merrill Lynch, it all seems like it's going up to a crescendo in terms of the doom and gloom and bad news."READ»

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The End of a Tumultuous Year

31 December 2008 Jose D. Roncal www.financialspeculation.com As we start the New Year, it’s time to glance in the rear view mirror and rejoice that 2008 is behind us. It was a tumultuous year during which nearly every aspect of ...READ»

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Market to Market Revisited

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspeculation.comLast October we wrote an article explainingMark-to-Market Accounting. The article gave a basic overview about what Mark to Market means, how it works, and the pros and cons.  It was a ...READ»

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Are You Investing or Speculating?

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspeculation.comThat's the question we wish we could have posed to scores of individuals before they unwittingly put their trust in Ponzi schemer, Bernie Madoff.  On June 29, when the judge handed down a ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

Remember: Performance is not an outcome, it is a discipline

Friday, September 4, 2009   Cue September As if simply following the media script, markets finally pulled back again this week after relentless gains. Measuring the severity of the fall, last Friday we closed at ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

The 4 Horsemen of Recovery: Investor, Lender, Consumer and Multiplier

Monday, December 8, 2008 Motion vs. Movement In a Mid-October Insight we offered the following prediction: I believe we have now entered purgatory. Valuations are low enough, but we have too much uncertainty to expect an immediate ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

Buy in May and Go Away!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009   Buy in May Students of the Stock Traders Almanac will tell you that market returns over the best six month period of the year (November 1st thru April 30th) tend to trump those of ...READ»

Terrorists Strike Fast... Interpol has to Move Faster... Ron Noble is on the Case

A profile of far-reaching change with life-and-death consequencesREAD»

Starting Your Startup

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