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Online investment firm offers customer education conference to help customers make better informed investment decisions
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| //03-26-2009 |
Dwindling retirement accounts, slow economy, inability to save this year, and Social Security fears make Gen X the most financially stressed generation
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| //03-26-2009 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ("MUFG") (NYSE: MTU) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") to form a securities joint venture combining Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd. and Morgan Stanley Japan Securities Co., Ltd.
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| //03-25-2009 |
Chinese shares retreated Wednesday on profit-taking after a weeklong rally, led by declines for financials and nonferrous metal stocks.
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| //03-25-2009 |
Online investing firm∙s sponsorship of premier tennis tournament will include presence online, on TV and at Miami∙s Tennis Center at Crandon Park
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| //03-24-2009 |
Established in 1985, Firstrade began as a discount brokerage firm serving the local community. Achieving steady and organic growth, the company caught sight of the benefits to be gained from tapping into the capabilities of the Internet. Truly a pioneer in online trading, Firstrade.com was launched in 1997 joining only a handful of other online stock brokerages on the web.
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| //03-24-2009 |
Online investing firm∙s sponsorship of premier tennis tournament will include presence online, on TV and at Miami∙s Tennis Center at Crandon Park
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| //03-24-2009 |
Founded in 1903, Detroit Edison is the largest electric utility in Michigan and is engaged in the generation, purchase, distribution and sale of electric energy to approximately 2.2 million customers in a 7,600 square-mile area in southeastern Michigan. Detroit Edison is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTE Energy. DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide.
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| //03-23-2009 |
Online Discount Broker Wins Kudos for Strengths in Options Trading, Trader Network Functionality and Focus on Investor Education
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| //03-23-2009 |
Before we get into the usual discussion topics, an apology is in order. The folks at Firstrade have been working extra hard on some exciting tools and features, many of which should be ready by the summer months. In the midst of the feverish development schedule, and the shortened month of February, the newsletter was omitted. We apologize to our readers for this, and promise to adhere to a more solid schedule in the future. If all the development goes as scheduled, come summer we will have a lot to talk about.
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| //03-19-2009 |
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks climbed, sending the MSCI World Index to the longest stretch of gains since 2006, as the Federal Reserve said it will buy $300 billion of government bonds to combat the first global recession since World War II.
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| //03-19-2009 |
Scottrade, a leading branch∓supported online investment firm, is hosting a free investing workshop in Dallas as part of its continued commitment to customer education. Hundreds of Scottrade customers are expected at Scottrade∙s User Summit, which will be held on Saturday, March 21 at the Dallas Westin Galleria.
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| //03-19-2009 |
Investors are at their most optimistic about the global economy since December 2005, according to the Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for March. However, the prolonged banking crisis seems to be stopping them from putting cash into equities
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| //03-18-2009 |
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. [NASDAQ: ETFC] today announced that E*TRADE Securities has several new offerings to help investors select fixed income investments - including bonds, mutual funds and ETFs - to best meet their personal circumstances and goals.
"Customers are seeking greater portfolio diversification given recent market volatility, as evidenced by the greater than 50 percent increase we saw in fixed income trading in the second half of 2008," said Michael Curcio, Managing Director, E*TRADE Securities. "To better assist them, we're introducing tools designed to simplify the bond selection process, provide greater transparency, improve access to information, and help customers make more informed fixed income investing decisions."
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| //03-16-2009 |
Schwab Continues to Provide Investors with Cost Effective and Accessible Mutual Funds to Meet Their Investing Needs
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| //03-16-2009 |
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced today that Nobuyuki Hirano will be joining its Board of Directors as the director nominated by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ("MUFG"), Japan's largest financial group and the world's second largest bank holding company. In October 2008, MUFG made a $9 billion equity investment in Morgan Stanley as part of a global strategic alliance.
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| //03-15-2009 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Bernard Madoff, who pleaded guilty to operating a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, is worth up to $826 million, according to a document filed with a federal court on Friday.
Bernard Madoff arrives at a federal courthouse Thursday. He pleaded guilty to conducting a Ponzi scheme.
Madoff values his business -- Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, which is currently being liquidated -- at $700 million, said the document, which estimated his wealth totals at least $823 million
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| //03-15-2009 |
We face the most difficult economic conditions in generations. The international community must unite to tackle the downturn and set the path toward a sustainable future. We must do three things: Boost demand, reform the global system of financial regulation, and increase the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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| //03-13-2009 |
DJI closed higher on Thursday and above the 20-day moving average crossing. The high-range close sets the stage for a steady to higher opening on Friday. Stochastics and the RSI are bullish signalling that additional short covering is possible near-term. SPI closed higher on Thursday and above the 20-day moving average crossing.
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