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Brokers

Posted: August 26, 2011 9:49AM by Mark P. Cussen
The 20th century saw the dawn of the modern marketplace, where the common man was able to purchase homes, securities, insurance policies and other products with the help of a sales broker. For about...

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Posted: May 20, 2011 10:24AM by Stephen D. Simpson, CFA
For many people, even just the words "stock exchange" invoke images of men clad in weird jackets frantically gesturing and yelling to each other while quickly scribbling on their pads. Albeit...

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Posted: May 12, 2011 10:55AM by Amy Fontinelle
Since the housing crisis began, mortgage lending guidelines and regulations have been continually changing in an attempt to eliminate the problems that caused the crisis. Each step in the process has...

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Posted: March 17, 2011 9:57AM by Angie Mohr
Billionaires cannot possibly handle everything by themselves: bookkeeping, banking, investing and taxes. They surround themselves with a team of professional advisors to look after the pennies so...

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Posted: February 17, 2011 2:39PM by Stephen D. Simpson, CFA
Whenever anything goes wrong in view of the public, attention quickly moves to rooting out those who should be blamed for whatever it was that went wrong. Given the enormous and far-reaching...

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Posted: September 6, 2010 7:48AM by Claire Bradley
If the recent financial industry news has brought one thing, it's the sea of opinions on stock brokers and traders. They're all millionaires, walking around New York in their fancy suits, happily...

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Posted: July 7, 2010 11:07AM by Mark Riddix
Debt is the dirty four letter word that everyone is afraid of. There are so many television shows, books, and magazines devoted to teaching people about getting out of debt. While debt can be...

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