financial information

Many Confuse Money Market Accounts to Money Market Funds

Denise Clay — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:48:15 -0500

In the news recently there has been a lot of talk about money market funds. This raised the question; is there a difference between money market accounts and money market funds? While there are similarities between the two accounts and the ultimate goal of both types of financial accounts is to earn the account holder money; the two accounts are different.

Financial Roadmap: The Year Ahead 2009

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:05:05 -0600

Here are a few highlights of the coming year's financial calendar. At the end you'll find a download link for the IRS tax calendar for small businesses which also includes some tax planning and other tips from the IRS. A few of the high points:

The Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group Agree To Combine

Anastvatz — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:24:50 -0500

Further to the announcements of 4, 7 and 8 May 2007, the boards of Thomson and Reuters announce that they have today agreed to combine the two groups. The boards of Thomson and Reuters intend to recommend the Transaction to their shareholders.

SEC, Jump$tart Coalition Spread Financial Literacy to Local Students

Anastvatz — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:15:22 -0500

On April 25th SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins led a financial literacy presentation to students at Luke C. Moore Academy Senior High School as part of a collaborative effort by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies to teach financial basics in D.C. Public Schools during Financial Literacy Month.

Critical for success of corporate ethics programs

harminka — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:03:16 -0500

HP Reports Increased Quarter Results

Nymphadora — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:45:12 -0600

Trolltech Mobile Featured in Harvard Business School Case

Nymphadora — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:59:48 -0600

Half of U.S. Investors Trust Companies to Provide Complete and Accurate Financial Information

erku — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:43:07 -0500

About one-third of investors have divested holdings in a company due to poor corporate governance.

According to a recent Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Personal-Finance Poll, more than half of U.S. adults (57%) say they invest in long-term financial service investment products, including an employer sponsored 401k, 403b, or a similar retirement plan (35%), individual retirement accounts such as Roth IRA or regular IRA (30%), mutual funds (25%), and individual company stocks (20%) or bonds (13%). Twenty percent say they invest in money market funds, while forty-two percent say they invest in none of these financial service products.