And so, when I saw the new infomercial for “Jim Banks’ Probate Profit Made Easy,” it was clear that it was no real improvement on the three-day probate investing seminars that I visited – and wrote about – in January 2006. As a cheaper version of the same materials – packaged for a mass market instead of being sold in smaller meetings – the educational package may be gussied-up and slick, but it’s still a Stupid Investment of the Week. Banks seminars – there’s little doubt that someone can make money using the methods described therein, but that the successful probate investor is not going to be the average guy watching late-night or early-morning infomercials. Probate investing involves finding properties – primarily real estate, but also personal possessions – where the owner has died and the heirs are trying to clear up the estate quickly. There is also no mention of how many trainees actually succeed in probate investing; a Guthy-Renker phone representative said he had “no way of knowing” how many people who buy the DVD actually wind up succeeding in probate investing. read more

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BARBADOS Stock Exchange (BSE) General Manager, Marlon Yarde, has again called on Barbadians to invest some of their funds in worthwhile ventures. Yarde made his latest plea at the 10th Annual Personal Finance seminar held on Sunday evening at the Grand Salle of the Tom Adams Financial Centre. According to him, people should diversify their investments, meaning that rather than placing all of their funds in deposits at commercial banks they should look to invest also in shares, mutual funds or even some of the Government instruments which are open to the public. In addition, the BSE General manager suggested that people looking to invest should understand the relationship between risk and reward. He also argued that in their effort to set aside funds for investing the potential investor must at all times try to control his fixed, variable and discretionary expenses. read more

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Dennis Chung, chartered accountant and consultant, welcomes Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw (left), guest speaker at the Investor’s Choice Investment 2008 Seminar, Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, on Wednesday. Government is actively considering reducing the corporate tax rate to equalise with that of personal income tax, Minister of Finance Audley Shaw said Wednesday night. The Minister, speaking at the annual Investor’s Choice Inves-tment ‘08 seminar in Kingston, said the measure was under consideration as a means of boosting tax compliance. Last November, Financial Secretary Colin Bullock revealed that the rate of tax compliance was only 30 per cent, but that the rate of corporate tax compliance was even worse, at 10 per cent. read more

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February 28, 2008 Toronto, Ontario OTTAWA, Jan. This seminar will be of interest to turbine owners, operators, developers and investment managers involved in project development, project and corporate financing and construction management. This valuable seminar will look at the latest developments in the wind energy finance and investment markets in Canada including ways to finance wind energy projects, selling renewable projects or companies in today’s market, new trends in the wind energy finance and investment markets, how to attract equity investor interest in your projects and your company and much more. Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet with key players from the finance and investment sector. read more

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DALLAS, TX, Jan 23, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — NMKT | news | PowerRating | PR Charts — NewMarket Technology, Inc. NewMarket management forecasted ongoing 20 percent revenue growth in 2008 from organic sales to be augmented by additional revenue growth from anticipated acquisitions. The purpose of the Seminar was to provide information to shareholders and other interested parties on the opportunities and challenges of doing business in global emerging markets, including those where NewMarket Technology has experienced rapid growth, specifically China and Brazil. China has the second largest world GDP (PPP) with over 10% annual growth and Brazil is the largest economy in Latin America and the ninth largest GDP (PPP) in the world. NewMarket delivers its portfolio of products and services through its network of Solution Integration subsidiaries in North America and the leading emerging markets around the world to include, Latin America, China and Singapore. NewMarket ranked Number One in Texas, Number Three in the United States and Number Five in North America on Deloitte’s 2006 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America. read more

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Search South Florida Sun-Sentinel. The effort is sponsored by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, Florida Public Libraries, the Evelyn Brust Foundation and the Investor Protection Trust, a nationwide organization funded by penalties paid by Wall Street firms over analysts’ conflicts of interest in the early 1990s. Or you can register by phone, for the Delray Beach seminar, at 561-266-0194, and for the Pembroke Pines seminar, at 800-881-7008. All locations ———— BROWARD COUNTY EAST BROWARD Fort Lauderdale Lauderdale-by-the-. Lazy Lake Oakland Park Sea Ranch Lakes Wilton Manors NE BROWARD Deerfield Beach Hillsboro Beach Lighthouse Point Pompano Beach NW BROWARD Coconut Creek Coral Springs Margate North Lauderdale Parkland Tamarac SE BROWARD Dania Beach Hallandale Beach Hollywood Pembroke Park SW BROWARD Bonaventure Cooper City Davie Miramar Pembroke Pines Southwest Ranches Weston WEST BROWARD Lauderdale Lakes Lauderhill Plantation Sunrise PALM BEACH COUNTY CENTRAL PALM Atlantis Boynton Beach Briny Breezes Greenacres Gulfstream Lake Worth Lantana Manalapan Ocean Ridge Palm Beach Palm Springs West Palm Beach NORTH PALM Juno Beach Jupiter North Palm Beach Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Shores Riviera Beach Royal Palm Beach Tequesta Wellington SOUTH PALM Boca Raton Delray Beach Highland Beach MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CENTRAL DADE Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Medley Miami Lakes Miami Springs GROVE/GABLES/K. Coconut Grove Coral Gables Key Biscayne MIAMI BEACH/BE. read more

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He added that the presence of French companies on the Ukrainian market will depend on future economic growth and the stabilization of the political and economic environment. The Mission Economique, along with the Economic Ministry in Paris and its specific agency for export support, UBIFRANCE, is fully encouraging French companies operating in Ukraine. Also this year, on June 24 and 25, a Eurasia Forum will be organized in Kyiv in cooperation with MEDEF, an employers union in France, and the National Committee of French Foreign Trade Advisers. I think the best the Ukrainian government can do to support French businesses in the country is to create a stable environment, to work on the reinforcement of the rule of law in all spheres, and to establish regulations as clear and as stable as possible. Also, with the upcoming French presidency on the Council of the European Union, a particular focus will be put on relations with Ukraine in the frame of the new European Neighborhood Policy. The presence of French companies on the Ukrainian market will definitely depend on the future growth of the country and on the stabilization of the political and economic environment. read more

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The FINANCIAL — A new study from Dresdner Kleinwort reveals US investment surge in German equities, largely as an Emerging Market play. Dresdner Kleinwort is today publishing a study on German companies' share ownership and revenue trends to mark the tenth anniversary of its annual 'German Investment Seminar' in New York. The share of German equities owned by US-based investors has surged from just over 2 percent in 2001 to almost 18 percent by the end of 2006. German companies ranked Emerging Markets, including Asia, as likely to be of equal importance to their domestic market and traditional Europe in terms of revenue in five years' time. read more

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