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Unite business and personal goals to retire well

Your entrepreneurial clients are constantly balancing their business and family needs, but a new study finds it’s actually better to combine personal and professional financial priorities.

By Staff |October 16, 2013

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Obama and investors get creative to avoid default

President Barack Obama and investors are considering some bizarre tactics to avoid a default that would spark a market meltdown, reports the Wall Street Journal.

By Staff |October 11, 2013

1 min read

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Vodafone wanted to merge with Verizon

Eight months before Vodafone sold its stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion, it rejected an offer from the U.S. telecom company to merge, the Telegraph reports.

By Staff |October 11, 2013

1 min read

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Brazil raises interest rates a fifth time since April

Brazil’s central bank increased its benchmark interest rate today as the country continues to contend with high inflation, Reuters reports.

By Staff |October 11, 2013

1 min read

High taxes mean Canada can’t compete, says Fraser Institute

High income tax rates and the relatively low level of incomes at which they apply are hurting Canada's economic competitiveness with the United States and other G7 nations, finds a study by the Fraser Institute.

By Staff |October 10, 2013

2 min read

Buffett makes $10 billion on crisis loans

Warren Buffett invested in floundering blue-chip companies at the beginning of the recession and now that the firms have recovered he’s reaping a substantial profit— $10 billion, with more to come, the Wall Street Journal says.

By Staff |October 10, 2013

1 min read

Economic Indicators

Unite business and personal goals to retire well

Obama and investors get creative to avoid default

Vodafone wanted to merge with Verizon

Brazil raises interest rates a fifth time since April

Spending lower than expected at U.S. stores

Budget busters: the 10 costliest cities to visit

High taxes mean Canada can’t compete, says Fraser Institute

Buffett makes $10 billion on crisis loans

Is the U.S. more socialist than Canada?

Janet Yellen: the teenage years