Lessons learned: Investing pros talk about 2008

Our portfolios shrank in 2008, yet we're rich as investors.
Rich, that is, in the wisdom that comes from bitter experience. After confronting what will surely go down as one of the worst financial crises of all time, we should all be much smarter about matters of investing.
Let's review some of the key lessons of 2008. One of the most important is that your risk of losing money rises sharply when you venture away from safe but low-paying investments Read the rest of this entry »

January 1, 2009 | , , , , , ,
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Patient care not as good at for-profit nursing homes, analysis shows

For-profit nursing homes are more likely to provide worse care than their nonprofit rivals, according to a USA TODAY analysis of the government’s first ranking of nearly 16,000 nursing homes.
The new Zagat-like rating system, released Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, assigns homes one to five stars for their quality, staffing and health inspections, plus an overall score.
The scores reflect tens of thousands of inspection Read the rest of this entry »

December 27, 2008 | , , , , , , ,
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Speak Though Videos and Foster Online Business

(OPENPRESS) December 26, 2008 -- Quick cam Recorder is a portable Webcam recorder that helps to record your videos direct to your website through your browser, and also playback your videos. It is now so easy to both record videos of yourself and publish them to the internet.
One of the biggest challenges faced in business is to effectively communicate one’s message to customers. Sharing information through videos is one of the simplest and best Read the rest of this entry »

December 25, 2008 | , , , , ,
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Jess Ranch Marketplace Property Fetches $3.8M

Jess Ranch Marketplace Property Fetches $3.8M
Fountainhead Development sold the multitenant retail building at 19201 Bear Valley Road, in Apple Valley, CA, to Landmark Equity Management for $3.8 million, or $497 per square foot.
The 7,641-square-foot retail property is part of the Jess Ranch Marketplace shopping center. It was built in 2007 on 1.5 acres.
Kevin Boeve of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. Kenneth Chasin of Pegasus Investments Read the rest of this entry »

December 23, 2008 | , , , ,
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Investing in gold pays off over 2008

With the global economic turmoil having increased demand for gold bullion over the last 12 months, the yellow metal is set to be the only commodity to improve its position year-on-year.
According to Reuters, gold is set to have increased its value by three percent over the course of 2008, setting it apart from oil - which has fallen in price by 60 percent - and base metals.
"Gold is the only (metal) that has been up this year," confirmed Nick Read the rest of this entry »

December 23, 2008 | , , , ,
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Los Angeles-area small-business lender receives cash infusion

The Merrill Lynch funds are meant for microloans of $5,000 to $50,000, he said. Half the $1 million has already been tapped for loans. Merrill Lynch also gave the center a $50,000 grant to create a streamlined, computer-based loan approval process it hopes other microlenders can copy. The money will also pay for a new loan officer in the center's downtown L.A. office.
In addition to running its own loan funds, which are often set up by banks or Read the rest of this entry »

December 22, 2008 | , , , , , , ,
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Online court records a lucrative business

FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Today marks the end of the non-bid contract between the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts and the Mobile-based company that provides technical support for electronic access to public court records in Alabama.
“We are currently negotiating a renewal contract with (On Line Information Services Inc.),” said Griffin Sikes Jr., AOC’s legal division director in Montgomery. “They are a private contractor which, working Read the rest of this entry »

December 19, 2008 | , , , ,
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Walgreen Profit Drops As Chain Cuts Store Opening Plan

Walgreen Co.
said Monday that its
first-quarter profit dropped 10%, hurt by store-opening and other costs. The
company said it's curtailing its store opening plan to free up capital in light
of the current economic conditions.
, or
a share, from
, or
, a year earlier. Sales in the quarter ended
Nov. 30
rose 6.6% to
$14.9
billion
with comparable-store sales increasing 1.7%.
Analysts, on average, estimated the company (WAG) would Read the rest of this entry »

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Every company needs a viable online presence

Published: January 5, 2009
If your business does not have a presence online, better get with it.
Every business should have a Web presence, experts say. Increasingly that's where shoppers, competitors and prospective business partners can be found.
For $1,000 to $5,000, you can put your company online, either by yourself if you're savvy or by hiring a professional Web development team, said Hardy Koska, a counselor at Richmond SCORE, which advises Read the rest of this entry »

December 17, 2008 | , , , , ,
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Callidus Software Recognized With “Positive” Rating From Leading …

Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the
leader in
(SPM), today announced that it received a "positive" rating
in the latest North American MarketScope for Insurance
(ICM) Applications(1) by Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), the
world's leading information technology research and advisory company.
Authored by Steven Leigh, Kimberly Harris-Ferrante and Michael Dunne,
Callidus Software was recognized with a "positive" rating in this important
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