JWA Financial Group?s James Whiddon, CEO and Lance Alston, VP will Appear on "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" Sunday, August 7th at 9 pm ET
Houston, TX (ContentDesk) August 5, 2005 -- James Whiddon, CEO and Lance Alston, VP of JWA Financial Group, Inc. will appear live Sunday night, August 7th at 9 pm ET on "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly." James Whiddon is the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer and Lance Alston is the Vice President and Principal of JWA Financial Group.
Their approach to investing is the application of Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and they will discuss beating simple index investing with institutional asset class index funds.
Recent guests of the show have included Enterprise Products CEO Dan Duncan, Celgene's CEO John Jackson, Landry's CEO Tilman Fertitta, Changewave Research's Tobin Smith, Mario Gabelli, former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, former Compaq CEO Eckard Pfeiffer, Money Manager Louis Navellier, and many others. Listeners may call in questions live and toll free to James Whiddon, Lance Alston, and Tim Connolly at 1-866-606-TALK (8255).
The Business Talk Radio Show may be heard on WGCH AM 1490 in Greenwich, Connecticut, KSEV AM 700 in Houston, 740 AM WSBR in Boca Raton, Florida and on over 400 affiliate stations nationwide listed at CRN1 www.cableradionetwork.com, or on the Internet at www.businesstalkradio.net.
This hour of "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" is hosted by Tim Connolly of Corporate Strategies Merchant Bankers (www.corporate-strategies.net).
Noted Economist Mike King of Princeton Research provides live technical analysis for the show.
About JWA Financial Group, Inc.A fee-only financial planning firm, JWA provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management.
A team approach is used to help individuals plan for the future by focusing on the financial planning process.
The goal of JWA is a "market return portfolio," no more, no less.
The firms 80:20 Market Return Portfolio consists of seven asset class funds, including small-cap, real estate and emerging market indexes.
Only 20 percent is committed to fixed-income.
The idea with the Market Return Portfolio is that you own the market.
About Corporate Strategies, Inc.
- Corporate Strategies, Inc. (www.corporate-strategies.net) is a Merchant Bank in the traditional European sense of the word.
As the term has evolved from the 18th Century to today, Merchant Banking describes an enterprise that not only finances a company's product or service, but also assists in developing a comprehensive business strategy.
Corporate Strategies is comprised of seasoned executives with extensive experience in merchant banking, including business development and strategy, public and private company corporate finance, capital markets research, human resources, due diligence and transaction negotiation and execution. Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly "Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" is live talk radio?with the Titans of Business who move financial markets.
The show is hosted by Tim Connolly, CEO of Merchant Banker Corporate Strategies, Inc.
The Executive Producer of the show is broadcast news veteran Jan Carson, an award winning journalist with more than 20 years experience as a top rated television news anchor and reporter for NBC, ABC and CBS network affiliates.
"Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly" features financial experts from across the nation providing the latest intelligence on equities, income investments, and a variety of risk, equity and option strategies..
New Bankruptcy Law and Financial Planning
(ContentDesk) November 16, 2005 -- Changes to the Bankruptcy Code went into effect on October 17, 2005.
Financial planners may find it interesting that the new law now requires individuals who file for bankruptcy to receive a briefing that outlines the opportunities for credit counseling and that assists the individual in performing a budget analysis.
The briefing must be given within 180 days before the bankruptcy filing.
After the bankruptcy filing, an individual must also complete a financial management instructional course before discharge.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which is used primarily by individuals with consumer debts, will now be subject to a means test which determines whether the individual has a level of income that allows for repayment of debts.
If the individual has income exceeding median income for the state, creditors can object to the case proceeding in bankruptcy.
It is left to the court to decide whether the case...
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William Rucci Elected to MASSBANK Board of Directors
William F. Rucci, Jr., a partner of the Malden, Mass.- based CPA and business advisory firm, Rucci, Bardaro & Barrett, PC, has been elected to the Board of Directors of MASSBANK Corp., it was announced today.????Mr. Rucci, a certified public accountant, will serve as a member of the company's Audit Committee and ALCO Committee.
"Bill's substantial experience in the community banking field will be an important addition to the company," said MASSBANK Corp. Chairman, President and CEO, Gerard Brandi.MASSBANK Corp.
(Nasdaq: MASB) is the holding company for MASSBANK, which operates 15 branches north of Boston in the communities of Reading, Chelmsford, Dracut, Everett, Lowell, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, Tewksbury, Westford and Wilmington.
The bank's retail products include checking, savings, money market, and NOW accounts, as well as certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. The company's loan portfolio is dominated by conventional residential mortgages...
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Valentine's Day Tips - Top Ten Most Outrageously Expensive Valentine's Gifts 2006
Houston, TX (ContentDesk) February 8, 2006 -- Americans are set to dish out a staggering $13.7 billion this year on Valentines Day, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Jim Trippon, CPA and one of Americas foremost authorities on the money habits of self-made millionaires, has released his annual list of the most outrageously expensive gifts to give your significant other this holiday season. 
The NRF says that Americans will spend an average of $100.89 in total this year, up slightly from the previous years statistics. Given the credit card rates that are often at 24 percent and assuming minimum payments, Trippon says that this years day of love will cost the average consumer closer to $1300 when interest and finance charges are included.
Each year it seems that Americans top themselves in spending for Valentine's Day, says Trippon,...
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Valentine's Day Tips - Top Ten Most Outrageously Expensive Valentine's Gifts 2006
Houston, TX (ContentDesk) February 8, 2006 -- Americans are set to dish out a staggering $13.7 billion this year on Valentines Day, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Jim Trippon, CPA and one of Americas foremost authorities on the money habits of self-made millionaires, has released his annual list of the most outrageously expensive gifts to give your significant other this holiday season. The NRF says that Americans will spend an average of $100.89 in total this year, up slightly from the previous years statistics. Given the credit card rates that are often at 24 percent and assuming minimum payments, Trippon says that this years day of love will cost the average consumer closer to $1300 when interest and finance charges are included.
Each year it seems that Americans top themselves in spending for Valentine's Day, says Trippon,...
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William Rucci Elected to MASSBANK Board of Directors
William F. Rucci, Jr., a partner of the Malden, Mass.- based CPA and business advisory firm, Rucci, Bardaro & Barrett, PC, has been elected to the Board of Directors of MASSBANK Corp., it was announced today.????Mr. Rucci, a certified public accountant, will serve as a member of the company's Audit Committee and ALCO Committee.
"Bill's substantial experience in the community banking field will be an important addition to the company," said MASSBANK Corp. Chairman, President and CEO, Gerard Brandi.MASSBANK Corp.
(Nasdaq: MASB) is the holding company for MASSBANK, which operates 15 branches north of Boston in the communities of Reading, Chelmsford, Dracut, Everett, Lowell, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, Tewksbury, Westford and Wilmington.
The bank's retail products include checking, savings, money market, and NOW accounts, as well as certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. The company's loan portfolio is dominated by conventional residential mortgages...
Financial planning > William Rucci Elected to MASSBANK Board of Directors
New Bankruptcy Law and Financial Planning
(ContentDesk) November 16, 2005 -- Changes to the Bankruptcy Code went into effect on October 17, 2005.
Financial planners may find it interesting that the new law now requires individuals who file for bankruptcy to receive a briefing that outlines the opportunities for credit counseling and that assists the individual in performing a budget analysis.
The briefing must be given within 180 days before the bankruptcy filing.
After the bankruptcy filing, an individual must also complete a financial management instructional course before discharge.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which is used primarily by individuals with consumer debts, will now be subject to a means test which determines whether the individual has a level of income that allows for repayment of debts.
If the individual has income exceeding median income for the state, creditors can object to the case proceeding in bankruptcy.
It is left to the court to decide whether the case...
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