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Contrarian thinking can pay off
Three investment strategies that work
By Ed Stern, Managing Director
West Puget Sound Office, U.S. Bancorp/Piper Jaffray |
| It’s said that if you follow the herd, you’re bound to fall on something slippery... (Full Article) |
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Credit Suisse First Boston buys DLJ |
| Credit Suisse First Boston recently announced that it will buy U.S. investment bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. (DLJ) for $90 share... (Full Article) |
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The lowdown on annuity fees and expenses |
| Just like other investments — good and bad — annuities have fees and expenses... (Full Article) |
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Market Briefs |
| Bankruptcy, Citigroup Acquisition, AOL Merger Problems, Worldcom Merger, Excite@Home's Awkward Growth, Wireless Tower Business... (Full Article) |
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Coming soon to a financial market near you: Digital pricing
By Tony Stonger |
| If you weren’t all that good at math in school, than you may have never really liked the way stocks are priced... (Full Article) |
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Salomon donates to Harrison Foundation |
| The Silverdale office of Salomon Smith Barney recently donated $6,000 to the Harrison Hospital Foundation... (Full Article) |
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Commodities trading seminar scheduled |
| A seminar entitled “Balancing Your Portfolio’s Risk — Diversify with Managed Futures,” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Silverdale Hotel & Resort from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon... (Full Article) |
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Business owners in Washington DO have
a worker’s comp choice
By Art Castle |
Keep paying L&I premiums and get nothing in return; or... Participate in a Group Retrospective Ratings Program and get a refund on your L&I premiums every year.
In 1981 the Washington legislature ap... (Full Article) |
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Key.com experiences dramatic growth |
| Key.com, the Web site of Key Bank, an integrated provider of financial services, has launched a phased program of upgrades and enhancements designed to improve the site... (Full Article) |
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The edge of a portfolio’s sword
By Christopher Reilly, President
Olympic Asset Management |
| Investing is full of concepts. The inquisitive twenty-first century investor faces a virtual plethora of firms, services, brokers, instruments, and strategies... (Full Article) |
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How to protect your most valuable assets
By Majorie Marcellus |
| It’s no secret that keeping what you have and getting what you want in life depends on your ability to earn income... (Full Article) |
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InterWest Bank to become Pacific Northwest Bank |
| InterWest Bancorp, Inc., the $2.83 billion dollar, Oak Harbor-based financial services holding company, will consolidate all its holdings under one banner... (Full Article) |
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Low-margin dotcoms facing tough times |
| It’s bad times for consumer Web sites: Living.com ceased operation, Kozmo.com laid off 275 people... (Full Article) |
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Are you ready for the digital economy? |
| In their book “Digital Capital,” authors Don Tapscott, David Ticoll and Alex Lowy cite the work of Ronald Coase, an economist who wrote... (Full Article) |
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“Pearls of Wisdom” meaningful to today’s finances:
A lighthearted look |
| With keen wit and patient wisdom, pundits from the past and present have shown an amazing ability to reveal the essence of good personal financial planning... (Full Article) |
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At half-year mark, negotiated wages outpace 1999 |
| According to data compiled by the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), in the first 26 weeks of 2000 all union settlements showed... (Full Article) |
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Understanding Stock Market 101 |
| The price/earnings ratio is often used as a tool for deciding whether to invest in a company... (Full Article) |
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WWF body-slams the Internet |
| A burgeoning Web presence that leverages one of the most powerful brands in sports is helping World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. put up impressive earnings growth... (Full Article) |
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Do I need a financial planner or an investment counselor?
By Marie E. Buckner, CPA |
| So you are at a point in your life where you want to plan for your financial future. You don’t understand about financial planning or investment counseling... (Full Article) |
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Retirement dividends from Urban Flow
By Frank Leach |
| Real Estate investment is alive and well in Kitsap County. With the advent of the Growth Management Act and the Comprehensive Plan recently adopted in Kitsap County, Real Estate has never looked better... (Full Article) |
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liability coverage – A personal umbrella for a rainy day
By Melissa R. Harris, Spokeswoman and Sr. Public Affairs Specialist
State Farm Insurance
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| There are so many “rainy days” that people can experience — a sick child, a broken-down car, a late mortgage payment. But what about a lawsuit... (Full Article) |
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Berry qualifies for elite group |
| Silverdale resident Janet Berry, a district representative for the Lutheran Brotherhood’s Great Northwest Agency in Seattle, has qualified... (Full Article) |
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Top Five signs the Investor
Relations person doesn’t have a clue |
• Wonders out loud why shareholders keep fixating on quarterly results.
• Thinks “goodwill” is the friendly guy who makes... (Full Article) |
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Primerica Opens in Silverdale |
Primerica, Financial Services, which is a member of the Citigroup, recently opened an office in Silverdale.
They can be reached at (360) 613-0099 or stop in at 3240 Lowell St., Silverdale, WA |
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