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Congressional Threat to Every Investor, Business Owner and Citizen
Congressional Threat to Every Investor, Business Owner and Citizen
May 21, 2012
This is an open letter in response to legislation recently passed in the US House of Representatives. The behavior of Representative Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has made the front page of The New York Times, describing the $ 17,000 drip pan for Black Hawk helicopters that is earmarked for his district in Kentucky.
The US House of Representatives, that includes his leadership, has passed Bill H.R. 5326. This legislation decimates the statistical agencies that support the entire fabric of business investment, policy-making, and decision-making in the United States.
This action speaks volumes concerning the failure in Congressional accountability to review this legislation thoroughly and the abysmal behavior of Congressional leadership to permit it to pass. This threatens the economic recovery and long-term growth trend of the United States.
Below is a copy of a letter sent to the membership of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE). It recounts the important elements of the legislation that must be opposed. It also gives the appropriate number and reference in the US Senate version. It contains sample text which citizens can use to send letters, emails or telephone calls when it comes to lobbying on their behalf.
The real costs of starting a business
How can you beat the odds if you want to join the boomerpreneur boom and start your own company after 50? MONEY put that question to small-business experts and dozens of fiftysomething entrepreneurs for their best advice.
Personal finance advice, ideas – Money Magazine
Buying a business after 50
As a regional director for Aflac insurance, Stephanie Ringer had built her Louisville sales team into one of the top in Kentucky. One of her secrets for keeping her staff motivated? Holding brainstorming sessions in a local meeting space called WorkShop. She found that the center — with its whiteboards, comfy couches, and crazy toys like hula hoops — fueled productive sessions. So when WorkShop’s owners put the business up for sale in 2007, Ringer, then 46, decided to buy it.
Personal finance advice, ideas – Money Magazine
I Like The Business Model And Growth Prospects Of American Express
By Jacob Steinberg:
American Express (AXP) is a company making a bigger impact in the business world every day. The company continues to grow through smart investments and aggressive growth processes. The company is also being proactive about cutting expenses in order to maximize its margins.
American Express in 2011
Last year, the company achieved strong growth with strong fundamentals. Compared to 2010, American Express earned 22% more, while the company’s revenues increased by only 9%. The fact that the company was able to grow its earnings 250% faster than its revenues tells us a story about its cost-cutting strategies and the impressive margins that have resulted from such strategies. The company’s goal was to post EPS growth of 12%-15%, and the company beat this by a large margin. Another impressive number for American Express was its rate of return on equity, which stood at 28%.
In average, each American Express member spent
Cramer’s Lightning Round – Littelfuse Is Literally The Guts Of Business (3/20/12)
By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger:
Stocks discussed on the Lightning Round session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV Program, Tuesday March 20.
Bullish Calls:
Littelfuse (LFUS): “…undervalued, overlooked company. Absolutely terrific…literally the guts of business, the guts of machinery. I like Littelfuse.”
Linn Energy (LINE): “I like the stock. The 10% yield is safe.”
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): “It
Keys to Investing in Common Stocks (Barron’s Business Keys)
Keys to Investing in Common Stocks (Barron’s Business Keys)
Written mainly for average consumers outside the business world, Barron’s Business Keys take the mystery out of business practices and terminology and make doing business understandable to everyone. Updated to reflect current market trends, this book defines common stocks and mutual funds, describes stock markets, and explains market-related terms and practices, including price-earnings ratios, dividend reinvestment plans, financial leverage, market timing, and much more.
List Price: $ 7.95
The Everything Mutual Funds Book: How to Pick, Buy and Sell Mutual Funds and Watch Your Money Grow! (Everything (Business & Personal Finance)) Reviews
Say Hello to North Korea’s New Business School
Last fall we reported on North Korea’s attempt — one of several — to “learn” capitalism from their Chinese allies. The nation everyone’s favorite repressive dictatorship/black spot on aerial maps of the world was attempting to convince its few remaining friends to do business. Of course effectiveness-wise the country’s efforts to learn capitalism seem to go as well as say not mourning Kim Jong-il’s death hard-enough. That is while there are some attempts at change in the special economic zone Rason most of the country is mired in Communist central planning and height-shrinking poverty. Well under Kim Jong-un …
Minyanville – Daily Feed
The Mutual Fund Industry: Competition and Investor Welfare (Columbia Business School Publishing)
The Mutual Fund Industry: Competition and Investor Welfare (Columbia Business School Publishing)
Mutual funds form the bedrock of retirement savings in the United States, and, considering their rapid growth, are sure to be more critical in the future. Because the size of fees paid by investors to mutual fund advisers can strongly affect the return on investment, these fees have become a contentious issue in Congress and the courts, with many arguing that investment advisers grow rich at the expense of investors. This ground-breaking book not only conceptualizes a new economic model of the m
List Price: $ 34.95
