Municipal bond funds attracting many investors

January 28th, 2008

The focus in tax-advantaged investments in a tumultuous market has turned to municipal bonds.
The traditional benefit to investors of the $2.6 trillion muni market is interest income exempt from federal tax and, in many cases, from state and local taxes, though municipals issued for certain purposes may not be tax exempt.
As financial […]

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Accounting firm comes down from Canada

January 25th, 2008

A Toronto-based accountant with professional credentials on both sides of the border has opened shop in Amherst.
Marlies Hendricks hopes to build a base of clients from her new office at 1101 Niagara Falls Blvd., and continue in the United States what she has built in Canada since establishing her practice there in […]

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European Stocks Fall to 1-Year Low; Marks

January 9th, 2008

European stocks dropped to the lowest in more than a year, led by retailers and energy companies, after sales at Marks & Spencer Group Plc missed analysts’ estimates and Merrill Lynch & Co. cut its profit outlook for BP Plc.
Marks & Spencer, the U.K.’s largest clothing retailer, plunged 19 percent. Tesco Plc, Next Plc and […]

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