financialsurfer.com http://www.financialsurfer.com The latest business and financial news with related YouTube videos and Twitter tweets! Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:37:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 S.F. Fed Chairman’s Dual Tasks: Replace Yellen, Sell Napa Estate http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/sf-fed-chairman%e2%80%99s-dual-tasks-replace-yellen-sell-napa-estate/ http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/sf-fed-chairman%e2%80%99s-dual-tasks-replace-yellen-sell-napa-estate/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:37:43 +0000 Webmaster http://www.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/sf-fed-chairman%e2%80%99s-dual-tasks-replace-yellen-sell-napa-estate/
T. Gary Rogers, chairman of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, is busy finding a replacement for Janet Yellen, but he also has another big assignment: Selling his vineyard estate in St. Helena, Calif. which has been listed for $20 million.

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]]> http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/sf-fed-chairman%e2%80%99s-dual-tasks-replace-yellen-sell-napa-estate/feed/ Beware That New Credit-Card Offer http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/beware-that-new-credit-card-offer/ http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/beware-that-new-credit-card-offer/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:37:27 +0000 Webmaster http://industry-news.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/beware-that-new-credit-card-offer/
By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG Amid all the junk mail pouring into your house in recent months, you might have noticed a solicitation or two for a “professional card,” otherwise known as a small-business or corporate credit card. If so, watch out. While J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s Ink from Chase card, Citigroup Inc.’s Citibank CitiBusiness/AAdvantage Mastercard and the others might look like typical plastic, they are anything but. View Full Image “It just drives…

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]]> http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/beware-that-new-credit-card-offer/feed/ A Simple Mix of Funds Can Pay Off http://industry-news.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/a-simple-mix-of-funds-can-pay-off/ http://industry-news.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/a-simple-mix-of-funds-can-pay-off/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:36:05 +0000 Webmaster http://www.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/a-simple-mix-of-funds-can-pay-off/
By JONATHAN BURTON (See Corrections & Amplifications item below.) Investing is complex rocket science that requires professional help—at least that’s what the professionals usually say. Journal Reports Read the complete Investing in Funds report . WSJ.com Podcast Hear Marketwatch’s Jonathan Burton explain the benefits of a simple retirement portfolio. But a strong case can be made for investors following a design principle known as KISS, which in this case stands for: Keep it simple, saver. …

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By JANE HODGES Making money in real estate? Surprising but true. Journal Reports Read the complete Investing in Funds report . Despite continued bad news about the economy and real estate’s role in it, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in the real-estate sector have rebounded during the past year.Indeed, real estate has been the top-performing U.S.-stock fund category this year, through August, with a 13.7% total return, according to…

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The Fed will co-host a conference on the future of housing finance this fall amid intensifying efforts by policy makers and bankers to address a root cause of the financial crisis.

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]]> http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/fed-fdic-team-up-to-examine-future-of-housing-finance/feed/ Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/bruised-quant-funds-seek-a-human-touch/ http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/bruised-quant-funds-seek-a-human-touch/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:46:38 +0000 Webmaster http://industry-news.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/bruised-quant-funds-seek-a-human-touch/
By ELEANOR LAISE Computer-driven mutual funds, chastened by a string of poor results and a wave of redemptions, are striving to bring more of a human touch to their investment decisions. Journal Reports Read the complete Investing in Funds report . These so-called quantitative funds, which rely largely on computer models to select investments, have been on the fritz for several years. A group of 65 such funds tracked by investment-research firm Morningstar Inc. lagged behind…

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]]> http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/bruised-quant-funds-seek-a-human-touch/feed/ Australia’s MasterChef Effect http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/australia%e2%80%99s-masterchef-effect/ http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/australia%e2%80%99s-masterchef-effect/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:21:24 +0000 Webmaster http://www.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/australia%e2%80%99s-masterchef-effect/
In Australia’s otherwise stand out economy, an unlikely saviour for a sluggish retail sector has emerged–reality television.

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]]> http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/australia%e2%80%99s-masterchef-effect/feed/ How to Game Social Security http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/how-to-game-social-security/ http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/how-to-game-social-security/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:21:11 +0000 Webmaster http://www.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/how-to-game-social-security/
Hey, retirees: Looking for a way to bring in more money? Give back all the Social Security checks you have received so far. But you had better do it fast, since this loophole could soon close. An often-overlooked provision allows Social Security recipients to withdraw their original application for benefits and to refile. For many retirees already collecting benefits, the strategy—known informally as a “Social Security reset”—could sharply increase their monthly…

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]]> http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/09/how-to-game-social-security/feed/ Fed Discussed Reinvesting in Mortgages http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/08/fed-discussed-reinvesting-in-mortgages/ http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/08/fed-discussed-reinvesting-in-mortgages/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:12:30 +0000 Webmaster http://www.financialsurfer.com/2010/08/fed-discussed-reinvesting-in-mortgages/
The Fed’s decision to reinvest the proceeds of mortgage-backed securities into Treasurys earlier this month was a signal of steady monetary policy, though officials also raised the possibility of reinvesting in mortgages in the future.

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]]> http://economy.financialsurfer.com/2010/08/fed-discussed-reinvesting-in-mortgages/feed/ New Consumer Bureau: a To-Do List http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/08/new-consumer-bureau-a-to-do-list/ http://personal-finance.financialsurfer.com/2010/08/new-consumer-bureau-a-to-do-list/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:12:09 +0000 Webmaster http://www.financialsurfer.com/2010/08/new-consumer-bureau-a-to-do-list/
There is a new regulator in town. Will it make a real difference?The newly established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a wide-ranging mandate and broad powers for investigating and regulating things like checking accounts, credit cards, and education and home loans.There always is the risk that it will be ineffectual—or go too far and overregulate. To win over skeptics, it will need to get off to a fast start and show …

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