With most property purchases taking months to complete, anyone hoping to take advantage of the stamp duty break for first-time buyers should get their skates on. Read more here: Tax advice of the week: Buy a property
May 5, 2011 0
AMP Horizons Financial Planning Academy has become a national centre responsible for ongoing education and the development of its entire financial planner base, according to Horizons director Tim Steele.
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AMP Horizons broadens training scope
Apr 28, 2011 0
FINANCIAL planners claim Federal Government moves to ban secret commissions will push up the cost of advice.
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Financial planning fees will rise
Apr 25, 2011 0
The Associated Press The Associated Press DENVER The University of Colorado has scheduled an announcement about its finances but hasn’t offered any specifics. University President Bruce Benson will make the announcement Monday in Denver, the administrative offices of the CU System. The system has campuses in Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver and Aurora.
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CU planning financial announcement
Apr 21, 2011 0
The National Institute of Accountants has opposed moves from financial planning bodies to have the use of the terms ‘financial planner’ and ‘financial adviser’ restricted by law.
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NIA opposes legislating ‘financial planner’
Apr 20, 2011 0
The sustained military action in the Iraq and Afghanistan, and the increasingly common reality of multiple deployments, have made financial planning for military families more important and challenging than ever.
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MONEYWISE: Financial planning factors for military families
Apr 18, 2011 0
Electronic cigarettes are a relatively new invention created especially to help smokers kick their bad habit. They look and feel like the real deal, but they have the great benefit of having no negative impact on your health. The device is made up of three parts: the mouthpiece with a container to hold the flavour, a heating coil and some circuitry and a battery pack with an LED attached. When the smoker inhales, a sensor tells the battery it’s time to start heating the coil, thus creating the vapors. The main ingredient in the liquid substance mix is propylele glycol, a non harmful organic compound found also in smoke machines.
Since smoking has proved to be a very bad habit, with dire consequences on people’s health, more and more people are deciding to quit every day. The problem is that nicotine addiction can be hard to battle with. But this is where the electroni cigarette comes in: the liquid mix inside the mouthpiece can also contain various quantities of nicotine, but without all the other toxic substances you would normally find in a tobacco cigarette. Also, the great thing about this is that you can choose your favorite flavour to smoke, from menthol to even your preferred brand of cigarettes.
Another real advantage is that, apart from elliminating unwanted odors and the discoloring of your fingers or teeth, this method has no impact on your health. The burning action of the fire is removed, which means that you do not inhale toxic compounds anymore, just flavored vapours. You can always refill your mouthpiece container and change or recharge the batteries and the great thing about the e-cigarette is that it only costs about half of the price of a normal pack.
Electronic cigarettes are the perfect way to quit smoking and begin a healthy lifestyle. They’re not equivalent to completely eliminating the bad habit, but they’re pretty close to it.
Apr 14, 2011 0
Financial Planning Standards Council is proposing changes to the code of ethics and practice standards applicable to Certified Financial Planners, including the addition of a principle that requires planners to put the needs of their clients at the forefront.
Apr 9, 2011 0
KOLKATA: State Bank of India Bengal Circle has launched its financial planning centre here.
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SBI Bengal circle launches financial planning centre
Apr 9, 2011 0
Devin Carroll is the founder of Carroll Investment Management and has delivered quality retirement planning, investment advice and financial planning to his clients through good markets and bad, through economic booms and recessions.
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For retirement planning, see Carroll Investment Management
Apr 6, 2011 0
GALION — The Galion Financial Planning and Supervision Commission will meet at 3 p.m. April 13 in the courtroom of the Municipal Building, 301 Harding Way East.
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