Inauguration planners face challenge
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Planners for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration face the challenge of balancing a celebration with a numbing financial crisis, observers say.

Inauguration planners face challenge
Planners for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration face the challenge of balancing a celebration with a numbing financial crisis, observers say.The goal, USA Today says, quoting Robert Schmuhl, a Notre Dame professor and author, is to convey the historic nature without the histrionics of ostentation.Presidential Inaugural Committee spokesman Josh Earnest says planners are putting together ...

Inaugural planners must consider tone, given tough times
President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural planners have a difficult task on their hands: how to put together a celebration, given the tough economic times.

CII gives BoSIS Chartered Financial Planners title
The Chartered Insurance Institute has today awarded Bank of Scotland Investment Service the Chartered Financial Planners title for firms. ...

Cowell: Give treasurer more tools
The treasurer-elect told Dome that she thinks financial planners taking care of the state's pension fund should have more options to invest.

Police budget a 'bump in the road' for financial planners
Approval of the 2009 budget for Cambridge will have to wait a few more weeks. The item was pulled from the agenda of City Council's Finance Committee meeting Monday

FPSC unveils changes to CFP certification program
Following months of feedback on proposed changes to the Certified Financial Planner certification program, the Financial Planners Standards Council is officially implementing changes that will come into effect July 1, 2010.

Advocis elects new directors at annual general meeting
The members of Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada, have elected a new slate of directors for their board at their annual general meeting held in Toronto on Dec. 1. Taking the helm as chairman of the Advocis board of directors for 2008-2009 is Kristan Birchard.

Session examines GGP zoning proposals for Columbia
The 33 single-spaced pages of zoning jargon that county planners used to describe their view of renewing Columbia's Town Center may look dry and lifeless.

Taiwan government to push for consolidation in DRAM industry, but direct bailout unlikely
Instead of pouring funds directly to rescue financially-troubled Taiwan DRAM makers, Taiwan's lawmakers have asked the state planners office under the Council of Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) to push for a consolidation process within the memory industry.

Draw up a financial plan to build the lifestyle you want
A financial plan is a blueprint that defines how you will achieve your finaåncial and lifestyle objectives. At the acsis/Personal Finance Financial Planning Club's series of meetings this month, Gerrit Viljoen, the director of Ultima Financial Planners in Pretoria, talked about what you need to consider when drawing up a financial plan.

Solutions needed for financial illiteracy
Cold Lake Community PALS is a group of women in our city who help people in the areas of affordable housing, food security and financial literacy. I applaud their efforts.

Specialized financial planning service opens in Middleton
Geoffrey Agombar Spectator NovaNewsNow.com With offices in Middleton and Halifax, Mosher & Associates launched a new wealth management and planning business today...

Financial 411: How to get out gracefully
Phone in questions on financial planning and strategies

Salinas City Council backs talks on renewal
On Tuesday night, the Salinas City Council unanimously approved starting talks with a new group of planners to redevelop the downtown area.

Latest issue
In our cover story, Anil Netto takes a close look at the ongoing candlelights vigils where ordinary rakyat have been coming out to express their desire for justice and reforms. The vigil on 9 November was broken up by police and 23 people were arrested.

Cash-strapped Kent face making cuts
Kent's chairman has warned that the cash-strapped county will have to make cuts in 2009.

'Pakistan Not To Hand Over Terror Suspects'
(RTTNews) - In a clear indication that shows Pakistan is not willing to act on terror groups launching attacks on India from its soil, President Asif Ali Zardari continues to be in denial mode of his country's involvement in the audacious terrorist attacks in Mumbai, saying the terror strikes in the India's financial capital were executed by the "stateless actors" who wanted to hold the "entire ...

'Mumbai attack mirrors foiled plot to target NY hotels'
ndb/himanshiMumbai attack mirrors foiled 1993 plot to target NY hotels: US groupHimanshi Dhawan/New Delhi: The audacious plot to approach...

Top Scoops
Still some 50 days out from inauguration, it's far too early to jump to conclusions about how the new administration will handle war on two fronts, but if you think war on two fronts is a bad idea, there's some writing on the wall that doesn't bode well.