Financial Services

Monday, November 16, 2009
For Immediate Release

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the online Retirement Estimator, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator, now can provide immediate and personalized benefit estimates to people who have enrolled in Medicare but have not yet filed for Social Security benefits.

TubaChristmas 2009 will be hosted by The Kansas City Symphony on Friday, December 4. This event will be one of 240 TubaChristmas concerts presented around the United States in tribute to the late artist/teacher William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day 1902. The TubaChristmas ensemble performs traditional Christmas carols and songs, many of which were arranged by noted American composer Alec Wilder, who ironically died on Christmas Eve, 1980. The memories of Bell and Wilder are celebrated in the annual performances of TubaChristmas groups around the nation.

(KANSAS CITY) – The Kansas City Symphony marks the beginning of the holiday season with Handel’s Messiah on Thanksgiving weekend. The Kansas City Symphony and Chorus join with the Independence Messiah Choir for this mosaic of the scriptures, which remains Handel’s most famous work. With over 400 musicians on stage, it is one of the most triumphant choral pieces ever written. Messiah is best known for its familiar “Hallelujah” chorus.

“A séance for piano and orchestra" -- ghosts of music's past weave through the three movement concerto

(Kansas City) - The Kansas City Symphony will present the world premiere of Lost Souls - A Piano Concerto by Israeli composer Avner Dorman on November 20-22. Lost Souls tell the haunting story of a séance summoning ghosts of concertos past, ending in an exorcism. Praised by Gramophone Magazine as “a fresh, young voice, worth following,” Avner Dorman is a rising star composer whose orchestral works were recently performed by the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY HOSTS
KENNEDY CENTER PRESIDENT MICHAEL KAISER FOR FREE COMMUNITY ARTS CONVERSATION ON NOVEMBER 18

Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser to Travel to all 50 States, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., to address the challenges facing non-profit performing arts organizations today

Balance transfer credit card is one of the latest and new means of reducing credit card debt. In a very short span of time they have gained lot of fame because of their convenience of merging numerous credit card debts on them. The best benefit of balance transfer credit card is that they only let balances to accumulate on one credit card through an application process, like this the debts can be easily stopped from building.

The Association for Corporate Growth, Chicago Chapter (ACG Chicago), will host the 2009 Midwest ACG Capital Connection, a premier gathering of middle-market M&A professionals from across North America, including executives from leading private equity firms, preeminent investment banks, intermediaries and senior and mezzanine leaders, for a day of deal making.

Research Centers Will Develop Innovative Ways to Help Americans
Plan for a Secure Retirement

NEWS RELEASE
For imediate release
October 5, 2009

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the establishment of a new Financial Literacy Research Consortium (FLRC), made up of research centers at Boston College, the RAND Corporation, and the University of Wisconsin. The FLRC, supported through five-year cooperative agreements, will develop innovative materials and programs to help Americans plan for a secure retirement.

$1,000 Scholarship setup by Roth IRA book author, John Azodi, CPA

A dedication to my brother Massoud 
Who made it possible for me to achieve what otherwise would have been impossible.
Read the book “ Roth IRA: Exploding the Myths, to Convert or not in 2009/2010” and write a 500 word essay that says "What you have learned from the book that will make a positive change in your life and what that change will be.

YOUR SUCCESS: THE TIME IS NOW
The summit is designed to provide today’s Metropolitan area business owners with strategies to be successful in today’s economic climate.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In these tough economic times when budgets are shrinking but expectations for increased sales and market share are not, marketers must make sure every marketing dollar is spent as wisely as possible. Key to accomplishing this is to make sure marketers are not just delivering the right message, but delivering that message through the media and channels of communications that are most influential to their targeted consumers.

Louis and Company will be sponsoring another free kids dance team for kids ages 8-16. Auditions will be on Friday, September 11 at 5pm and Saturday, September 12 at 3pm. The nine week class will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:30 beginning September 14.

Thursday October 22, 2009 at 7:00pm
South Independence Branch Library

13700 E 35th St S
Independence, Missouri 64055

You're invited to a complimentary seminar designed just for women. Learn how to prepare now for your financial future by attending this informative seminar that will help you discover: why women need to take control of their finances even more than men, why it is important to plan for your retirement, how to assess your financial situation and set goals, and how to take the first step toward achieving your financial goals.

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FOREX is seen in more and more portfolios’s since the currency exchange realm has opened up to the small investor. However, working 9 to 5 doesn’t always leave room to trade the market on a consistent basis. Aspiring traders who still work day jobs are looking for ways to enter into the foreign exchange market without having to invest hours in front of the computer. Many brokers have found this as a great opportunity to offer automated systems and managed accounts to those looking for a more passive income.

Typically the minimum investment for a Managed FOREX account ranges anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 leaving the very small investors out of the loop. Managed accounts can either earn money or lose money, there are no guarantee’s that opening a managed account will be a profitable venture. http://www.forextradinglover.com

A modest managed account whether it is traded by another person or an automated robot can earn up to 20% per month or more depending on how good the system is. There have been stories of managed accounts earning 20 times the amount they started with in a year’s time. However, finding an automated system that is consistently profitable is a difficult challenge and most accounts are on the slower side of about 5% to 10% per month.

Managed accounts may be a good way to leap into the FOREX while receiving professional training and learning how to trade for yourself. Ultimately, a good trader fine tunes their own trading system and learns how the market reacts to specific news and patterns.

Searching for a good managed FOREX account is not an easy task. Some trading systems take too many trades causing the trader to margin out too soon or give poor signals all together. Be sure that a trading system is able to back up its data with proven results and back tests their system in real-time.

Choosing an automated trading system with the highest monthly returns isn’t always the best choice. Depending on the broker that is managing your account and their ability to pay out is what counts the most. There are hundreds of FOREX brokers and not every broker is able to fill positions on trades. Brokers come and go everyday, make sure the broker you chose is established, registered and has credibility within the market.
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Educating oneself on the FOREX market can help enhances chances of making money in the FOREX. After all 95% of FOREX traders go home broke everyday. Use a managed account while learning how to trade. Once the fundamentals of the market are established begin executing small trades in a demo account to obtain a better understating of the FOREX beast.

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Santa Monica, CA ( PressReleasesKCSTAR ) August 28, 2009 – Passionate about achieving fast success, Kane Minkus & Jeff Slayter spent the last decade building businesses under close supervision of internationally recognized coaches, high powered executives and CEO trainers.

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August 26, 2009

First Community Bank Adds Board Member

First Community Bank President Greg Bynum recently announced that Dan Stepp has joined their organization as a new member of their Board of Directors.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Peer
913-341-0212
August 25, 2009

FIRST COMMUNITY BANK ANNOUNCES NEW
BRANCH MANAGER

First Community Bank has appointed Phillip Kaser to lead and develop its North Kansas City – Tuileries branch.

In forex trading agenda, you can create a new account with a broker for an amount ranging from $200 or $2000. Then you can carry on with your work of buying and selling currencies to make profits that can sometimes sum up to $100 to $1000 in seconds depending on your intelligence.

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DATE: August 20, 2009
EVENT: New Business and New Web Site Launch
CONTACT: Nick Walz
pr@thinkbigshot.com
816.471.1877

KANSAS CITY, MO – BIGSHOT is pleased to announce the launch of the new website for ProPartnersMD (http://www.propartnersmd.com/) and a new partnership with the National Association of Forensic Economics (NAFE). “It was a pleasure working with ProPartnersMD. The quality of the work the team produced is outstanding,” said BIGSHOT CEO/Founder Jeff Henry. “We are also very honored to have been chosen for the website redesign for NAFE. The BIGSHOT team is looking forward to helping NAFE with their new growth initiative.”

PRESS RELEASE
$8,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit Expiring Soon
104 days left
(as of 8/19/09)
…until the $8,000 Tax Credit expires! To date, this year, the federal stimulus generated tax credit has accounted for a large percentage of home sales in the country. So, the stimulus has served its purpose.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information, Contact: Lorry Nelson
Phone: 913-323-3111
August 14, 2009

MCDONALD JOINS WADDELL & REED

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS - Waddell & Reed announced today that Paul D. McDonald has joined the firm as a Financial Advisor in the Overland Park, Kansas area. Prior to joining Waddell & Reed, Paul, 41 was a systems administrator with PRA International where he had worked for nearly two years.

San Diego, CA ( PressReleaseKcstar ) August 12, 2009 – The new Super Jumbo Mortgage program from Capital Line provides access to loan amount from $3,000,000 to $50 Million. This loan program is offer in 3 Types:

As the recession continues, many house-holders affected by redundancy or unemployment are facing further difficulties as banks and lenders attempt to reject their PPI claims.

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This is it! Your chance to boost your knowledge at an all-day intensive event featuring world-class traders. Take your skills to the next level with specific technical strategies...learn how to develop a methodical risk management plan... get tips from the experts and much more.

Overland Park, Ks August 07 2009

“Particularly in these volatile economic times, smart consumers need to take control of their retirement”, say the founders of BuyaPension.com. “The good old days of employer funded and managed pension programs are largely a thing of the past. More and more retirees and would-be retirees are managing and/or funding their own retirement programs either by choice or by necessity. They don’t have the luxury of letting someone else do their retirement planning for them. This is why www.BuyaPension.com was created as a new way of selling annuities and retirement planning.

This is it! Your chance to boost your knowledge at an all-day intensive event featuring world-class traders. Take your skills to the next level with specific technical strategies...learn how to develop a methodical risk management plan... get tips from the experts and much more.

KANSAS CITY, MO - July 29 - It was nearly one year ago that Newhouse was in danger of closing its doors due to a financial crisis. As a result, 72 women and children from the 86-bed domestic violence shelter were moved to other safe, temporary space throughout the community. Now, 11 months later, Newhouse is happy to announce that they are officially debt free. "While the climate for fundraising continues to be a struggle we face, and will face for awhile, we are now in a much better position to continue to provide services", says Leslie Caplan, Newhouse President/CEO. "Thanks to many in Kansas City, we continue our mission to serve the poorest part of the city, the poorest people in the city (Newhouse residents have an average income of less than $1,900 per year), with the smallest staff and leanest budget any of you can imagine. The board and staff do their work with little fanfare or recognition but a great deal of determination because we know we are literally saving the lives of women and children."

Date: Friday, July 17, 2009
Contact: Chris Lester, (816) 374-5452; email lester@kcchamber.com
Pam Whiting, (816) 374-5481; e-mail pamw@kcchamber.com

A HINT OF OPTIMISM ABOUT THE ECONOMY FROM AREA BUSINESSES

The Special Needs Planning Center (SNPC), a family and financial planning practice exclusively serving families with children with special needs, is announcing an expansion of their offices to Las Vegas. Originally created by Heath Burch & Scott Adams, both of whom are certified financial planners (CFP®), the center officially opened in 2006. Located in Kansas City, MO, the SNPC serves families throughout the United States with clients reaching as far as London and Tahiti.