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Life Coach & International Investor Presents Business Building Seminar for Anyone Who Wants To Play To Win™

2006-10-17T14:50:00.000-06:00

Entrepreneurs from around the globe will learn highly effective business building strategies from November 3 to 5, 2006 in San Diego, California.

San Diego, CA, October 17, 2006 –- “Play To Win” is a pioneering 3-day course that trains entrepreneurs in the variety of principles and practices that are essential to running and building a highly successful business. Through a series of powerful experiential games, the course teaches the techniques of leadership, teamwork, finance, investing, relationships, and laws of success.

"Give me 3 days and I'll teach you the business skills and strategies to ensure your business will not just succeed but thrive in the next 12 months," said Clinton Swaine, founder of Financial Frontier™ and international seminar leader. Swaine is offering the comprehensive 3-day workshop “Play To Win” at the San Diego Convention Center on November 3, 4, and 5, 2006.

“Play to Win” is an immersion in business wisdom and practical experiences designed to stretch participants beyond previous limits to new frontiers. Taught in the form of games such as Millionaire's Market™ and Entrepreneurial Empire™, aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs will learn business and team building skills as they play to win.

“Each unique game allows you to see how you react and what you create around you in terms of fundamental success principles,” says Clinton. “We observe the universal principles that when followed lead to inevitable success and when broken cause a trail of devastation, heartbreak, and failure. This event will shatter many previous beliefs and challenge you, push you, and demand more of you than you do of yourself, and at the same time invite you, support you, and nurture your spirit so you consistently live the principles and Play To Win!”

Swaine has been a lifelong entrepreneur and investor who learned through his own successes and failures. He was looking for a way to teach all that he was learning in his own life. So he embarked upon a journey to study the mentors and masters of accelerated learning. He took numerous seminars, read books, and coached with the best of the best. Yet, he found a gap in the education offered for entrepreneurs. That’s when he created Financial Frontier.

“I created my games and courses to fill a need to bridge the gap between the ‘seminar world’ and the ‘real world,’ he says. “This is where I see so many aspiring entrepreneurs and investors get stuck. “Play To Win” captures my vision of making life a game, having fun, and being successful. It also does not mean the other side is going to lose, and hence we can bring in win-win concepts.”

"Education is most effective when it is fun,” said Mark Victor Hansen, co-author Chicken Soup for the Soul series. “Clinton's experiential business simulations are not only a powerful teaching tool, they are a fun educational way to learn business without taking financial risks.”

Some of the keys areas taught within the context of the course include: thinking big, modeling, core values, comfort zone, power of focus, acknowledgment, visioning, and financial integrity. In order to offer event attendees everything they need to succeed in their business, Swaine brings in experts in their field to share their success secrets. Participants can expect to leave the event with a greater experience of what it takes to run a successful business, along with tools they can immediately implement and a network of contacts they can call on to build their success team.

Registration is limited, so secure a seat now at http://www.millionairesmarketgame.com/playtowin/index.htm.

About Financial Frontier™

Financial Frontier is the premier company that presents powerful experiential games and programs designed to accelerate business, professional, financial, and personal growth. Among its expanding list of offerings are the world class games Millionaire's Market™, Entrepreneurial Empire™, Sales Superstar, Financial Insights™, and the highly transformative courses “Building Your Business Empire,” “Building Your Financial Fortress,” “Entrepreneurial Mastery,” and “Play to Win.” Founder of Financial Frontier, Clinton Swaine, is a sought after life coach and entrepreneur who invests in businesses, real estate, and stocks and teaches others how to build successful financial empires. Over the years, he has participated in and staffed some of the foremost investment courses on personal development and real estate around the world.

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Burnett + Company LLP, is Pleased to Announce the Addition of a New Tax Manager

2006-10-16T14:54:00.000-06:00

The Sacramento (CA) area – based CPA and business advisory firm, Burnett + Company LLP, today announced the addition of a new Tax Manager.

Sacramento (PRWEB) October 16, 2006 -- Burnett + Company LLP is pleased to announce Janet C. Kendall, CPA, has joined the Tax Department of Burnett + Company LLP.

A graduate of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Mrs. Kendall has over 12 years of professional experience in tax, accounting and business consulting. She has experience in many industries including real estate, construction and manufacturing. A member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mrs. Kendall joins the Firm from a similar position held at a firm in Boulder, CO.

About Burnett + Company LLP: Established over 20 years ago, Burnett + Company LLP CPA’s offer a full array of tax, accounting and consulting services to the real estate, construction, manufacturing and wholesale /distribution industries. The firm has an office in Rancho Cordova, California and services clients throughout Northern California. For more information about Burnett + Company LLP, please contact: Media Relations Coordinator, Rochelle Otterstrom at (916) 638-1188, or logon to: www.burnettco.com.

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Tax Scams by "Tax Resolution" Firms: The People's Tax Lawyer Publishes New IRS Report

2006-10-01T12:52:00.000-06:00

IRS Tax Attorney Kreig Mitchell has published a new report entitled "What You Need to Know to Represent Yourself Before the IRS," in an effort to help taxpayers resolve their tax debts without having to pay thousands of dollars for very basic "help" from "tax resolution" firms.

October 1, 2006 - Denver. Taxpayers are often confronted with the problem of having an IRS tax trouble, but the amount of taxes are not large enough to justify hiring a tax lawyer or even an accountant or an enrolled agent.

There are a number of "tax resolution" firms that purport to help taxpayers resolve their tax debts. Unfortunately many of these "tax professionals" use fear of the IRS and other intimidation tactics to get taxpayers to pay thousands of dollars for very basic help.

Tax Attorney Kreig Mitchell gives this example. He was recently approached by a potential client who had hired one of the large "tax resolution" firms. After looking at the "tax resolution" firms website, the taxpayer had hired this firm to file an offer in compromise with the IRS on his behalf.

Kreig Mitchell went on to explain that the "tax resolution" firm filled out the one page IRS form and submitted it to the IRS, but they did not take the time to advise the client that all of their federal income tax liabilities were fully dischargeable in bankruptcy. The "tax resolution" firm did not take the time to review this clients financial information as the client could have benefited from filing bankruptcy for his other non-tax debts as well.

After looking at the case further, Tax Attorney Kreig Mitchell says that it was apparent that the IRS statute of limitations was about to expire for much of the tax debt that this client owed the IRS. As a result, had the taxpayer not submitted an offer in compromise the IRS would not have been able to collect a penny from the taxpayer -- never.

Once the offer in compromise was submitted, the "tax resolution" firm had completed their contractual obligations. Thus, they refused to speak to the taxpayer from that point on. Mr. Mitchell explains that that was unfortunate because the IRS rejected the "tax resolution" firm's offer in compromise and the IRS seized the taxpayers personal assets. The taxpayer lost nearly all of his meager belongings.

The prices that these "tax resolution" firms charge for their "services" are often well in excess of the prices charged by even the most expensive tax lawyer or CPA.

To help combat these "tax resolution" firm scams, the People's Tax Lawyer decided to release a new report entitled "What You Need to Know to Represent Yourself Before the IRS." Mr. Mitchell says that by reading this report, taxpayers will know more than 99% of the "tax professionals" out there today. A copy of the report can be found at: http://www.irstaxtrouble.com/represent-yourself-before-the-irs.htm.

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Financial Advisor in Business of Changing Lives

2006-06-13T22:20:00.000-06:00

When properly managed, money has the ability to make our lives better. Just ask Roderick Hausmann as he is in the business of "changing lives."

Wilmington, DE, June 13, 2006 -- As a Primerica Regional Vice President, Roderick's mission is to help families become debt free and financially independent.

According to Roderick, his primary responsibility is to "teach people how money works so they can make informed decisions about how to manage their finances. Once a family understands how money works, it becomes easier for them to pinpoint any problem areas."

This education process begins with Roderick and his advisors meeting with families in their own homes to prepare a free Financial Needs Analysis (FNA). The complimentary Financial Needs Analysis pinpoints exactly:

* what they need to save for retirement and a detailed description of retirement savings
* what strategies to they should consider to consolidate, accelerate and eliminate debt
* what ideas they should consider for properly protecting their family, such as using life insurance and understanding the "Theory of Decreasing Responsibility;" long term care coverage, and legal protection plans
* what families should do to achieve their goals, such as the goal of owning one's home free and clear

With the FNA complete, Roderick is able to offer a number of "customized products and services that are designed to help people protect their income, reduce their debt, and save for both short- and long-term expenses, such as college and retirement."

Perhaps the most rewarding way in which Roderick helps people change their lives is through Primerica's independent business opportunity program. As a Primerica representative, Roderick's advisors have the freedom and flexibility to work as much or as little as they like. Best of all, they maintain control of their income and are encouraged to promote themselves to leadership positions as soon as possible. This flexibility and goal orientation allows Roderick to bring in quality advisors and it no doubt comes though in Roderick's planning work with his clients.

About Roderick Hausmann:

Roderick Hausmann has been with Primerica for over 15 years. He oversees 48 representatives throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. During those years he has helped many families with their financial needs in the areas of income protection, debt elimination, asset management, and education savings. He is on the Financial Independence Council of Primerica since 2001 and truly loves helping people. This is evidenced by Roderick's continued dedication to serving his clients and Primerica representatives and finding time to answer free financial questions submitted to the MechanicsOfMoney.com website.

If you have financial questions or know of someone that does you should contact Roderick at the address below or look him up on the MechaincsofMoney.com website.

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Roderick Hausmann
5301 Limestone Road, Suite 123
Wilmington, DE 19808
800-285-8921

Like David and His Five Stones Clarity Wealth Management a New Advisory Firm Competes against Large Brokerage Firms

2006-06-05T21:51:00.000-06:00

Clarity Wealth Management LLC a small registered advisory firm actually provides more safety, technology, advice, customer service, and reporting than large banks or brokerage firms who spend millions of dollars on advertising and, in-turn, may not be putting their clients interests first.

Keller, TX, June 5, 2006 - After eleven years of working as a financial advisor for banks and brokerage firms, I now find myself in a position not unlike David once was. I founded Clarity Wealth Management LLC to provide a safer and more effective financial advisory service for my clients.

Clarity Wealth Management provides true and comprehensive financial planning services, services which brokerage firms are prohibited from and do not provide. The problem is that modern day Goliath's are armed with multibillion dollar advertising budgets, budgets which are employed to create a false impression that these Goliaths provide comprehensive financial planning services.

While these modern-day Goliath's spend their time and resources creating a false perception, smaller financial advisory firms – such as Clarity Wealth Management - focus their efforts on providing higher quality individualized advisory services. We are financial advisors, not merely professional salesmen.

Just like larger brokerage firms, Clarity Wealth Management employs third party custodians to hold and account for our client's assets. For example, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase Bank do not hold their clients assets directly. Both Bank of America and Chase employ National Financial to hold and account for their clients' assets. Clarity Wealth Management also uses National Financial to custody client assets; however, we are not tied to an exclusive contract. We also have access to other options that might be better suited for particular clients, such as TD Water House or Pershing where access to specialty funds and lower costs are important, as well as in-house reports (report cards) to supplement your regular statements.

Because Clarity Wealth Management employs these third party custodians, clients are not permanently tied to any one financial planner or financial planning firm. Instead, the clients' assets remain with the custodian and clients have the option of simply selecting the financial advisor or firm they want to work with. The large banks and brokerage firms do not offer their clients this option or want them to know that this is a viable option, because the ability to easily switch from an unresponsive and uncaring financial advisor would result in a mass migration of their clients. It was important to me in creating Clarity Wealth Management, that my clients know of and have access to this option.

As a registered investment advisory (RIA) firm, Clarity Wealth Management is held to a higher legal standard than a mere unregistered bank or brokerage firm. Specifically, Clarity Wealth Management has a legal obligation to put its clients' interests first. The large unregistered bank and brokerage firms are not subject to this legal obligation. In fact, the government now requires that these large banks and brokerage firms disclose this fact. Have you noticed these disclosures in your bank or brokerage companies' sales literature? One would need a magnifying glass, a couple of hours, and a legal education to read the fine print. Essentially the fine print states that the large bank and brokerage firms will not give advice and they have the option to put their interests ahead of theirs. Ultimately this means that the larger banks and brokerage firms can only provide sales recommendations and cookie cutter financial plans.

Unlike the large bank and brokerage firms, Clarity Wealth Management is dedicated to taking full advantage of technology. As huge bureaucratic conglomerates, banks and brokerage firms simply cannot be early adopters of technology and, consequently, their clients suffer. With Clarity Wealth Management, someone who has actual experience in providing financial advisor service reviews and selects which technologies to adapt. As a result, Clarity Wealth Management uses one of the finest financial platforms available today.

Contrary to what Goliath wants their clients to believe, they do not provide financial planning services, their clients assets are not safer in their custody, they are not able to work in clients best interest, and they do not allow their clients to benefit from newly emerging technology. Worst of all, they have not been forthcoming in explaining these issues to their clients or to the public. This is why I decided to part company with the bank and brokerage firms.

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Media Contact:
Jon Mitchell
http://www.claritywealthmanagement.com
PO Box 77072
Keller, Texas
Ph. 817.993.0649

Peter Wolff of Nationwide is First to Receive Financial Services Specialist (FSS) Designation

2006-05-11T09:55:00.000-06:00

Peter Wolff, LUTCF, of Middletown, Delaware is the first individual to complete The American College's Financial Services Specialist (FSS) designation program. The FSS program requires professional financial advisors to complete three core and three elective courses in fundamental sales training and financial product knowledge. Wolff is currently a high-impact sales specialist and an LUTCF with Nationwide.

Bryn Mawr, PA -- May 11, 2006 -- The American College is proud to announce that Peter Wolff, LUTCF, of Middletown, Delaware is the first individual to complete The American College's Financial Services Specialist (FSS) designation program. The FSS program requires professional financial advisors to complete three core and three elective courses in fundamental sales training and financial product knowledge. Wolff is currently a high-impact sales specialist and an LUTCF with Nationwide. Nationwide is one of the largest insurance and financial companies in the world and has been providing the public with their expert services for over 80 years.

Wolff received a BA from Rutgers University and then went on to complete his master's degree at West Virginian University. Shortly after graduating with his master's, he was appointed Director of Financial Aid at West Virginia College and University System where he worked from 1981 to 1987.

In November 1987, Wolff made the decision to become an insurance agent and by January 1988 had joined the National Association of Life Underwriters (NALU), and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). During his time with Nationwide, Wolff earned several National Sales Achievement Awards. He completed his LUTCF designation from The American College in 2001. His volunteer work as an LUTC class moderator allowed Wolff to receive waivers for his LUTCF class tuition.

Wolff is an accomplished financial services professional. Since 1999, he has been the LUTC Chair for the NCCAIFA (New Castle County Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors) and Regional Director for Delaware since it was merged into The American College. He served on the curriculum development committee in 2000 for The College's new FA 201: Techniques for Exploring Personal Markets and FA 202: Techniques for Meeting Client Needs courses along with many other regional directors. Wolff also managed the sales force at AIG American General and New York Life prior to becoming a Nationwide agent in April 2004.

In April 2005, The American College working in conjunction with NAIFA, launched the new FSS designation program for financial services representatives and advisors. The program provides professionals new to the financial services industry with practical sales skills and introductory-level technical knowledge. For experienced advisors, the courses offer insights into exploring new markets, retaining clients and competing for market share. "The designation is definitely worth completing. It will take your practice to the next level of production," said Wolff.

The American College has partnered with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) to market and deliver sales training and education.

"I'm really excited about the proactive changes The College has made. The American College is absolutely in-tune with the marketplace and the necessary designations required for a successful practice," said Wolff. "It was like I wrote it myself."

Wolff expressed his thoughts on the completion of his FSS designation, "Initially I didn't even realize I was the first to finish the program! I am extremely ecstatic; to be the first at anything in this industry is rare, and I have to say that I am proud. I would like to give a special thank you to Arlene Evans, Association Marketing Coordinator for The American College for organizing the certification," said Wolff appreciatively.

The American College is the nation's leading non-profit educator of professionals in the insurance and financial services industry. Located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, The College is a public charity founded in 1927 and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The American College offers an array of specialized designation programs, Master of Science degrees in several disciplines and customized continuing education programs predominantly on a distance education basis for those pursuing a career in financial services. For more information, visit www.TheAmericanCollege.edu

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Live Global Stock Talk is a Powerful Real Time Medium for Traders and Investors 24/7/365

2006-05-09T05:28:00.000-06:00

Real time world indices, live US stock quotes, and breaking news from 20 financial sources all over the world help keep traders and investors abreast of movements that affect their portfolios. While watching global stock markets open and close novice to experienced traders and investors will be able to chat live about what is going on in the financial world and read comments in over 30 stock forums.

New Bern, NC, May 9, 2006 - Live Global Stock Talk (www.liveglobalstock.com), a division of LRT Global Ventures announced this week the offering of a complimentary 30 day membership to its world stock market site.

Stock market traders and investors now have a place to watch live world market action, chat with others, and leave information for fellow stock market followers.

With 40 real time chat rooms and over 30 stock forums available 24/7/365 to our global membership, traders and investors have the ability to interact with others during all world stock market hours. There are general, country specific, and industry specific stock forums to learn from.

Live breaking news, real time world indicies, and current US stock quotes give up to date information to our members about how different markets are acting and having an affect on others.

Buddy Simpson, founder of Live Global Stock Talk said "Our goal is two fold, to help novice to experienced traders and investors see how world markets act and react to each other and give those who follow more than one market opportunity to discuss trading and investing ideas. There is a tremendous amount of information available to those who like to interact and learn. Individuals who let money managers invest their money can look at it from a learning point of view which will make them more knowledgeable."

One really useful feature of Live Global Stock Talk is the real time global time zone map which allows traders and investors to see what time it is all over the world with the click of a mouse.

Future plans call for adding more chat rooms, forums, stock tables, hosted chats with money managers, and stock picking contests.

To learn more about Live Global Stock Talk please go to our site http://www.liveglobalstocktalk.com

Live Global Stock Talk
39 Shoreline Drive
New Bern N.C. 28562
Phone 252-671-7543
Fax 252-514-9479

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Top Five Mistakes Investors Make - An Online Seminar Presented by Bluegrass Portfolio Management

2006-05-05T23:23:00.000-06:00

On Wednesday, May 10th 2006, at 8:00 pm EST, Bluegrass Portfolio Management will present a free online seminar titled "The Top Five Mistakes Investors Make." Any interested investor is invited to attend. There is no charge to participate.

In this seminar, Chief Strategist James Brumley will be discussing detrimental mistakes that are habitually committed by investors. Some of the topics include: - How to interpret and filter economic news - Spotting true market trends - Understanding the role that fundamental data plays - Using charts and price history to maximize returns - Simple sector strategies anybody can utilize Any investor is invited to attend the seminar, but those with at least a basic knowledge of investing and an interest in active strategies will benefit the most.

Specifically, those investors who feel that they are under performing, or who have been dissatisfied with advice they have been given, should attend. Financial professionals may also benefit from the seminar. The moderator of the seminar will be James Brumley, Bluegrass Portfolio Management's Chief Strategist. He and the advisory are best known for their viewpoint that Wall Street does a poor job of properly advising investors about economic and market trends. Bluegrass Portfolio Management's ongoing research reveals that the conventional interpretation of economic data is usually unhepful for investors. For instance, the advisor has found that high unemployment rates are historically low points for the market, when investors should actually be buying stocks. Brumley has also concluded that consumer confidence data is better used as a contrarian indicator, meaning that high confidence levels are sign of impending market weakness, and low confidence levels are an excellent buying opportunity.

In the seminar, he will be discussing ideas and techniques that are designed to enhance returns, without adding additional risk. The host of the web-based seminar is Genesis Financial Technologies, one of the data service providers for Bluegrass Portfolio Management. Genesis Financial Technologies, and their charting software called 'Trade Navigator', is used by the advisor on an ongoing basis to spot sector-based trends. The Trade Navigator software will be utilized by Bluegrass Portfolio Management to create the illustrative charts that appear within the seminar. Participants do not need to be a Genesis Technologies client or customer to attend the web-based seminar, even though the registration page is part of the Genesis website. A small software download will be required to attend the seminar.

Genesis and Bluegrass Portfolio Management will be using Centra software to host the online meeting. Centra provides similar software solutions to many companies who host online meetings. The small program is free to download, and serves no other purpose other than to let an attendee have access the seminar. The software does not require or access any personal information that may be stored on a computer. Directions to install the Centra software will be e-mailed to any registrant once he or she registers for the seminar on the Genesis website. To sign up for the seminar, interested investors should follow the instructions on this web page: http://www.genesisft.com/Training/Details.asp?id=851.

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Bluegrass Portfolio Management, LLC
Attn: James Brumley
1005 Richmond Rd. 2nd floor
Lexington, KY 40502
Ph. (859) 321-2474
E-mail: info@bluegrassportfolio.com