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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced today it will be hosting Women’s Leadership receptions in Chicago and New York, focused on women, business and philanthropy.

The event, which is open to the public with advance registration, will feature Barbara Corcoran, Real Estate Mogul, Business Expert and Real Estate contributor for NBC’s TODAY Show and will be moderated by Caroline Gundeck, Executive Director, Chair, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Women’s Employee Networking Group....

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Excerpted with permission from the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, from The Only Guide You'll Ever Need for the Right Financial Plan, by Larry Swedroe, Kevin Grogan, and Tiya Lim. Copyright © 2010 by Larry Swedroe, Kevin Grogan, and Tiya Lim.

"When there's uncertainty, they always think there's another shoe to fall. There is no other shoe to fall." -- Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron...

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A new report Tourism Outlook: USA from Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) indicates the tourism industry has begun to rebound during the first six months of 2010. From Jan. 1 – June 30, 2010, spending by international visitors to the U.S. on their Visa-branded payment cards was up 20 percent over 2009 levels. At the same time, Americans are spending at higher levels when traveling internationally: spending by U.S. travelers abroad on Visa cards was up 9.3 percent in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.

“The United States continues to be a major source market for international tourism and a popular destination for travelers around the globe. The growth in inbound spending in early 2010, particularly from source markets such as China and Brazil, reinforces how Asia-Pacific and South America are seemingly the first to emerge and rebound from the challenging environment that defined 2008 and 2009,” said Bill Sheedy, president, North America, Visa Inc....

Reprinted by permission of the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The Buckets of Money Retirement Solution by Raymond J. Lucia. Copyright (c) 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

By Raymond J. Lucia

Whatever else you call the recent economic convulsion -- the "Great Recession," a "severe downturn," or "the worst financial crisis since 1929" -- it's what many have labeled "the End of Easy." The end of getting a mortgage without having to show you can repay it. The end of inflation that's so low it's barely perceptible. The end of government that takes a hands-off stance toward business. The end of relentlessly soaring home prices that make houses into virtual ATMs. And probably pretty much the end of the idea that you're going to be able to get by on a guaranteed company pension and Social Security....

REDLANDS, Calif., Aug. 25, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simon Thompson, director of global business solutions, Esri, asks retailers to raise the bar and start reflecting local flavors and themes in the stores they open. "On my last drive across Kansas, it wasn't the wheat fields or the flatness that amazed me but the repetitive retail landscape," Thompson explains. "It seemed that every small town was a clone of the one I had just left --the same restaurant chains, grocers, drugstores, and general merchants."

Thompson asks those with an opinion to share their insight on the current "one size fits all" retail landscape via Spatial Roundtable, a forum sponsored by Esri to discuss important topics. Can retailers use location intelligence through geographic information system (GIS) technology and data to discover the differences between each town and city? Can we use this information to give these communities what they need to satisfy customer demand, create vibrant communities, and thrive? Or do we give in to, as Thompson describes it, "the Wicked Witch of the Great Recession"?...

Excerpted from Bury My Heart at Conference Room B: The Unbeatable Impact of Truly Committed Managers by Stan Slap by arrangement with Portfolio, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc., Copyright (c) Stan Slap, 2010.

By Stan Slap

Do companies feel the pain of not having emotional commitment from their managers? They feel the pain. Ask any company at any time about their top ten chronic challenges. Manager performance will always appear on the list--finding them, keeping them, paying them, training them and motivating them....

Bluegreen Communities® (NYSE:BXG), a developer of premier master-planned communities, is pleased to announce its participation in Operation FINALLY HOME. The organization, founded by Houston’s Bay Area Builders Association and sponsored by the NAPE Expo, the world’s largest oil and gas exposition, honors wounded and disabled veterans and widows of fallen soldiers with new homes.

Bluegreen Communities is working with the NAPE Expo and Operation FINALLY HOME to honor five families with land and custom-built homes at The Bridges at Preston Crossings, a beautiful, master-planned community in Gunter, Texas. The Bridges is centrally located along the North Dallas Growth Corridor, between U.S. Highway 75 and Preston Road. The community is built on the famous Double M Ranch and features a Fred Couples Signature Golf Course, first-class equestrian center and a 24-acre fishing and canoeing lake, among other amenities. Each family will receive an estate lot and a new home designed by RDGS Architects and built by Classic Custom Homes....

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- On THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010, PADRES Contra El Cancer (PADRES), a non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life for Latino children with cancer and their families, will celebrate its 25th Anniversary at this year's fund-raising gala.  The "EL SUENO DE ESPERANZA" gala returns to the historic Hollywood Palladium, with festivities beginning at 6:30 PM, paying tribute to PADRES' extraordinary children and families, while at the same time raise funds for the lifesaving work of the organization. Title Sponsor FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP (FARMERS) has joined forces with PADRES for the fourth consecutive year. Honorees this year include Comedian/TV Host GEORGE LOPEZ and ENRIQUE ALEJO, long-time supporter of PADRES and Owner of Liborio Markets.

The "EL SUENO DE ESPERANZA" Award is PADRES' signature honor named after ESPERANZA (HOPE), the angelic icon who conveys PADRES' message about HOPE and inspiration. The award recognizes an individual or corporate partner for their humanitarian contributions in support of the cancer community, all the while exemplifying Honesty, Character, Integrity, Respect, Community Commitment and Service to Humanity....