Tag: Investments

Best & Worst of 2009: Year of Complaints

It was a year of more: more lawsuits, more foreclosures, more job losses and more bankruptcies. Not exactly the kind of abundance we were hoping for this time last year.

CEO Turnover Falls in October

By the end of October, 1,028 chief executive officer changes had been announced, according to a CEO turnover report released by global outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc.

Dickson Street Condos Get Increased Exposure

Lindsey & Associates used Arkansas home football game weekends as opportunities to showcase close-to-campus properties.

Mortgages Lackluster For 20 Lenders in 2008

Twenty mortgage lenders made 15,203 loans valued at more than $4 billion during calendar 2008.

Car-Mart Succeeds Despite Recession

Hank Henderson said slowing expansion, enhancing information technology systems and beefing up the management training program are the reasons why America?s Car-Mart is performing so well.

Market Deposit Growth Slowed

Deposits in Northwest Arkansas grew slower than the national average.

Love, Hate and the 401(k) (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)

The 401(k) concept is great for people who are disciplined and financially savvy, which means it may not be very good for typical Americans.

Wealth Not Expected from Lotto

Big lottery winners would be prudent to seek financial advice

The Economist: From Player to Bankruptcy

Economist Jeff Collins is starting over after bankruptcy filing

Retirement Fears Rise During Weak Economy

Many who saw their retirement savings dwindle during last year’s market crash now have retirement anxieties

Arvest’s Fayetteville Private Banking Branch Also Growing

Xochitl Baxter and company oversee more than 600 accounts

Garrison Asset Management Moves to South Carolina

Fayetteville’s Garrison Asset Management has a new office in Hilton Head, S.C.

Executive Pay in State Sees Modest Gains in 2008

This year’s list of the executive pay of Arkansas’ public companies is a far cry from last year’s list, although the usual suspects at the state’s remaining Fortune 500 companies dominate the upper end of the pay scale.

Money Available For Small Business Owners

The United States federal government wants small businesses to explore the possibility of exporting.

First Federal Sues Investment Group for Over $1M

Harrison bank attempts to recover money.

Bank of America Shuffles Money Managers

We had one pressing question when we heard Bank of America Investments no longer has any advisers in Northwest Arkansas: Who?s taking care of the investors? money?