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| 02.08.10 4:01PM RIGHT TO REPAIR BILL ADVANCES Today the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure approved the Right to Repair bill, requiring auto manufacturers to make available to independent garages and consumers the same repair information and diagnostic tools that they provide to their franchised new car dealer service centers-- for a similar price. The bill will now go to the state Senate for debate. | 02.08.10 3:58PM RIGHT TO REPAIR BILL ADVANCES Today the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure approved the Right to Repair bill, requiring auto manufacturers to make available to independent garages and consumers the same repair information and diagnostic tools that they provide to their franchised new car dealer service centers-- for a similar price. The bill will now go to the state Senate for debate. | 02.08.10 11:31AM Consumer Watchdog Warns Sen. Dodd Against Making Financial Reform Bill Weaker on Consumer Protection Than Nation's ... Calls on Sen. Dodd to Re-Affirm Commitment to Independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency |
| 02.08.10 4:18PM Advocis calls on Ontario to ensure smaller planning firms remain competitive The Government of Ontario's 2010 budget should include measures to better ensure that Ontarians meet their financial goals and objectives, according to Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada. | 02.08.10 4:18PM Advocis calls on Ontario to ensure smaller planning firms remain competitive The Government of Ontario's 2010 budget should include measures to better ensure that Ontarians meet their financial goals and objectives, according to Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada. | 02.08.10 3:30PM Oak Financial Corporation, Parent Company of Byron Bank, Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results BYRON CENTER, Mich.----OAK Financial Corporation , a West Michigan-based bank holding company, reported fourth quarter net loss of $412,000 compared to net loss of $1,882,000 during the fourth quarter of 2008. |
| 02.08.10 9:25AM On Investing: Wealth transfer: What to expent when estate planning in 2010 “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” | 02.08.10 2:04AM Web site adds page on estate planning The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service has added a page about estate planning to its Web site. The page is available at http://sdces.sdstate.edu/estate. South Dakota Cooperative Extension marketing/farm business management educator Heather Gessner said the new service should help producers, landowners and others seeking to organize estate-planning information. | 02.08.10 2:04AM Web site adds page on estate planning The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service has added a page about estate planning to its Web site. The page is available at http://sdces.sdstate.edu/estate. South Dakota Cooperative Extension marketing/farm business management educator Heather Gessner said the new service should help producers, landowners and others seeking to organize estate-planning information. |