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- NYSE Euronext Introduces NYSE Money Sense, a New Online Resource for Personal Finance Education and Information - Businesswire.com
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| Posted: 05 Apr 2010 02:57 PM PDT NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NYSE Euronext (NYX) announces the launch of NYSE Money Sense (www.nysemoneysense.com), a new online educational resource for consumers to improve their money-management skills and knowledge. With literally hundreds of financial education resources available to consumers, NYSE Money Sense seeks to help connect consumers to valuable content, tools and online resources.
NYSE Money Sense encompasses a wide spectrum of personal-finance topics, connecting consumers with a variety of leading sources and experts in the financial industry to provide insights on topics ranging across five category umbrellas: Earn, Spend, Save, Borrow and Protect. NYSE Euronext is also encouraging its listed companies to further advance financial literacy, distribute NYSE Money Sense content to their employees, and offer links to the NYSE Money Sense on their internal networks. "Financial education is a priority at NYSE Euronext and NYSE Money Sense offers high-quality, trusted information on personal finance and money management for consumers and employees of our listed companies," said Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO, NYSE Euronext. "The importance of being financially literate is underscored by the financial crisis and by the kind of decisions Americans face in their everyday lives." Features include:
To create NYSE Money Sense, NYSE Euronext worked closely with Dr. Tahira K. Hira, PhD, a professor of personal finance and consumer economics, who vetted the site content. Dr. Hira is chairing the NYSE Euronext Financial Literacy Advisory committee which is composed of some of the most respected names in financial literacy and education. Dr. Hira said: "I am very proud of NYSE Euronext for making financial literacy one of its priorities, and for dedicating resources and expertise to develop and make high quality financial education resources available to general public and the employees of its listed companies. The current economic crisis has demonstrated the need for a better preparation of all Americans in key financial concepts so that they can successfully function in an increasingly complex financial environment. I am honored to be part of this effort." The Financial Literacy Advisory Committee will assist in the development of NYSE Euronext's financial Literacy programs, and will review and recommend various opportunities to advance this initiative. Its members are:
NYSE Money Sense launched on April 1, 2010 in conjunction with National Financial Literacy Month (April). Additionally, NYSE Euronext will celebrate Financial Literacy Week during April 26 – 30 when Opening and Closing Bells will recognize listed companies and other organizations for their contributions to financial literacy and advocacy. Among the companies and organizations being recognized that week are Charles Schwab, Visa, the Principal Financial Group, Viacom's MTV subsidiary, Morgan Stanley and Biz-Kids$, the McGrawHill Companies, Operation Hope, and the Financial Services Roundtable. On April 28, NYSE Euronext markets in Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, New York and Paris will dedicate the market opens to financial literacy. To learn more on NYSE Money Sense, go to www.nysemoneysense.com. A NYSE Money Sense demonstration and explanation by David Cautin, NYSE Euronext Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, is available at www.nyse.com/about/Video/1270115471481.html. Attachments: NYSE Money Sense logo and screen images. About NYSE Euronext NYSE Euronext (NYX) is a leading global operator of financial markets and provider of innovative trading technologies. The company's exchanges in Europe and the United States trade equities, futures, options, fixed-income and exchange-traded products. With more than 3,700 listed operating companies, NYSE Euronext's equities markets – the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, NYSE Amex, NYSE Alternext and NYSE Arca – represent one-third of the world's equities trading, the most liquidity of any global exchange group. NYSE Euronext also operates NYSE Liffe, one of the leading European derivatives businesses and the world's second-largest derivatives business by value of trading. The company offers comprehensive commercial technology, connectivity and market data products and services through NYSE Technologies. NYSE Euronext is in the S&P 500 index, and is the only exchange operator in the S&P 100 index and Fortune 500. For more information, please visit: http://www.nyx.com. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning NYSE Euronext's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are based on NYSE Euronext's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause NYSE Euronext's results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: NYSE Euronext's ability to implement its strategic initiatives, economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations, government and industry regulation, interest rate risk and U.S. and global competition, and other factors detailed in NYSE Euronext's reference document for 2008 ("document de référence") filed with the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (Registered on April 28, 2009 under No. R. 09-031), 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers. In addition, these statements are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change. Accordingly, actual results may be materially higher or lower than those projected. The inclusion of such projections herein should not be regarded as a representation by NYSE Euronext that the projections will prove to be correct. This press release speaks only as of this date. NYSE Euronext disclaims any duty to update the information herein. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6238477&lang=en
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| Spring cleaning includes finances - Fresno Bee Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:23 PM PDT If this describes you, aren't you tired of holding on to that baggage? Why 50 things? It's not an arbitrary number, Blanke promises: "Once you make it to 50, a kind of wonderful momentum takes over; before you know it, the throwing-out thing becomes a habit, an ongoing mindset." So what do you toss? Blanke answers this question by giving you the "rules of disengagement." They are:
One of the chapters that really hit home for me was "Letting Go of Needing to Feel Secure." "There was this idea that if you worked and saved and kept a lid on your wildest dreams, not to mention your expenses, you'd be fine," Blanke writes. "Well, all those securities are, if not totally defunct, more than a little iffy these days." The recession has made many people realize that security can't just come with the job you hold or the emergency money you've saved. Both can vanish sooner than you think. Blanke says don't covet and cling to security to the point that when it's taken away, you crumble. Blanke's book is divided into four parts. In part one, you get rid of unused stuff in your house. No more junk drawers. In part two, you attack your office or desk or the part of your house designated as your workspace. "Throw out all the debris that's accumulated there, which just might be slowing your ability to gain traction in a new assignment, a new company or even a whole new career," she says. In part three, you get rid of the mental mess. You might be surprised at the emotional junk you've collected. Finally, after you've made it to 50, with added space in your home, office and mind there's room to contemplate what you want in life. So are you ready to throw out 50 things? If so, I have a challenge for you. As you think about the stuff you need to pitch, may I suggest that you put on your list at least five financial things? Among them, get rid of a lingering small debt. Throw out old financial documents you no longer need (that pile of papers counts as just one thing). Shed the anger of a lost job or home. Here's the thing about the book when it comes to your finances: People want higher incomes so they can live a better life, and this often just means having more stuff. But what if you started throwing out things? This has the possibility of making you realize you can make do with the money you have. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Column: Personal finance IQ pays big dividends - U-Wire.com Posted: 06 Apr 2010 11:57 AM PDT If you think soft money is the dollar bill you dropped in the pool and a stock portfolio is a fancy folder, you're not alone. Many college students don't have the kind of personal finance savvy to guide them to a debt-free life. Knowing how to spend, earn and save money is as essential to American life as sharing, caring and having social skills — so why doesn't every high school graduate in the United States know what a mortgage is? In the midst of a financial crisis where jobs come far and few between, money — and the skills to maximize its use — is the key to creating a generation that can weather the difficult economic recovery we are currently experiencing. College students are at a crucial time in their lives where they develop the spending and budgeting skills for their adult lives. They often depend on credit cards and student loans, which they might not understand, to get them through school. Some students can only attribute their knowledge about personal finance to experiences growing up. It's normal for students like Alana Muntz, a U. Southern California freshman majoring in political science, to not be completely familiar with terms like "credit score." She attributed most of what she knew about spending money to her parents. "My parents gave me an allowance and taught me how to divide it into savings, spending and charity to give to church," Muntz said. She also has a credit card. "My mom set it up for me," she said. "It's to establish credit, or something like that." Upon applying for a credit card, all the introductory literature spews terms like "APR," "average daily balance method," "credit line" — terms not taught in school. It's up to the individual to care enough to read and truly understand the fine print. It seems that only certain students like Andy Matsuzaki, a USC junior majoring in economics, bother to look up what those terms mean. "You have to have an interest in personal finance," he said. "I spent time hanging around Barnes & Noble reading up … it was time-consuming and difficult, but I saw the benefits." Matsuzaki credited his peers' poor spending habits to short-term thinking. "Students don't have a lot of money in the first place … it doesn't hit them until it's overwhelming," he said. Short of personal interest and research, however, some students recognize that financial intelligence should have a place in higher education. The fact remains that personal finance should not be an optional pursuit but something all college students should be well versed in. Caitlin Price, a USC junior majoring in business administration and accounting, chose to help coordinate a series of personal finance workshops in conjunction with the USC Marshall Partners, an academic support group. "The major areas we wanted to focus on make or break someone in the finance world," Price said. Featuring sessions on housing, budgeting, investing and taxes, the series includes an hour-long program where professionals speak about these intimidating but practical subjects. Price, whose father works in private equity and mother serves as a brand manager, grew up with a business-oriented mind. She held a full-time job every summer, starting in the sixth grade. After years of hard work, she bought her own car — and now takes full responsibility for her financial life as an aspiring investment banker. "[Students] need to be educated on finance topics," she said. "They need to be proactive in their own financial lives." Price pinpointed five basic tenets that young spenders should follow. Not only should they know how to manage a budget and what impacts their credit score but also how to do their taxes, understand the true value of money and acknowledge that they are not in a vacuum. "Students don't recognize that things like the health care bill will impact them financially," Price said. At the end of the day, it is up to us to take responsibility and educate themselves. There's certainly not a lack of resources. Sure, the personal finance section of the library may seem dry and dense, but small steps, like reading the Wall Street Journal, looking out for free workshops provided by Marshall, actually reading the cheesy brochures that explain financial concepts at local banks and employing resources such as the Internet, can enable students to take a more active role in their own practical lives — beyond dropping loose change into a piggy bank. After all, one can never really know when the next rainy day — or recession — will occur. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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