Nipping estate feuds in the bud
A lawyer says too many parents withhold information about estate from heirs and unwittingly set up the heirs for a battle.
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HAUKE: Bad news doesn’t yet apply to stock market
Here are the facts. Summer doesn’t turn into winter without going through fall. The same is true with the transition between
bull and bear markets.
City Securities rebounds quickly from recession
Indiana’s oldest and largest investment banking firm expects its revenue to increase 20 percent to 25 percent this year.
Indiana Seed Fund nearing end of $6 million stash
Having invested in 10 companies since 2005 and with its $6 million pot of money running low, the Indiana Seed Fund is nearing
a crossroads.
SKARBECK: Why do Fannie, Freddie deserve a free pass?
One crisis that continues to simmer under the public radar is the endless taxpayer support needed to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Stocks plummet on economic worries
The Dow Jones industrials plunged below 10,000 Tuesday as traders turned away from stocks amid worries about the global economy
and tensions between North and South Korea.
HAUKE: Uncertain conditions create opportunities
U.S. markets look like they have at least one more rally on the way at some point in the next few months.
SKARBECK: Exchanges’ proposed fix for glitch is ludicrous
Is investing becoming a technology-rigged game for computerized gamblers who rent stocks for seconds or minutes and whose objective is to repeatedly skim small profits?
Stocks surge on effort to ease Europe debt crunch
The Dow Jones industrial average increased more than 400 points in early-Monday trading. Locally, Kite Realty and Conseco shares saw big jumps.
Stocks plunge on concerns about Greece’s debt
Stocks plunged Thursday as investors succumbed to fears that Greece's debt problems would halt the global economic recovery.
The Dow Jones industrials slid almost 1,000 points before recovering to close down 347.
Sale of Memory Gardens restores $20M in trust funds
Acquisition by Indianapolis-based funeral home and cemetery business by Pennsylvania-based company will preserve funds depleted
by former owner.
SKARBECK: Diversifying not sure fix for Lilly Endowment woes
Lilly Endowment has been a substantial Lilly stockholder for 73 years, so to focus on the past decade is a mistake.
State finalizes auction-rate securities settlements
Twelve investment firms agree to repurchase auction rate securities from Indiana clients for a total of over $370 million
and
to pay fines totaling more than $3.5 million.
Emmis finds loophole for board on Smulyan buyout
State law normally requires board approval for buyouts. But the language cited in the letter of intent provides an exception
for conflicts of interest or special circumstances.
HAUKE: Goldman effect creates buying opportunities
As much as I disagree with corporate welfare and insider back-room dealings, the fact is that Goldman Sachs is one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
Former basketball players accuse firm of investment fraud
Three Serbian players, two of whom spent time in the NBA, allege Carmel-based Worldwide Associates LLC mismanaged over $12
million.
SKARBECK: Finding one last lesson in Grace’s amazing tale
Grace held her investment through many ups and downs in the stock market. But most important to her was that Abbott as a
business continued to thrive, despite the swings in its stock price.
Fair Finance trustee sues Dan Laikin for $19M
The suit against Laikin, a longtime friend of Fair Finance CEO Tim Durham, is the first major legal move to untangle the morass
of related-party loans that propelled the company into insolvency.
Path to Fair Finance funds full of detours, roadblocks
The troubles at U.S. Rubber Reclaiming demonstrate the challenges a bankruptcy trustee faces in trying to recover money for
investors.
HAUKE: There’s little down side to investing Down Under
The country started off as a dump for prisoners and other unwanted British citizens, but it has evolved into a modern-day
paradise.