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  • Improving Manufacturing Cycle Times Through Machine Tooling
    Machining center manufacturers are all looking for and touting the ability to reduce part cycle times by offering faster and more efficient machines. That is what the job shop and part production customers of these products demand, because their end-product customers are driving a purchasing philosophy of lower costs per part.
  • Incorporating Bond Funds Into Your Investment Strategy
    If you are investing for income or want to diversify your portfolio, you may want to consider investing in bond funds.
  • Innovative Solutions for Internet Branding
    Since the advent of the Internet, computers have changed the way people work, play and communicate.
  • International Investing: It Makes Sense
    Of the world's 40,000 publicly traded companies, 77 percent are located abroad, a pretty good sign that there are compelling investment opportunities outside the United States. Viewed another way, 51 percent of the world's $38 trillion total market capitalization belongs to the international arena. U.S. mutual funds hold $491 billion in overseas investments.
  • Invest in Real Estate for Financial Independence
    Despite the improving economy, 63 percent of Americans are somewhat or very dissatisfied with their current jobs, according to Paige Wagner, operations manager for the American Real Estate Investor's Association.
  • Investing in a Franchise And the American Dream
    Harley-Davidson enthusiasts Chris McIntyre, Jeff Brown and Peter Wurmer always dreamt of touring the world on motorcycles.
  • Investing in Oil in the Face of Terrorism
    Terrorist attacks threaten the security of nations and create an atmosphere of uncertainty. These threats impact stocks and commodities markets around the world and make investment decisions very difficult, even for the experts.
  • Investors May Not Be as Diversified as They Think
    When more than 1 million college graduates entered the work force last fall, they began the first of what could be seven job moves during a 40-year working career, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics1.
  • Is an Independent Advisor Right for You?
    The process of managing personal finances is both time-consuming and complex. According to the 2005 Employee Benefit Research Institute's "Retirement Confidence Survey," 55 percent of workers said they were behind schedule in retirement savings. With so many different companies offering a range of products and services, it's hard to know where to turn for financial advice.
  • Lance Armstrong Partners With American Century
    American Century Investments is collaborating with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong to motivate investors to take a more active role in planning a secure financial future.
  • Leveling the Playing Field Among 529 Plans
    Many people are already aware of the benefits of investing in a state-sponsored 529 college savings program. What might not be as well known yet are tax parity laws.
  • Maintaining Jobs and Work Through Machine Automation
    One of the great misleading myths of modern manufacturing is that North America cannot compete in a global manufacturing marketplace and is losing jobs due to lower foreign labor costs.
  • Marketers Use Giveaways To Drive Web Traffic
    In 1999, as many of the dot-coms crashed, a new form of consumer marketing was taking hold on the Internet. Web marketers, hungry to drive sales on e-commerce sites, launched affiliate networks that represented leading advertisers such as BMG, Blockbuster, NetFlix, Discover Card and hundreds of others in what is known as "affiliate marketing."
  • Mathematician Re-engineers Quilting
    During her career as a software engineer, Marci Baker solved difficult mathematical problems. When she became a stay-at-home mom, she turned to solving another problem involving precision and speed: "How do you make a traditional quilt in one-tenth the time?"
  • Maximize Your After-Tax Returns
    If you want to minimize receiving taxable distributions from mutual fund investments, tax-efficient funds should be considered for your investment portfolio.
  • Medical Innovations Via Modern Machine Tool Technology
    Massive advancements have been made in the cost and the quality of orthopedic devices, implant devices and many other medical components. These advancements have been supported, and in many cases made possible, by the modernization of equipment and manufacturing investments in the medical products industry.
  • Micromanufacturing Opportunities Grow
    The demand and application of micron and sub-micron manufacturing requirements is growing, which offers unique challenges and immense opportunities to a wide group of tool shops and production parts manufacturers in the United States. The term micromachining loosely refers to part details and holes smaller than the human hair that are measured only in microns-or one thousandth of a millimeter.
  • Mines Reopen as Coal Takes Lead in Energy
    In the mid-1990s, coal was not king, but today, it may be taking back its throne. Back then, natural gas was at center stage as the preferred energy source of environmentally conscious Americans everywhere.
  • Minority-Owned Franchises Can Help Business Grow
    Building minority partnerships through franchising can help grow your business, according to Henryk Strzeletz of Wheels America Advertising.
  • Money-Saving Tool Available For Real Estate Investors
    The recent housing market boom has resulted in a substantial rise in the number of new property investors.
  • Multisourcing Creates More Opportunities
    As more companies turn to outsourcing to alleviate budget issues and increase productivity, they are generating more business through multisourcing agreements in tandem with other firms. Through multisourcing, smaller firms are being given the opportunity to compete with larger organizations.
  • New 'Diamond' Vodka Is a Cut Above the Rest
    You've seen vodka made with vanilla, raspberry and even pepper. But for those with caviar tastes, one company has introduced a new twist: diamonds.
  • Nostalgia Is Big Business For Clothing Company
    Times change and memories fade, but nostalgia for the past is forever.

    Retro style is coming back -; from automobiles and home furnishings to sports equipment and consumer electronics. But nowhere is this more apparent than in clothing.
  • Now May Be the Time To Go Into Dividends
    Soaring technology stocks led the longest bull market in history during the 1990s, driving investors to shun stocks of dividend-paying firms.
  • Office Buildings: Owners Using New Warning System
    In light of terrorist attacks, anthrax scares and similar threats, office building owners are now faced with a daunting task - keeping their buildings safe and secure.
  • Office Communication: Tips to Stay Connected
    Want your office to run as smoothly as possible? The first step involves improving communication.
  • Oil Crisis Affects More Than Just Gas Prices
    Did you know that petroleum is used to manufacture an enormous number of products that we use in our everyday lives?
  • Oil Partnerships: How to Protect Your Investment
    As burgeoning economies push the demand for oil to historic highs, some analysts say the world's oil production is in the process of peaking. Believing that an oil crisis -and, thus, higher prices - is inevitable, some investors are seeing dollar signs in their future.
  • Oil Production May Be At Its Peak, Experts Say
    Anyone who has recently visited a gas station has felt the pinch of the impending oil crisis by having to pay more than $3 per gallon for gas.
  • Online Investors Turn to Technical Analysis
    Technology has not only allowed investors to trade online, but has provided them with the tools needed to analyze stocks like the pros.

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