Print2online CMS 4.0 http://www.abjusa.com/ ©2007 CBJ http://www.abjusa.com/files.php?file= http://www.abjusa.com/ http://www.abjusa.com/finance/protecting_assets_by_understanding_human_nature.html Finance Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:29:00 -0600 American businesses and business owners are among the prime targets for investment criminals, reckless financial advisers, and inept bunglers, all of whom can destroy millions of dollars in assets in a matter of weeks.  But businesspeople, like the rest of us, tend to minimize their vulnerability, believing that the victims of investment fraud are especially greedy, or gullible, or just plain stupid.  The truth is http://www.abjusa.com/finance/the_gold_standard.html Finance Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:47:00 -0600 It is a story surprisingly full of irony. Gold, the precious metal famously called a “barbarous relic” by the economist John Maynard Keynes, has been on an incredible bull run since 2001. This year marks the 10th straight year of gains for the yellow metal and a return for investors over that time span of over 400 per cent.  For a metal that has very http://www.abjusa.com/finance/understanding_complaints_over_china_s_currency_value.html Finance Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:41:00 -0700 China’s foreign exchange policyWith the American economy mired in a sluggish, jobless recovery, politicians are turning in every direction to point blame and find a panacea for the problems facing the American economy. On the receiving end of many of these complaints lies China. This focus has predominantly been a result of the country’s foreign exchange policy and the perceived negative effects it has on http://www.abjusa.com/finance/735.html Finance Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:34:00 -0700 After the great fall – the housing market is healing ABJ’s editor in chief SARA KOPAMEES tries to find out what it takes to re-build a safe haven in the real estate industry.Last year was a tough one to be in the real estate business. In fact, it was a difficult year for anyone planning to buy, or invest in property. Historically, financial planners http://www.abjusa.com/finance/coming_back_after_the_fall.html Finance Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:23:00 -0700 After the great fall – the housing market is healing http://www.abjusa.com/finance/570.html Finance Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:18:00 -0600 Sign, sign, everywhere a sign? Giving us hope that slowly we’re starting to emerge from misery of this brutal global meltdown. Yet sadly, there are still too many economic dragons yet to be slayed, whose fiery breath can stop this fragile recovery dead in its track. For starters, a greedy energy oil cartel, who got the world addicted to “black gold”, is again predicting skyrocketing The American Business Journal