Train Reading: Memorial Day Edition

Source: Wall Street Journal Blogs

By Steven Russolillo Tom Manion: Why they serve — ‘If not me, then who?’ After more than a decade of war, remarkable men and women are still stepping forward – WSJ Illustrating the wounds of war — NY Times Who invented Memorial Day — Huffin ...
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How Both Obama And Romney Threaten Your Retirement

Source: The Huffington Post

Retirement security seems to be an issue that the candidates running for president are running away from. But they shouldn't, according to growing number of executives in the financial services industry. In fact, executives and others are demanding that ...
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Online Marketing News: Local Optimization Opportunity, Facebook Advertising Issues, Google Knowledge Graph Takes Over

Source: Online Marketing Blog

This infographic by Balihoo shares the significance of marketing locally to your potential customers. According to this infographic: 73% of online search activity is related to local content 82% of local Internet searches follow-up offline 2 ...
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Gasoline prices add to the holiday cheer - MarketWatch

Source: PBS: Blueprint America

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Source: Seeking Alpha

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Source: ETF daily news

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Families lose another perk while flying

Source: Deseret News

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Source: American Express Open Forum

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Source: Bloomberg.com

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