A battered stock market is no reason to stop investing for a college education
It’s no time to be cautious about investing for a college education. Rather, the drop in the stock market presents an ideal time to be aggressive.
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New Indiana law requires schools to teach financial acumen
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett plans to meet a state mandate to offer financial instruction by
incorporating the topic in the classroom via real-world example.
Ex-Lampoon exec Dan Laikin admits to stock fraud
Carmel businessman Dan Laikin pleaded guilty this afternoon to participating in a fraudulent scheme to pump up the stock price
of National Lampoon Inc., the Los Angeles-based entertainment company he led.
Old National prices offering at $10 per share
Evansville-based Old National Bancorp said yesterday that it has priced its public offering of 18 million shares of company
stock at $10 per share.
Irwin Financial files for bankruptcy liquidation
Columbus-based Irwin Financial Corp. has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, setting the stage for the liquidation of the remaining
assets of the troubled banking company.
Unfinished federal bailout sealed Irwin’s failure
Up to the end, Columbus-based Irwin Financial Corp. anticipated a government bailout that never materialized.
Old National selling stock to fund potential purchases
Evansville-based Old National Bancorp said this morning that it is selling $150 million of its stock in a public offering
and will use some of the proceeds to fund potential acquisitions.
Regulators close Irwin banking operations
State and federal regulators shut down the two banking subsidiaries of ailing Irwin Financial Corp. of
Columbus. The action makes Irwin Union Bank and Irwin Union Bank FSB the first financial institution failures in Indiana since
steep losses hit the industry last year.
Penrod treasurer charged with taking about $400K
The former volunteer treasurer of an arts group that stages one of Indianapolis’ best-known art fairs has been charged with
embezzling about $400,000.
Developer Broadbent sues banks after they tighten credit line
Locally based Broadbent Co., one of the city’s biggest retail developers, has sued two of its banks, charging they’re
wrongly attempting to restrict its access to a $50 million credit line.
HICKS: Chinese tariff is misstep toward trade war
Just a short year ago, economists of all stripes voiced fears of a rise in economic protectionism like that which contributed
mightily to the Great Depression.
SKARBECK: Hedge fund superstars take it on the chin
Lauded as “masters of the universe,” the star investment managers overseeing the largest hedge funds built
huge expectations they couldn’t fulfill.
MANN: Commercial real estate is next mortgage crisis
The cresting wave of maturing commercial real estate debt is the second act in our nation’s credit crisis.
Will Miller’s burden at Irwin Financial
Will Miller, the fifth generation to run Irwin Financial Corp., is in danger of being the scion at the helm as the family
business hits the wall.
Irwin Financial admits outlook dire
Shares of Irwin Financial Corp. plummeted this morning after the banking company disclosed that regulators have ordered it
to bolster its capital by the end of the month to levels “it has no realistic prospect of achieving.”
Schrenker held on $4 million bond after not-guilty plea
Jailed former money manager Marcus Schrenker has been appointed a public defender after telling an Indiana magistrate he has
no home and that the government has frozen all his assets.
Schrenker in Indiana to face fraud charges
An money manager who tried to fake his own death in a Florida plane crash will make a video appearance in court to face Indiana
felony charges stemming from his financial dealings.
Ex-Lauth executive: ‘Every day is a struggle’ after a year of unemployment
Michael Hartman earned a six-figure salary as a vice president at Lauth Group Inc. until he was laid off in early 2008.
Since then, he’s struggled to find a job—any job that would allow his family to stay in their Westfield home.
HICKS: Post-recession policies matter more than theory
There’s a wonderful fight brewing between some of the world’s best-known economists.
HAUKE: Market the moodiest of economic indicators
Hello, operator? Yes, we seem to have a disconnect. Everyone still has their foul-weather gear on, but the stock market
is calling for blue skies. Can you try the line again, please?