Government Financial Careers: What To Expect

www.investopedia.com May 10, 2011 - In this issue... Add Investopedia to safe sender list Find Investopedia on Financial Career Government Financial Careers: What To Expect Financial Education Pass Your CFA Exams On The First Try Exam Question Calculating equivalent taxable yield? FINRA Update Amendments to Fee Rules Related to Asset-Backed Securities Transactions Special Feature: Forex Walkthrough   Investopedia Forex Classes: Intermediate -Level 4 Charts (7 pages) -Level 5 Economics (13 pages) -Level 6 Trading (10 pages) More features: Investopedia Free Exam Guides, CFA THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY:  Financial Career more career articles Government Financial Careers: What To Expect Federal and local governments always need finance and accounting graduates in jobs ranging from financial and credit analysts to tax examiners and accountants. Before you start your next job search, consider public service positions for the job security and opportunity to help your community. We'll look at how can you land a government job, and whether you'd even want one. Read more »  Related Reading: Academic Careers In Finance, or Top Job-Search Mistakes For Finance Grads  Frequently Asked Questions What are some of the key differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP? Investopedia Exam Guides These online guides also have online exams. They are free from Investopedia Series 6 Series 7 Series 26 Series 63 Series 65 Series 66  Financial Education more education articles Pass Your CFA Exams On The First Try Overall, the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation is a daunting challenge, and the odds of success from start to finish are slim; less than 20% of those who begin this challenge reach the end. However, as one in five candidates has demonstrated, it is possible. Read more »  Related Reading: Keeping Up With Your Continuing Education, Trying On Potential Employers  FINRA Update more updates SEC Approves Amendments to Fee Rules Related to Asset-Backed Securities Transactions The SEC approved proposed amendments to transaction reporting and notification requirements in the FINRA Rule 6700 Series (TRACE rules) and reporting fees in FINRA Rule 7730, which relate primarily to Asset-Backed Securities, and the method of calculating the Trading Activity Fee (TAF) for such securities. Some Topics Covered: -Amends TRACE Rules -Required ABS transactions to be reported to TRACE -Adding the FINRA Information eXchange (FIX) for reporting transactions Effective Date: May 16, 2011 View Full Notice PDF 141 KB (4 pages)  Exam Question An investor is in the 36% tax bracket and holds municipal bonds with an 8% yield-to-maturity. What is the equivalent taxable yield? A. 8.0% B. 22.2% C. 9.3% D. 12.5%  Find Professionals in the Money Useful? Check out our other FREE newsletters! • Investing Basics • Forex Weekly • Term of the Day • Warren Buffett Watch • News To Use • The Chart Advisor Report • Stock Watch Weekly Thank you for reading Professionals in the Money on April 26, 2011 Professionals in the Money Admin Center You are receiving Professionals In The Money as a registered member of Investopedia.com - you joined on 20110412 10:05 Currently, you are subscribed to investopedia-professionals as: duitlumbung@gmail.com To unsubscribe or change your email settings, click here. Ensure Delivery: Please add webmaster@investopedia.com to your email address book or safe-senders list. Copyright © 2009 Investopedia ULC. All Rights Reserved