Thursday, April 30, 2009

Top 5 finance related iphone apps.
A new study from the Consumer Mobile Electronics Group shows that 14.5% of respondents with iphones are using a finance related application.

1. Mint - A free application that allows you to view your mint.com account right on your iPhone. Mint.com is the great way to manage your finances online.

2. iBank3 - A full-feature, award-winning personal finance program for Macs. It syncs with the iPhone, and it�s great.

3. Bloomberg - Another free app that's a must have for investors. Completely customizable homepage so you can read headlines for any market or Bloomberg category of your choice.

4. EZ Loan Calc - Free app that allows you to quickly calculate a mortgage, interest, etc. This the best mortgage calc app for free in our opinion.

5. Save Benjis - A free app that lets you to look up any item you are viewing at a store live and compare the price across multiple stores to see if you really have the best price.

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Written by Ashley Ricks

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Why Now is a Good Time To Be In a Tax, Treasury, Finance or Accounting Career

New York (April 3, 2009)
By Duke Landon (FinanceJobz.com)

Tax, Treasury, Finance & Accounting are all critical functions for any company to be successful and remain prosperous. 78% of Finance & Accounting professionals feel there are actually more jobs available in a recent survey.

The survey was conducted by Search Firm Capital Consulting Associates (CCA) who operates in 48 major metropolitan areas, Shanghai, Beijing, and Paris. CCA specializes in Finance & Accounting recruiting. Especially noted by 85% of those surveyed (1,500) stated that industry knowledge seemed to be a vital prerequisite versus internal controls which has dominated since 9/11. "Some of the higher demands placed on professionals in the finance field are due to many companies restructuring and looking toward cost optimization. With every cost change there are tax implications, new accounting policy's and treasury amendments as to how cash is handled," said Sherry Brisco, Chief Operating Officer at CCA.

74% of those surveyed said they expect the job demands within Finance & Accounting to continue to grow as the economy turns around.