GUIDANT FINANCIAL GROUP - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/214853.xml GUIDANT FINANCIAL GROUP - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Nearly Half of Prospective New Business Owners Use Professional Consultants or Brokers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1096094.htm Despite the ease of searching for businesses over the Web, statistics indicate that every other new business owner uses a professional consultant or broker to find their new business. According to a survey by Guidant Financial Group, 46 percent of prospective new business owners use professionals in the search for their new enterprise. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1096094.htm Credit Crisis Fuels 131% Increase in Private Lending Since 2005 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1042954.htm Guidant Financial Group released investment data today that indicated private loan investments inside IRAs have increased 131.1% since 2005. In a 2005 survey, 10.3% of Guidant's self-directed IRA clients indicated they were currently investing in notes and/or loans. In 2007, however, 23.8% of Guidant clients directed their retirement savings into notes and/or loans, indicating a dramatic increase in private lending in just two years. (PRWeb Jun 24, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1042954.htm A Third of New Business Owners Using IRA Funding Are Age 45-50 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1005244.htm Guidant Financial Group released survey data today indicating that nearly one-third of new business owners using IRA or 401(k) funds to finance their purchase are aged 45-50. The results were gleaned from a survey of business owners who used Guidant's 401(k) small business financing vehicle. (PRWeb Jun 10, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1005244.htm Seasoned Professionals Leaving Corporate World to Go into Business for Themselves http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb936294.htm Survey data released today shows that 60 percent of new business owners come from management or executive backgrounds. (PRWeb May 14, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb936294.htm Self-Directed IRA Company Posts Record Quarter and Helps Confirm Growing Interest in "Self-Directed" Investments http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb878064.htm Guidant Financial Group, a leading provider of self-directed IRA services and 401(k) small business financing solutions, has posted an 80.5 percent increase in revenue over 2007's first quarter. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb878064.htm Carrie Casanas and Barry Schnell Join Guidant Financial Group http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb832264.htm On April 1, Guidant Financial Group added two new executive-level employees to its staff. Carrie Casanas, formerly of Symetra Financial, came on as Guidant's new Vice President of Finance; and Barry Schnell, formerly of NuWire Investor, joined Guidant as Vice President of Technology. (PRWeb Apr 7, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb832264.htm Washington Business Wins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Award for Second Year http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb726534.htm Guidant Financial Group Receives Blue Ribbon Small Business Award for Second Year (PRWeb Feb 28, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb726534.htm Retirement Funds Help Entrepreneur Invest in a Greener Future http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb716564.htm Miki DeZorzi, an Orangevale, CA stay-at-home mom of two, invested her 401(k) funds into a Low Speed Vehicle business, which sells electric cars and customized golf carts nationwide. (PRWeb Feb 25, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb716564.htm Top-5 Investments Made by Self-Directed Investors http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb669544.htm Guidant Financial Group, a leading provider of self-directed IRA services, announced today the top-five investments made by self-directed IRA holders in 2007. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb669544.htm Guidant Financial Group Offers Free Small-Business Financing and Self-directed Investing Seminars Online http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb670694.htm Those considering using their IRA or 401(k) funds to invest outside the stock market or purchase a small business or franchise can learn more about these retirement-account options throughout the month of February via Guidant Financial Group's free online webinars. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb670694.htm Guidant Financial Group Offers Free Small-Business Financing and Self-directed Investing Seminars Online http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb614291.htm Those considering using their IRA or 401(k) funds to invest outside the stock market or purchase a small business or franchise can learn more about these retirement-account options throughout the month of January via Guidant Financial Group's free online webinars. (PRWeb Jan 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb614291.htm Record Quarter for Self-Directed IRA Investment Company http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573052.htm Guidant Financial Group, a leading provider of self-directed IRAs and IRA/401(k) business-funding solutions, has posted a record quarter, noting a 42 percent increase over third-quarter earnings from 2006. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573052.htm Self-Directed IRA Investors Find Good Real Estate Buys in Growing West and Northeast Regions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb570275.htm According to the National Association of Realtors®, several housing markets still showed double-digit increases in sales prices from last year despite the country's overall real estate slump. Topping the list were Salt Lake City (21.9 percent increase), Binghamton, N.Y. (19.8), Salem, Ore. (16.7), and Farmington, N.M. (14.0). One way that investors are taking advantage of timely opportunities is through self-directed IRAs. These specially structured accounts can be created by a handful of companies, including Guidant Financial Group who allow retirement account holders to personally direct their IRA investments into areas they feel would be most profitable -- whether into growing geographic locations for property investment or a declining market for foreclosure investments. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb570275.htm Lease Options plus Soaring Foreclosures Equal Win-Win for Buyers and Sellers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566589.htm According to RealtyTrac, foreclosures jumped 30 percent from last quarter. While this usually makes properties more affordable for buyers, today's scarcity of credit makes home ownership difficult for those with limited assets. According to David Nilssen, president and CEO of Guidant Financial Group (Bellevue, Wash.), this situation presents a golden opportunity for both buyers and sellers via an often overlooked strategy of the real estate market: the "lease option" (a.k.a. "lease to purchase option"). (PRWeb Nov 5, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566589.htm Small Business Financing With Retirement Funds - Upcoming Webinar Details Unique Funding Option's Benefits and How To's http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb563306.htm Those looking into purchasing a small business or franchise will gain valuable information about the cost savings, restrictions and benefits of using retirement funds instead of - or in conjunction with - loans through Guidant Financial Group's October 25 "webinar." (PRWeb Oct 24, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb563306.htm Slow Housing Market Has Little Effect on Investment Choices for Self-Directed Investors: Guidant Survey Shows Real Estate is Still the Most Popular Choice for Investors http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb558984.htm Guidant Financial Group, a leading provider of self-directed IRA services, recently conducted a survey that provided valuable data on self-directed investment trends. Results gave insight into which investments are getting the most traction in this niche market, given the current economic situation. (PRWeb Oct 8, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb558984.htm Laid-Off Corporate Worker Invests Retirement Funds in Entrepreneurial Endeavor: Guidant Financial Group Enables Entrepreneurs to tap into IRA and 401(k)s for More Advantageous Business Ventures http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557007.htm Capobianco, of Tampa, Fla., is one of a growing number of laid-off (or simply rat-race-weary) workers who have left the corporate world to embrace new lives as self-employed entrepreneurs. "I never thought that it would be feasible until circumstances made it a feasibility." (PRWeb Oct 1, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557007.htm Guidant Financial Group Survey Indicates More Than a Third of Investors Eying Self-Directed IRAs See Foreclosures as Viable Investment Opportunity http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555627.htm The ability to access IRA monies to purchase foreclosed homes or offer private loans when credit is tight puts self-directed IRA holders ahead of the game. In fact, Guidant Financial Group of Bellevue, Wash., reports that more than 35 percent of survey respondents considering self-directed investing are eyeing foreclosures and pre-foreclosure investments. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555627.htm Puget Sound Business Journal's "40 Under 40" Honors Guidant Financial Group CEO http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551655.htm Guidant Financial Group's President and CEO David Nilssen is being honored by the Puget Sound Business Journal's "40 under 40," an awards program that spotlights the next generation of business leaders. Nilssen was chosen as one of 40 honorees for his demonstration of dynamic leadership and social responsibility. (PRWeb Sep 17, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551655.htm Recent Market Volatility Drives Investors to Broaden Investment Allocation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb544984.htm Diversifying one's accounts does not necessarily mean simply spreading investments over several stocks and mutual funds. Investing outside the stock market into such things as real estate and tax liens can be rewarding and can provide an added sense of security, especially when it comes to building retirement assets. (PRWeb Aug 8, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb544984.htm Investors Diversify Retirement Assets Over Inflation Fears http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb543553.htm With caution in mind, more people are investing outside the stock market into areas usually considered less volatile. To facilitate this broader diversification of investment monies, many are turning to "self-directed IRAs." These specially structured retirement accounts provide investors with the ability to direct IRA and/or 401(k) funds into more nontraditional - yet historically more secure - investments, like tax liens, residential and commercial real estate, hard-money loans, etc. (PRWeb Aug 2, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb543553.htm Guidant Financial Recognized as One of the Best Companies to Work For by Washington CEO Magazine http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb537884.htm Bellevue-based financial services firm Guidant Financial Group, Inc., has been named one of the Best Companies to Work For in 2007 by Washington CEO Magazine and is listed among the top-15 small businesses in the publication. Guidant officers learned of the company's ranking at the awards dinner, June 28, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb537884.htm Leader in Self-Directed IRA Funding Opens Denver Office http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb530178.htm The expansion is due in part to Guidant's desire to bring a stronger physical presence to the city that is home to a rapidly growing number of investors controlling their retirement accounts. The office will be managed by Guidant Senior Account Executive Doug Smith, who will be transferring to the Denver area from the company's corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Wash. (PRWeb Jun 4, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb530178.htm U.S. Chamber of Commerce Names Guidant Financial Group the Top Small Business in the Northwest http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb520677.htm The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has selected Guidant Financial Group of Bellevue, WA, the winner of the Small Business of the Year Award for the Northwest Region of the United States. In addition, the Chamber chose Guidant Financial Group, a financial services company offering self-directed IRA's and business financing solutions through retirement funds, as one of the 60 Blue Ribbon Small Business Award winners across the nation. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb520677.htm SBA Names Guidant Financial Group Executives as National Entrepreneurs of the Year http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb518574.htm Guidant Financial Group's chief executives David Nilssen, CEO, and Jeremy Ames, president, have been selected as the Small Business Administration's (SBA) National Young Entrepreneurs of the Year for 2007. Nilssen and Ames are already co-recipients of Washington state and regional SBA awards. They will be honored for their entrepreneurial excellence during Small Business Week, April 23-24, 2007, in Washington, DC. (PRWeb Apr 16, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb518574.htm Market Events Cause Concern over Personal Retirement Savings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb514015.htm With the DOW tumbling 3.3% in one day--the largest loss since September 11, 2001 according to CNN Money--investors are scrambling to find more secure and potentially lucrative investments for their nest eggs. A self-directed IRA may just be the solution investors are looking for. (PRWeb Mar 26, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb514015.htm Guidant Financial Group Executives Receive Top Small Business Administration Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb512122.htm Guidant Financial Group executives David Nilssen, co-founder and CEO, and Jeremy Ames, co-founder and president, were recently selected as the recipients of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) entrepreneurial award. Nominees were evaluated by a panel based on their record of employment and sales growth, utilization of innovative business methods, response to adversity, community involvement and demonstration of entrepreneurial potential necessary for long-term business success and economic growth. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb512122.htm Guidant Financial Group™ Announces Expansion to Appleton, WI http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb507008.htm With this latest expansion, Guidant will once again elevate the industry standard for service from companies offering self-directed IRA's and business financing through an individuals retirement funds. Guidant chose Appleton because it is nationally recognized as the leading geographic location for pension recordkeeping talent and home of two of the largest pension recordkeeping providers. (PRWeb Feb 26, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb507008.htm Guidant Financial Group™ and Seattle Chapter of SCORE Launch Website to Boost Economic Vitality through Small Business Ownership http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb503170.htm Guidant Financial Group, the nation's leading facilitator of self-directed IRAs and new business funding solutions, together with the Seattle Chapter of SCORE, a national non-profit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and small business success, today announced a philanthropic website initiative designed to advance small business ownership in the Seattle area. (www.seattlescore.org) (PRWeb Feb 8, 2007)

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