Really quick, this is some interesting news about where the Intuit personal software direction might go. As you know Quicken has been a real industry leader. Mint.com has put together over 1.5M users in only 3 years. I think there is something to be said there. This is something to watch. Dee Rudko, CEO AMRCON
Mint.com to Join the Intuit Family
We’ve got exciting news to share with you! Quicken and Mint.com are coming together to take personal finance to the next level. Intuit just announced our intent to purchase Mint.com. The acquisition …

Sept. 8 (From Bloomberg) — U.S. regulators will need budget increases “orders-of-magnitude larger” than current levels to police trades in the $592 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market, according to Tabb Group analyst Kevin McPartland.
Congressional legislation now being considered mandates that repositories be established to record and monitor every swap trade entered into between banks, hedge funds and other users of the private market. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve are possible regulators.
The world’s largest banks will spend about $4.7 billion on risk-management technology …