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How to Make Life Easier for the Pet Groomer and You

Here are things to do and think about next time it is time for dog grooming or cat grooming. Have Your Animals Prepared and Ready Early

13 Dog Breeds That Are Overwhelmingly Affectionate

Pet Supplies Tips

Once you get a pet, it tends to take over your life. You get all kinds of toys and treats that start in a small designated space... Read more »

Are There Dog Breeds That Don't Shed? 5 Pet Grooming Myths Debunked

Dr. Patty Khuly busts five of the most common misconceptions about dog and cat grooming — including the one about dog breeds that do not shed.

One step closer to a fiduciary duty for broker-dealers?

More than two years after an SEC Staff study recommended adoption of a uniform fiduciary standard for broker-dealers and investment advisers, the SEC…

Broker Dealers Increase Enterprise Value

Insurance Technologies delivers Broker dealer sales tools and broker dealer software as well as financial advisor sales software.

Independent Advisors Choose Independent Broker-Dealer Money Concepts

Independent Broker-Dealer Money Concepts offers full ownership to a financial planning and wealth management business for independent financial advisors

5 Steps to Passing Your Broker Dealer Exams

Investment bankers have to sit for broker dealer exams before receiving licenses. Here are five tips to help you pass your exams

What Exactly Happens When You Place An Order Through A Broker-Dealer?

In a world of algorithmic trading and high-frequency traders who can make hundreds of trades per second, it’s easy to take for granted just how easy placing an order has...

What is the Deal with Livestock Shows?

So you’re going to the State Fair (or maybe you visited one of your county fairs). You’ve had your milkshake, the corn dogs were great, and then you wandered into an arena full of serious-looking kids (and possibly even more serious parents) parading cows around in a circle. What in the world is going on..

5 steps for independent advisers considering a broker-dealer transition in a post-DOL environment

Many advisers dissatisfied with their current broker-dealer and anxious about how well they are positioned in a post-DOL landscape are still hesitant to make a move.

Guidelines for Livestock Windbreaks

Livestock grazing open crop residue fields or large pastures can be left exposed during extreme bouts of cold. Ensuring that cattle and any other livestock being pastured in exposed areas have adequate access to shelter to escape the wind and cold is especially important.

Livestock Lessons for Step Moms!

Yes, God gives me many different ways to understand Him and get His point across. Even this beauty of a bovine was used to help me understand some family life dynamics! The first lesson that we can…

Tips for Developing a Livestock Emergency Preparedness Plan

With wildfires sweeping the drought-stricken plains and ongoing severe weather concerns popping up with the springtime, emergency preparedness for your herd couldn’t be more critical.

Livestock got lost? There’s an app for that

A tragic event triggered the idea for a new invention that could help farmers track wandering livestock.

6 tips for livestock safety

Animals can be unpredictable. No matter how well you think you know your livestock, something could spook them, causing the animal to react quickly and violently.

Can Snow Leopards Coexist With Livestock?

The snow leopard’s habitat is heavily used for livestock grazing, and herds continue to grow. What does this development mean for the endangered cat? Our India team has found some interesting answers: livestock grazing isn’t necessarily a problem per se, but it can quickly become one if herds grow too much. In many parts of …

Sensible steps on livestock antibiotics use

New stewardship steps are sensible, but make sure they work

Why Killing Wolves Might Not Save Livestock

Unless you kill a whole lot of them. Kill just a few wolves, a new study finds, and livestock losses actually rise.

Antibiotics: OK for our families, but not livestock?

The truth of the matter is, even if antibiotics were not an option to treat sick animals, the case of antibiotic resistance in humans would not go away.