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WALTHAM, Mass., May 15 /PRNewswire/ — Suze Orman, internationally acclaimed personal finance expert, addressed nearly 1,100 Bentley Undergraduates at the 91st commencement ceremony on May 15, 2010. Orman urged graduates to use personal power to survive and stand out in the face of challenging economic times.

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“You will get a job, not just because maybe you were a great student, and maybe you graduated from one of the best universities around, which you have, but because you will be able to go into that office and, if you feel powerful with who you are, whoever is interviewing you will feel that power and that is what they will hire,” Orman said. “T

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The slide in car finance declined during April as more mature buyers returned to car showrooms, despite the support, business applications continued to fall, after undergoing a spending spree at the end of last year.

Business credit inquiries dropped by 10 per cent, driving over all demand down by 4 per cent, compared with the same month in the previous year, the fourth consecutive monthly fall.

However private buyers, and in particular retirees returned to the market, helping to make up the difference according to new data released by Veda Auto Show

“Australians aged 65 and over are much more likely to purchase a car than the same time last year, with 11 per cent more credit applications in April,” said David Scognamiglio, the head of Veda Auto.

The decline during April was by far the smallest so far this year.

“This is a reasonable sign of recovery for personal automotive sales given that government incentives led demand in this sector 12 months ago,” Mr Scognamiglio said.
Despite demand rebounding amongst reitrees, younger buyers continue to form the core demand in the market.

“The 25 to 44 year-old demographic remains the most likely to purchase a car in the next six months, with 55 per cent of inquiries coming from this age group,” Mr Scognamiglio said.

FREMONT, Mich., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: FMMH), a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance company, and Northern Mutual Insurance Company, a Michigan mutual insurer (“Northern”), announced a Letter of Intent regarding a proposed strategic alliance of the two insurers.  

Under the terms of the Letter of Intent, Northern intends to pursue a demutualization with the goal of converting to a stock insurer.  The terms of the proposed alliance are subject to Northern and Fremont entering into a mutually acceptable definitive agreement of the terms, including the consideration to be paid.  

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