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Security National Bank announced today that two promotions were approved during the SNB Board of Directors meeting. Darren Tooley has been promoted to Vice President of Ag Loan Services and Tom Limoges has been promoted to Trust Investment Officer in the Wealth Management Division.

Shopoff Realty Investments announced today that the company has sold Augusta Ranch Marketplace, an 80,247-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center, as well as an adjacent developable pad, in Mesa, Arizona. The property was sold to an undisclosed investor for $14.05 million, with returns that exceeded projections and a holding period of 18 months.

In Trading Street's latest magazine issue, Bill Hoerter, one of the website's many experts that worked on the floor of the exchanges shares his numerous good and bad pit experiences in an eloquent article. Many of the big names in the investment world started their careers on the floors of the exchanges allowing them to hone their skills within a true capitalistic environment.

BENNETT: Dr. Pippa Malmgren was the Deputy Head of Global Strategy at UBS and the Chief Currency Strategist for Bankers Trust. She was also a member of the U.S. President's Working Group on Financial Markets and the Working Group on Corporate Governance, also known as the Plunge Protection Team. In her new book Signals: the Breakdown of the Social Contract and the Rise of Geopolitics, she explains in detail the signals of the financial repression we are in, as well as what she foresees as the end game of the financial crisis. In the book, she says something that I keep coming back to: 'There is no price discovery any more by the market. Governments impose prices on the market.' That's where I want to start today. Pippa, welcome to Financial Myth Busting.

Chris Blair, a VP of Business Development for Valintry, one of the Dallas region's leading financial, IT consulting and staffing specialists, returned from the recent Gartner, Inc., CIO conference in Grapevine armed with important information for businesses in the area, the company reports. More than 75 Chief Information Officers from leading Dallas-area companies attended the conference, an event that centered around a discussion of what many see as the inevitable intertwining of technology and business operations.

The upcoming event Turnkey Real Estate: Done-For-You Real Estate – Out-of-State Investing is geared to anyone who is interested in generating additional income.

An investor, who currently holds shares of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW), filed a lawsuit in effort to stop the proposed takeover of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. by Expedia, Inc.

An investigation on behalf of investors of AAC Holdings Inc (NYSE:AAC) shares was announced concerning potential securities laws violations by AAC Holdings and certain of its directors and officers in connection certain financial statements.

An investigation on behalf of investors of Natus Medical Inc (NASDAQ:BABY) shares over potential securities laws violations by Natus Medical and certain of its directors and officers in connection certain financial statements was announced.

An investigation on behalf of investors of Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMCL) shares over potential securities laws violations by Omnicell and certain of its directors and officers in connection certain financial statements was announced.

An investigation on behalf of investors, who currently hold shares of Mavenir Systems Inc (NYSE:MVNR), was announced concerning whether the takeover of Mavenir Systems Inc by Mitel for a value of $17.94 per share is unfair to NYSE:MVNR stockholders.

An investigation on behalf of current long-term investors in shares of Calavo Growers, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVGW) concerning potential breaches of fiduciary duties by certain directors and officers of Calavo Growers was announced.

An investor, who purchased shares of Corporate Resource Services Inc (NASDAQ:CRRS), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Corporate Resource Services Inc in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between July 1, 2014 and February 6, 2015.

WBI Shares is excited to announce its nomination for "New ETF Issuer of the Year" by ETF.com. Each year, the ETF.com Awards recognize the people, products, and firms that are breaking new ground and helping to deliver better outcomes for investors. Winners for each category will be announced on March 19th at the 2nd Annual ETF.com Awards Dinner in New York City.

An investor, who purchased shares of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by International Business Machines Corp. in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between.

An investor, who purchased shares of Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois over alleged violations of Federal Securities Laws by Akorn, Inc. in connection with certain allegedly false and misleading statements made between April 17, 2014 and March 2, 2015.

BENNETT: Jay Cost is a columnist for the Weekly Standard, where he writes the Morning Jay column. He's also the author of a new book, which came out on February 10th, called A Republic No More: Big Government and the Rise of American Political Corruption. Jay, welcome to Financial Myth Busting.

TitleLoansUnion.com provides their clients with quick and easy methods of getting money they need without any hassle and inconveniences associated with the credit check. The company also offers unsecured loans for each person who has a good credit score as well as a steady income. They also underline that clients with bad credit ratings or without any credit situation at all are allowed to get the title loan they require.

Nick Nemeth, a well known tax attorney in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, has published an article which outlines some of the most important rights that taxpayers have when they are in contact with IRS employees and revenue officers. Since the Internal Revenue Service agents will not always be up front and make taxpayers aware of their rights from the start it is up to the individual taxpayer to know what rights they have and ensure that these rights are respected. Some agency employees hope that the taxpayer does not realize that they have rights in order to gain an unfair advantage. Nick Nemeth warns taxpayers not to let this happen to them, and explains some of the most important rights that a taxpayer should know.

An Orange County, California startup - StockRing, Inc. – just released a new iPhone App called "Buy-Sell-Hold Stocks" that searches for great stocks to buy and recommends them to users. Users, in return can agree or disagree with the Buy rating by voting for or against each stock. At the same time all Users can see a screen inside "Buy-Sell-Hold Stocks" iPhone App that would list all stocks that received the most "likes". Also, if user really loves the stock he could add it to his portfolio inside the app. So at any time the app displays the most "Loved" stocks that users added to their real portfolios.

As tax season is in full gear, many taxpayers are looking forward to filing and receiving a refund that will help financially. However, many TurboTax customers have found that when they log into their account, there has already been a refund processed, often a large refund. The problem is that those customers did not process the refund and have been victims of a fraudulent return carried out by online criminals.

There is a lot of momentum in the capitol for corporate tax reform in 2015. At 35%, the U.S. corporate tax is the highest among developed countries, being just behind France. A major part of the issue under consideration for change is the United States' practice of taxing "worldwide" income, whereas most developed countries only tax profits within their own country.

Strap on your blood pressure monitor, because last week's economic news is likely to send it sky high. The markets once again ignored signal after signal that our economy is in trouble, and even Federal Reserve chair Jane Yellen's testimony to Congress on the state of the U.S. economy contained clues that the Fed isn't as positive as they would like investors to be.

Worth Ave. Group provides complete insurance coverage for electronic devices, offering extremely affordable coverage plans that protect the devices like iPhones, iPads, desktops and laptops, television sets, PDAs, digital cameras and other portable devices against accidental mishaps and natural disasters worldwide.

VA mortgage rates remain at historic low levels; but with slight pressure to increase based on uncertainty of when the Fed will take action to raise rates.