It is however "a starting point for consortia and local authorities to discuss performance and a basis for making decisions about directing resources".

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These firms are responsible for getting the word out to the pension community that commissions are being left on the table and that pensions can get involved in directing brokerage without hurting performance.

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Mint.com also helps save users money by directing them to credit cards that offer lower interest rates, displays investment performance and allows users to compare their portfolio to market benchmarks to learn whether their investment growth is meeting their goals.

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President Obama saw an important opportunity for the Federal Government to lead by example when he issued Executive Order 13514 directing agencies to meet ambitious sustainability goals in our operations that will improve the government's environmental, energy and economic performance, reduce pollution, and save taxpayer dollars in avoided energy costs.

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