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INVESTING ETFS SEP 08, 2008
How to time ETF buying decisions

When you trade exchange traded funds, you can choose from two primary types of entries, depending on the chart pattern of the actual trade setup.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 08, 2008
Insurers target wealthy investors with VA enhancements

Declining variable annuity sales will likely lead to enhancements to and new uses for VAs as carriers look for additional ways to appeal to high-net-worth investors.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 08, 2008
More advisers selling insurance products

Advisers are selling more insurance, particularly long term care insurance, according to the InvestmentNews 2008 Insurance Product Survey, which polled 445 financial advisers.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2008
401(k) debit cards are an oxymoron

Our consumer-driven society has long since sped through the intersection where discretionary spending meets available income.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 08, 2008
Critic charges that ETFs are 'riddled' with structural defects

They may be gaining in popularity, but exchange traded funds are far from the perfect product.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 08, 2008
Younger workers fail to save for retirement

While Generations X and Y consider earning money a top priority, many are not self-sufficient, while others fail to include retirement considerations in their financial plans, according to a new report.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 08, 2008
NexGen eager to serve middle market

As part of an effort to make their mark on the industry, many members of the Financial Planning Association's NexGen group of young advisers have targeted the underserved middle market — those with less than $500,000 in investment assets — as a niche that they want to develop in the future.

NEWS OPINION SEP 08, 2008
Can brokers be fiduciaries?

Judging by newly proposed regulations on investment advice, it looks as if the Department of Labor is trying hard to engineer a sharp turn from the course established by Congress.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 08, 2008
Quant funds tested by tough market

The proliferation of mutual funds that rely on computers to select stocks is coming to an end.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 08, 2008
Acquisitions are top agenda at Natixis despite challenges

Even as it labors to gain visibility, Natixis Global Asset Management LP is forging ahead with plans to make acquisitions, particularly of firms that offer alternative investments.