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ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2008
Home prices continue to tumble in April

Home prices continued their freefall in April, with some areas reporting declines of nearly 27% year-over-year.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 24, 2008
Unum to pay $5.5 million fine

The employee benefits provider was fined for for failing to report special payments to an insurance broker.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 23, 2008
Schwab faces adviser discontent

Financial advisers are looking to punish The Charles Schwab Corp. for leaving them in the lurch after its bond funds suffered when investments in mortgage-backed securities went sour.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 23, 2008
Fortress tries to gain on Street’s pain

The hedge fund is reportedly considering raising another $1 billion to take advantage of Wall Street turbulence.

RIA NEWS JUN 23, 2008
The perils of market timing: How managed futures can smooth the ride

Investing can be nerve-wracking, especially when volatility reigns, as today.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 23, 2008
Hennessy Funds puts focus on distribution

Competing in a crowded, cost-focused market, 20-year-old Hennessy Funds is putting an emphasis on distribution.

FINTECH JUN 23, 2008
Schwab re-brands, re-engineers Etelligent Consulting product

Schwab Performance Technologies of Raleigh, N.C., which acquired Etelligent Consulting Inc. in February, said last week that a revamped version of the Etelligent product is now available on Schwab's PortfolioServices platform.

RIA NEWS JUN 23, 2008
Better than a toy

The idea for a Section 529 college savings plan gift registry came to Jeff Frese last year at a birthday party for his 4-year-old niece.

ETFS JUN 23, 2008
Advisers view ETFs as ingenious invention

As an innovation, ETFs have no peer.

RIA NEWS JUN 23, 2008
Marketing emerges as high priority for regional advisory firms

Several months ago, Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors Inc. surveyed the competitive landscape and decided it was time to make a change.