Using life insurance to fund college costs has become less popular since the introduction of Section 529 plans, but some financial advisers and carriers insist the strategy still works for some middle-income clients.
Registered investment advisers just might be the next big ticket for the insurance industry.
The investment community appears to be catching on to the idea behind the Rydex Managed Futures Strategy (RYMFX), a first-of-its-kind registered mutual fund that provides synthetic exposure to the futures markets.
Dodge & Cox's intention to launch a global-stock fund in April or May has observers trying to read the tea leaves.
HSBC Group Holdings reported a 13%% rise in earnings for 2007 aided by an increase in client assets and the launch of new private-equity investment platforms.
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Despite the historical success of using a combination of stocks and bonds to provide downside and upside protection, investors continue to search for new investment vehicles that purport to offer improved methods of limiting investment losses.
Although 2008 probably won't be a year for any significant tax changes, the insurance industry is preparing for 2009 and 2010, when tax increases appear likely.
Financial advisers know little of William McNabb III, who today replaces John J. Brennan as president of The Vanguard Group Inc. and who will be taking Mr. Brennan's position of chief executive in about a year.
