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RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2007
401(k)s not enough for young workers

37% of workers born in 1990 will reach retirement age with no savings in a 401(k)-type account, says a report.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 11, 2007
Metlife opens deferred-income annuity sale

MetLife will now distribute its retail-deferred income annuity through the carrier’s independent distribution arm.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 11, 2007
LIFE Foundation names new leader

The Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education yesterday chose Marvin H. Feldman as the group’s president and CEO.

RIA NEWS DEC 11, 2007
H&R Block to post $500 million loss

The tax preparer's second quarter saw the shuttering of its troubled Option One Mortgage business.

FINTECH DEC 10, 2007
Compatibility issues vex advisers with Microsoft Vista

Advisers thinking about treating themselves this holiday season to new office PCs running Microsoft Vista should think twice: Only a tiny fraction of an adviser's core professional software is likely to be Microsoft Vista-compatible.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 10, 2007
Socially conscious fund firms spread their asset-class wings

Investors eyeing socially conscious funds are no longer looking merely at the social issues; they are also looking for performance — a change that has resulted in new offerings from fund firms in asset classes that have been underrepresented in this market for nearly a decade.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 10, 2007
The Hartford reports high-flying year

The insurance firm forecast core per-diluted-share earnings in the $9.80 to $10.20 range.

ALTERNATIVES DEC 10, 2007
Hennessee index falls in November

The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index fell by 1.58% in November, but remains up 11.94% year-to-date.

FIXED INCOME DEC 10, 2007
MBIA shares boosted by $1B investment

Shares of MBIA surged today after the bond insurer said that a private equity firm would inject up to $1 billion of fresh capital into the struggling company.

ETFS DEC 10, 2007
Domestic ETF assets dip $8 billion

Despite the drop in assets, 26 new ETFs were added to the market last month, brining the total number to 612.