MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, kept the top spot in variable annuity sales in the third quarter by cutting rates to attract customers looking for a consistent return amid equity market declines.
Fed's low-interest-rate policy making tax-exempt debt very attractive, say portfolio managers; 'renewed confidence'
President Barack Obama's plan to cut the budget deficit repeats his call for curbing the tax exemption on municipal bonds and would give states a break on unemployment debts owed the federal government
The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed the 30-year returns on long-term Treasuries above those of stocks — the first time that's happened since before the Civil War
Settlement with SEC a distant memory by the time investment adviser oversight issue is settled
The percentage of Americans who changed residences reached its lowest point last year in more than six decades, according to the Census Bureau
New York is where the 1% live, and they have the tax returns to prove it.
The detailed tax plans from Republican presidential candidates would provide tax cuts for the highest earners, with those from Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman offering the biggest benefits
Pacific West Securities is the latest indie broker-dealer to be closing up shop. The firms 300 or so reps have a place to land, however, and will be moving to Multi-Financial Securities
