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MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2010
InvestmentNews announces winners of its Adviser's Choice awards

InvestmentNews today announced the winners of its inaugural Adviser's Choice Awards, which honor financial advisers' top picks for the most outstanding companies and portfolio managers in the mutual fund industry.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 21, 2010
Counseling clients: Why a passive investing approach still makes sense

You need to be prepared to reassure nervous clients with sound advice and analysis.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 19, 2010
Market rally cuts into sales of fixed annuities in 1Q

First-quarter fixed-annuity sales in the U.S. were down 52% from the year-ago period, falling to an estimated $16.7 billion.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 19, 2010
Hartford's McGee says 'never again' to annuities concentration

Insurer's new boss said the Connecticut company will avoid focusing on any one product after VAs contributed mightily to two straight years of losses

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 18, 2010
Life settlements' annual volume to hit $13B a year soon

Volume from life settlements transactions is expected to reach $13 billion in face amount annually over the next three years, according to research from Aite Group.

RIA NEWS FEB 18, 2010
Goldman Sachs earned $4.79B in fourth quarter

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Thursday it earned $4.79 billion in the fourth quarter as the bank's trading business again outdistanced the rest of the financial industry.

'All-out panic' on Wall Street as Dow plunges most since 1987
RIA NEWS FEB 16, 2010
'All-out panic' on Wall Street as Dow plunges most since 1987

The Dow dropped the most in intraday trading since the market crash of 1987. Was it worries over Greece, or a simple trading mistake that triggered the chaos?

RIA NEWS FEB 16, 2010
Private-placement litigants suffer from "selective amnesia,' lawyer says

RIA NEWS FEB 16, 2010
Pimco's Bill Gross: What has become of the American nation?

Quixotic journeys often make for great literature, but by definition are rarely productive. I am, after all, referring to windmills here – not their 21st century creation, but their 17th century chasing.

ETFS FEB 16, 2010
Claymore unveils new China ETF — and more new ETF strategies are on tap, top exec says

Just days after its acquisition by Guggenheim Partners LLC was finalized, Claymore Securities Inc. has rolled out a new China exchange-traded fund – a launch that will likely be just the first of many, now that the Claymore/Guggenheim marriage is official.