Insurers have debuted products that allow for change in payout rate, rider fees and roll-up rates under certain conditions.
Stocks retreated with government bonds, as investors looked past an unprecedented boost to European stimulus to focus on rising anxiety that central banks have lost the ability to boost global growth.
Investors continue to migrate to fixed indexed annuities and shy away more from variable annuities amid low interest rates and market volatility.
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The initiative, signed into law in January, can't get off the ground until the president nominates members to the registry's board.
Most analysts and advisers expect a gradual climb tempered by economic performance.
Clients from the black community face barriers to financial advice, according to a group of African-American advisers who participated in an <i>InvestmentNews</i> roundtable.
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Despite having less experience than women, men in the service adviser role, for example, were nearly twice as likely to have been promoted in the past year.
As part of her claim, ex-broker alleges the wirehouse's recent move toward mandatory arbitration is an attempt to prohibit employees from publicly challenging unfair practices.
With funeral and burial costs easily in the five digits, it makes sense to discuss expenses and wishes ahead of time to ease the burden on those left behind.
Low interest rates could cause many other insurers to follow suit.
Predictions on what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented, and when that implementation might occur.
A lack of understanding of variable annuities can lead to misperceptions among advisers of how the products function, and among clients as to what they're buying. <b><i>(Plus: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150821/FREE/821009999/PH/top-10-annuity-sellers-in-the-second-quarter" target="_blank">See the top 10 annuity sellers</a>.)</i></b>
Activist investor Marcato could demand more of a say in how the company is run in effort to boost its stock price.
