The U.S. has been knocked off its perch as the preferred market for global investors. Instead, analysts and traders see big money being made in emerging markets, and in particular, Brazil.
Prudential Financial Inc. has taken the crown as the biggest seller of variable annuities and overall individual annuities in the U.S. through the first half of this year, according to data released today by LIMRA.
Insurer aiming to regain independence; market conditions the wild card
Stop losses were intended to help minimize the damage from falling stock prices. But experts say the orders often backfire, leaving investors dazed, disgruntled and disenchanted.
Although Americans' overall financial security and confidence in their ability to pay for their kids' college tuition has increased slightly over the past six months, financial advisers are observing mostly negative attitudes — with a few surprises
Critics and analysts questioned Morgan Stanley's tie-up with Smith Barney. But as the company's fourth-quarter results show, CEO James Gorman's drive for diversification is starting to pay off.
In recent weeks, scores of marquee fund managers -- including BlackRock's Bob Doll -- have come out with bold predictions about a continuing surge in the price of large-cap stocks. Now, Laszlo Birinyi offers the boldest call of them all.
Firm predicts S&P 500 will top 1,500 in December; yields on ten-year notes to touch 3.75 percent
We applaud President Barack Obama's executive order to restore “balance” to federal regulation and weed out rules that stifle job creation and make the U.S. economy less competitive
Don't expect small businesses to do cartwheels over the economic recovery
To date, Morgan Stanley's retail brokerage has not exactly lit up the tote-board. So CEO James Gorman shuffled the deck, tapping his former Merrill Lynch colleague Greg Fleming to head up the struggling unit.
A federal court judge in California has ruled against Conseco Life Insurance Co. in a class action, barring it from hitting some 50,000 policyholders with sky-high rate increases on life insurance policies.
In the name of investor protection, we urge the Securities and Exchange Commission to exercise its rulemaking authority to require brokers to act in their clients' undivided best interests at all times. We are also reiterating our call for the SEC to recommend to Congress that the jurisdiction of the Financial Industry
Blackstone Group LP's Byron Wien, who called the bottom for U.S. stocks in 2010 while failing to predict the ensuing rally, said economic growth and 10-year Treasury yields will approach 5 percent this year and gold will surge above $1,600 an ounce.
Mark Casady, CEO of LPL, is in line for a big payday when the indie B-D goes public. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20101104/FREE/101109955>LPL's star reps will pocket millions, as well</a> | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20101105&Category=FREE&ArtNo=110509999&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=1>Top five biggest winners from the deal</a>
The news that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking yet another medical leave of absence could trigger a massive sell-off by shareholders when the market opens on Tuesday. That, in turn, could create a great investment opportunity for advisers and their clients.
Private placements require a higher level of scrutiny than listed securities, so advisers need to know who is doing the auditing and whether independent due diligence is being conducted. <i>InvestmentNews</i> News Editor Bruce Kelly explores some of the risks and issues engulfing the industry.
