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The Department of Labor's fiduciary rule prohibits individual IRA investors from participating in initial public offerings with the assistance of their financial adviser.
According to a study by Unigestion, investors worried about the outcome on Nov. 8 should forget gold and Treasuries.
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While financial institutions are able to sell deferred-income and immediate annuities under a less onerous exemption, some are opting to sell under BICE to keep certain compensation arrangements intact.
Seven of the firm's eight taxable actively managed bond funds rank in the top 6% of their respective categories, beating the largest 50 fixed-income funds tracked by Morningstar.
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A China Oceanwide investment platform will pay $5.43 per share, the companies said.
It's no different than comparing stocks to bonds.
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Winston Wade Turner misrepresented facts in high-cost annuity transactions.
Vanguard and BlackRock get biggest inflows.
Many plans don't offer annuities, and those that do see little participant uptake, but more regulatory clarity, better products and heightened interest will likely lead to greater prevalence.
Low rates, fees equal losses for most VA money market subaccounts.
Some closed-end income funds still trade at a discount.
