Investors are skittish about real estate investments due to the beating the sector took over the past few years, but are they worth another look?
Hang on for a rough ride as the European sovereign-debt crisis continues
Having little luck raising capital from institutional investors the old-fashioned way, private-equity firms are turning to the public markets, forming business development companies and other publicly traded vehicles to invest alongside shrinking private funds
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking public comment on financial products aimed especially at members of the military.
Yield-starved investors and their advisers are discovering a complex investment vehicle: annuities awarded in wrongful-death or injury lawsuits that are being sold as factored structured settlements
Many don't realize the restrictions that apply to such investments; 'stable-value, not guaranteed'
Even a puny rise in interest rates will slam current holders of U.S. debt; inflationary shock 'a high probability'
Investors, attracted by the allure of guarantees, gobbled up variable annuities during the second quarter, placing some insurers on pace to beat estimates and bringing broker-dealers closer to pre-crisis VA sales levels
As the mutual fund industry continues to migrate toward the alternatives space, financial advisers might find individual fund selection among the more challenging parts of their job.
Financial advisers are stuck on Jackson National Life Insurance Co.'s variable annuities
Battered in the past week, with $7B yanked from equity funds; history on investors' side
Advisers hoping to broach the topic of annuities with clients ought to step back from product features and focus on the greater context of longevity protection.
Index giant looks to break insurers' domination of bundled-plan space; 'last bastion' for carriers
