Michael Burry, the former hedge fund manager who predicted the housing market's plunge, said he is investing in rich farmland, small technology companies and gold as he hunts for original ideas and braces for a weaker dollar.
B-Ds, advisers let loose on the insurer about its attempt to entice clients to switch from one variable annuity to another. The chief complaints: the timing of the letter to clients and the features of the new VA.<br> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100901/FREE/100909996&plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:f6e094fc-0f50-474b-aa13-8ce8ab8116d3#CommentKey:f6e094fc-0f50-474b-aa13-8ce8ab8116d3>Readers clash over the controversy</a>
Financial advisers are fuming over a letter The Hartford sent to clients which entices them to swap their variable annuities for a replacement. Why so angry? Advisers say the new VA actually strips away generous guarantees.
The Charles Schwab Corp.'s move into active ETF management with the acquisition of Windward Investment Management Inc., which was announced today, didn't come as a surprise to advisers, who gave it high marks.
Bond giant, others say central bank set to embark on 'QE2' -- a second round of quantitative easing. The result? Yields will sink to Eisenhower-era levels
The party's almost over for the raucous debt markets, predicts Mark Gilbert. And the endgame is going to leave bond investors with a doozie of a headache.
Settlement of N.J. suit seen as opening salvo in crackdown on lax disclosure; 'harbinger'
Computer and software shares have slumped to the lowest valuations in two decades, a sign to Barclays Wealth and UBS AG they will rebound as Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies start spending their record cash.
Altegris Advisors LLC is looking to tap into the growing demand for managed- futures investing with its own actively managed fund, Altegris Managed Futures Strategy Fund Ticker:(MFTAX).
The Securities and Exchange Commission's warning to The Charles Schwab Corp. that it could face civil charges over two fixed-income mutual funds may have a direct effect on current and looming legal actions from investors over losses suffered in the funds.
Janus Capital Group Inc. wants a bigger share of the red-hot bond market.
Connecticut insurance commissioner Thomas R. Sullivan will look into whether The Hartford participated in “misleading practices” in its marketing of a new variable annuity, the commissioner's office announced today.
New York Life Insurance Co. was the top seller of fixed annuities during the second quarter, with $1.74 billion in sales, according to Beacon Re-search Publications Inc.
The Charles Schwab Corp.'s move into active ETF management with the acquisition of Windward Investment Management Inc. last week didn't come as much of a shock to advisers, who gave the firm high marks.
The SEC's proposed revision of mutual fund fees has yet to be finalized, but analysts are already analyzing on how reform may affect some fund companies.
The goal of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, but would the new 12(b)-1 fee proposal really accomplish that objective? Probably not.
As it attempts to crack down on 12(b)-1 fees, the Securities and Exchange Commission is ignoring a raft of mutual fund charges that investors are paying indirectly, critics contend.
