Advisers who have clients' best interests at heart should insist upon the disclosure of actual internal policy costs and performance.
The products, also known as structured or variable-indexed annuities, have gained market share, and more insurers are rolling them out.
Agency has the ability to detect share-class issues using data-driven initiatives.
Equity mutual funds beat benchmarks across the board, with the large-cap growth category doing best.
Firm could face two dozen suits from police, firemen and other Philadelphia public employees alleging millions in damages, according to two attorneys handling the claims.
SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund saw outflows amounting to 8% of its total assets last week.
ProShares volatility-linked fund took in more than $500 million last week.
As stock investors fret about rising rates, this week's CPI report could guide the market's next phase.
TDFs now account for 20.4% of defined-contribution-plan assets, up from 18.4% in year-earlier period, according to Pensions & Investments survey
The changes increase mutual funds and ETFs' appeal to small retirement plans, too
Michael Wilson sees the S&P 500 index ending the year 5% above its current level.
Enforcement division giving advisers until June 12 to declare intentions to self-report fiduciary violations and make financial restitution.
Tax-exempt money fund assets have grown almost $7 billion so far this year.
Veteran investor cites the level of debt that has accumulated since the financial crisis.
Bond chief Hasenstab sees rising interest rates wreaking havoc.
Veteran investor cites the level of debt that has accumulated since the financial crisis, especially in the U.S.
Traditional LTC insurers continue to be dogged by miscalculations on old policies.
Customers can sell out of existing positions, but can't buy into the funds, company says.
Jerome Powell's background in financial services is viewed as a plus.
More than $46 billion went to taxable bonds last month, versus $17 billion flowing into stock funds and ETFs.
