Analyst says pensions will move to lock in gains and reduce risk over next five years .
A newly retired couple would need $275,000 for medical care throughout retirement, according to Fidelity.
Buying just the exchange-traded funds would add $36 billion in assets to its PowerShares family
A dramatic shift in the market share of IRA-sold versus non-qualified variable annuities is starting to play out.
Allowing bond purchases with borrowed funds would have the biggest impact
But technology stocks could fall just as hard, or harder, than the S&P 500 in a broad market downturn.
The DoubleLine manager's fund has barely beat its benchmark over the last three years
From its origins with Lutherans, the world's largest fraternal organization now aims to serve 'middle America.'
Advisers need to provide investors with clear, useful information on annuities in order to dispel inaccurate perceptions.
They combine the benefits of active management with liquidity, transparency and cost efficiency.
According to the lawsuit, agents being recruited away have been encouraged to create contact lists and download data on flash drives to later solicit clients.
Recent offerings include those from AT&T, Amazon, Philip Morris and BAT.
Fixed income and emerging markets are areas where active funds make sense, some experts say.
An estimated $6.7 billion has flowed into emerging-market stock funds and ETFs so far this year, according to Morningstar.
The profession will need to adjust to enormous shifts in the socioeconomic environment in the coming decade.
Fund sponsors followed flows, which led to a reasonably happy outcome for many.
The DoubleLine CEO's attacks on Wall Street Journal reporters is igniting a discussion on what's fair game on social media.
International mutual funds and ETFs are on a roll. Is it time to get in or get out?
The $244 billion invested in emerging-market ETFs is about 19 percent of the total invested in emerging-market mutual funds, according to the firm.
