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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Structured product annuities pose challenges for regulators

As Voya plans to be the fifth company offering these newfangled products, regulators still struggle to classify them

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Annuity industry pushes SEC for summary prospectus rule

Not on regulator's agenda until March 2015, industry believes sooner action would aid investor understanding.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 05, 2014
Variable annuity sales raising concern: Finra official

Product remains at top of investor complaint list and the self-regulator wants to ensure investors understand what they're getting into.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2014
Popular liquid alts funds face regulatory scrutiny

It could be a long summer for the fastest-growing segment of the mutual fund business as regulators zero in on both the marketing of the funds and the investment strategies they employ.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
Timing charitable gifts to avoid an inversion's tax bite

Shareholders of companies who expatriate must carefully time stock donations.

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2014
MLP investors face prospect of new taxes after Kinder Morgan deal

New entity likely to benefit, though the firm's acquisition could leave MLP investors with an unexpected tax consequence.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
Barack Obama's attempt to both embrace and shun the financial markets

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Obama's attempt to embrace and shun markets. Plus: Volatility awakens nervous investors; crowdfunding and crowd funding; building your own hedge fund made easy; and bacon prices soar because we Americans just love that greasy stuff.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
Where the returns were (and weren't) in July

Investors in both bonds and stocks had to look far and wide to post gains last month.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2014
Gross left behind in Pimco return to top as deputies rise

Nine of Pimco's 15 largest mutual funds are beating at least 75% of peers so far this year, according to data compiled by Chicago-based research company Morningstar Inc. None of those top performers are managed by Chief Investment Officer Gross. Of the four funds trailing more than half their rivals, three including the Pimco Total Return Fund are run by the 70-year-old investor known as the bond king.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
As volatility returns to market, some advisers prepare for a 10% correction

Thursday's stock market sell-off eases, but some advisers see the potential for rising volatility and a correction.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2014
Open Medicare enrollment season gives clients a chance to save

Mary Beth Franklin on how Medicare's annual open enrollment season is an ideal time for clients to shop around for new Medicare coverage &#8212; even if they are happy with their current plan &#8212; to see if it is still appropriate for their needs.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2014
Beware of the blind side

If your clients think Medicare will cover most, if not all, of their health care costs in retirement, they are sorely mistaken.

By InvestmentNews
EQUITIES AUG 01, 2014
Buckling in for market volatility

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Market volatility headed your way. Plus: Hidden ETF risks, Buffett hoards cash, SEC whistleblowers come out of the woodwork, the upside of passive real estate investing, and how Millennials blow through their money.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 01, 2014
Market slide gains momentum

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> looks at what the jobs report could mean for stocks, Argentina's strategy of denial and Federal Reserve data cherry-picking.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 01, 2014
Global selloff, weak earnings send stocks to big loss

S&amp;P 500 posts first monthly loss since January; Dow erases gains for the year.

By Bloomberg
ETFS AUG 01, 2014
Pimco performance stats refute Gross' 'turnaround' statement

Underlying risk metrics suggest the Pimco Total Return Fund continues to have a tough time beating competitors.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2014
Zurich restricts contributions to popular variable annuity contract

Zurich restricts contributions to popular variable annuity contract. Maximum total purchase payments reduced from previous limit of $1 million to just $10,000.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES JUL 31, 2014
Barclays offers ETN wagering on corporates with female leaders

Jumping on trend, UK bank follows on the heels of Sallie Krawcheck's new fund launched last month.

By Gregory Crawford
EMERGING MARKETS JUL 30, 2014
First ETF to track emerging-markets real estate is launched

Guggenheim says the global rise of the middle class could yield returns for U.S. investors.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES JUL 30, 2014
Argentina fails to negotiate its way out of default

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Argentina defaults. Plus: Fund managers deal with Argentina bond exposure; the Fed's-eye view of unemployment; fallout from Russian sanctions; San Bernardino goes to pot; and a cannabis stock rally adds a new twist to buying high.

By Jeff Benjamin