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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Dead man's life policy finally pays off

Life insurers have paid $52.6 million in death benefits since New York's banking and insurance regulator forced the companies to use government data to identify cases where they didn't pay claims.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Policyholder who died in 1970 finally gets death benefits — and so do 8,000 others

New York state orders insurers to track down unpaid claims; $52M forked over in total

By John Goff
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Lincoln may get more defensive with MoneyGuard hybrid

Lincoln National Corp. may raise fees and change its benefits on its popular MoneyGuard Reserve product, a combination of universal life insurance and long-term-care benefits.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2012
LTCI too pricey even for Uncle Sam as CLASS Act yanked

Executives at life insurance companies can breathe a sigh of relief now that the proposed federal long-term-care insurance program — the CLASS Act — has been killed

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 22, 2012
Gundlach blasts TCW's touting as 'offensive'

By JKEPHART
EMERGING MARKETS APR 22, 2012
BlackRock sees bumpy road for China

By DJAMIESON
EQUITIES APR 20, 2012
Divided, we rise (or at least the markets do)

History suggests that investors could benefit from paying attention to the presidential election cycle. In modern times, the fourth year of a president's term has tended to be a positive one for stocks, as the incumbent does all the he can to remain in office.

By Federated Investors
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 20, 2012
SEC beware, money funds can bring system down

Failure to reform money-market funds would be a mistake: Economist panel

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 19, 2012
Commodities funds under fire

By JKEPHART
Time to shift to stocks from bonds: Loomis Sayles' Fuss
EQUITIES APR 19, 2012
Time to shift to stocks from bonds: Loomis Sayles' Fuss

Legendary bond investor Dan Fuss says investors should swap market risk for company risk

By JKEPHART
The 100 largest mutual fund families
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 18, 2012
The 100 largest mutual fund families

By Mark Bruno
Middle Kingdom central to balanced portfolio: Malkiel
EMERGING MARKETS APR 17, 2012
Middle Kingdom central to balanced portfolio: Malkiel

Princeton professor warns investors not to give short shrift to the big country; China growth rate 'most incredible' ever

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 17, 2012
Sierra Investments: Stocks are overvalued in the U.S. by 25%

By Paul Menchaca
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2012
Advisers, B-Ds step back from The Hartford

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES APR 17, 2012
China still bullish on equities; U.S. investors should take notice

By Neeraj Chaudhary
Schwab latest to hop on active-ETF bandwagon
ETFS APR 17, 2012
Schwab latest to hop on active-ETF bandwagon

Add the online broker to the growing list of firms queuing up to offer actively managed ETFs

By Jason Kephart
RIA NEWS APR 17, 2012
Advisers find slim pickings as VA market contracts

By Darla Mercado
Market volatility? Don't blame ETFs, says ICI
ETFS APR 17, 2012
Market volatility? Don't blame ETFs, says ICI

New research from industry groups shows that macroeconomic events are more to blame for volatility than exchange-traded funds

By Jason Kephart
MetLife to kill VA living benefit this month
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2012
MetLife to kill VA living benefit this month

Insurer to stop issuing the GMIB Plus IV rider Feb. 24

By Darla Mercado
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI

Says funds have held up despite fears of a global recession and drama on the Continent

By Jason Kephart