Municipal high yields, thus far in 2012, continue to be priced at attractive spreads of 399 basis points, or 127 basis points above the long-term average of the past 16 years between the two Indices.
Alternative investments provide diversification benefits, but be prepared to sit on them for a while
Two investors square off over the value of these private funds
New offerings from Stadion aim to generate equity-like returns with fixed-income-like volatility
Income-seeking investors should take solace in a trend toward rising dividend payouts in 2012, according to Alex Crooke, manager of the $1.2 billion Henderson Global Equity Income Fund.
Insurer mulling raising fees and cutting benefits on popular product; low interest rates to blame
Strength despite Greek woes might indicate that the worst is over
Extension of cheap money policy seen boosting annuity costs, reducing benefits and commissions
Goldman Sachs Asset Management got its Christmas shopping done early this year.
In the third-quarter, variable annuity sales surged, thanks in large part to MetLife Inc. But the jury is out on how the major insurers' decision to pare back offerings might affect overall VA sales.
Morningstar issues warning about 'staggering' inflows into taxable debt funds
'The rules have been changed here,' says Pimco debt guru
In case you missed <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20120212/REG/302129979>my last column</a> in the print edition of InvestmentNews on February 13, 2012, I wrote about one of the latest buzz words in retirement income planning: longevity insurance.
Actively managed mutual funds recorded $8.6 billion in outflows last year; investors pulled whopping $33 billion from Growth Fund of America
