By imposing heavy fines as a way to deter illegal conduct, Massachusetts' securities regulator is making his mark.
Obamacare may be off the debt ceiling agenda but for investors, there is an exchange-traded fund that holds all the businesses likely benefit. It's had a good run so is there still upside potential?
Pension expert Mitchell calls program "best deal going."
Advisers can choose joint life options for Jackson's LifeGuard Freedom Flex line.
Tax-advantaged investing gaining traction among advisers, helps push product.
Markets on the upswing, low rates and risk management front and center for insurers.
After strong first quarter, insurer trims income benefit payouts, seeks to 'tamp down' sales.
Will focus on liquid alternatives education as money manager launches new fixed income fund.
China's economic reform blueprint stokes markets. Plus: Strategies for early retirement, how Tim Geithner is getting really rich, the bleeding edge of biotech, and women flood the U.S. labor market. Expertly curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.
Traditional stocks and bonds may be the way to go – despite the hype surrounding alternatives
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: The regulator tells the mutual fund industry to stop promising safety and protection. Plus, the QE government bonanza, JPMorgan's Twitter beatdown, SAC Capital trial could go inside the hedge fund.
Thanks to the threat of rising rates, it's no longer a set-it-and-forget-it world. Now advisers have grabbed the core bond fund crown from Bill Gross and Jeffrey Gundlach, taking control over their own bond portfolios.
As new chief executive, longtime compliance chief Erica McGinnis is breaking gender barriers and filing some big shoes.
ACLI chief calls N.Y. superintendent's comments 'inaccurate' and 'irresponsible.'
After settling with five independent broker-dealers in May over nontraded REIT sales practices with a $6.1 million deal, Massachusetts' top securities cop, William Galvin, has closed Round 2. Bruce Kelly has the latest details.
Out: solar, wind power; In: farm land, water treatment, sterile mosquitoes
A longtime securities regulator has been named to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission's inspections of broker-dealers.
New fund seeks to provide exposure to hard-to-access stocks, but watch out for signficant drawbacks
