Top participating issuers of VAs
Bank of America's new fiduciary service will be available to plans with at least $25 million in defined-contribution assets and their retirement plan specialist advisers
VA clients are less likely to surrender their variable annuities, as living benefits retain high value
Letter sent to industry groups gave some one day to provide requested information; short notice
Also believe it's Uncle Sam's job to protect investors from fraud
Insurer mulling raising fees and cutting benefits on popular product; low interest rates to blame
Supreme court considers request for Social Security survivor benefits for twins born 18 months after father's death.
AUM down in 2011, but production up; 'focusing more on their larger accounts'
Employers are worried. They had expected that many of their retirement-age employees would have retired by now, but those graying boomers aren't budging.
Sen. Harry Reid strips controversial plan contained in highway bill; 2,000 letters sent
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.
Having attended the Technology Tools for Today and FPA Business Solutions conferences for several years, and served on the latter's business task force for the past four, I have come to the conclusion that the two events overlap.
Income inequality up 18% since 1967; rose the most during Reagan era
iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund records largest loss since 2008; 'extremely overvalued'
