Efficient Market Advisors LLC of Del Mar, Calif., announced today the launch of the first 403(b) retirement program offering professionally managed portfolios of exchange traded funds.
Another independent-contractor broker-dealer is being sold — and this time an insurance company is pulling the trigger on the deal.
Manulife Financial Corp. of Toronto has named Donald A. Guloien to succeed Dominic D’Alessandro as president and chief executive officer.
Generally, under Internal Revenue Code Section 61(a)(12), income from discharge of debt is includible in gross income. This
The Phoenix Cos. Inc. of Hartford, Conn., today launched its suite of living-benefit riders, with two new additions.
Declining variable annuity sales will likely lead to enhancements to and new uses for VAs as carriers look for additional ways to appeal to high-net-worth investors.
Participants in 403(b) plans tend to be more conservative and set aside less money than those in 401(k) plans, according to a new study.
Advisers are selling more insurance, particularly long term care insurance, according to the InvestmentNews 2008 Insurance Product Survey, which polled 445 financial advisers.
Our consumer-driven society has long since sped through the intersection where discretionary spending meets available income.
As the comment period ends this Wednesday on an SEC proposed rule that would regulate certain index annuities as securities, independent distributors are gearing up in anticipation of the rule's enactment.
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Sun Life Financial Inc.’s U.S. division has launched its charitable estate planning campaign to teach advisers and clients about using life insurance for charitable purposes.
American International Group Inc. is reportedly in talks with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to spin off some its subprime assets into a new company, according to The New York Post.
Overall individual-annuity sales grew 4% during the second quarter, buoyed by a spike in fixed-annuity sales, according to Limra International Inc.
Worries about bank failures and the stability of other financial institutions are all over the news lately.
Insured losses from Hurricane Gustav were not large enough to affect the creditworthiness of the insurance and reinsurance industries, S&P said.
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Selling covered calls is a common strategy employed by many investors to en-hance the return of their equity position.
Despite reports this year that more people were borrowing from their 401(k) plans to cover daily expenses, the latest data from several plan providers show that the number of loans have fallen in some cases.
