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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2009
Bail out construction, not banks: Survey

Most Americans and Europeans would rather see the construction companies bailed out than the banks or car manufacturers, according to a recent survey conducted by the Financial Times of London and Harris Poll.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2009
Retirement assets plunged 25% in '08

The nation's retirement assets shrank by nearly 25% last year and lost more than $2.4 trillion in market value, according to a new report from Chicago-based Spectrem Group.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 17, 2009
Conseco delays SEC filing

Insurer Conseco Inc. said Tuesday it will miss its planned filing date for 2008 financial results with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 17, 2009
Sen. Grassley to AIG execs: Quit or commit suicide

Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley suggested that AIG executives should accept responsibility for the collapse of the insurance giant by resigning or killing themselves.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2009
Wholesale prices rise 0.1% in February

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2009
New home construction up 22.2% in February

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2009
Advised investors less aware of ETFs than self-directed peers

Individuals who invest for themselves — without the help of a financial adviser — show more awareness and commitment to exchange traded funds than their adviser-directed peers.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2009
60% of DC plans unchanged since crisis began

Three of five DC plans have not changed in regard to employee participation and corporate matching contributions despite the recent financial crisis.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2009
IRS allowing tax relief for some Madoff victims

The Internal Revenue Service is allowing tax relief and refunds for some investors who paid taxes on earnings from their investments with Bernard Madoff.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2009
Wealthy are gloomy but staying the course

Wealthy investors may be pessimistic about the economy, but most didn’t plan on changing their long-term investment approach, according to a new survey.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 17, 2009
Investor sues Prudential over 'misleading' note offering

An investor has filed a class action against Prudential Financial Inc. and a slate of its executives, alleging that the insurer violated federal securities laws in a June 2008 public offering of junior subordinated notes.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2009
Krugman calls EU stimulus 'disappointing'

Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman has told the European Union that its effort to spend its way out of recession 'really is disappointing.'

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 16, 2009
Obama unveils plan for small businesses

The Obama administration announced Monday that the 21 largest banks receiving government money must report monthly on how much lending they do to small businesses.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 15, 2009
Custodial services for alternatives require hands-on approach

Fed up with the recent volatility in publicly traded stocks and mutual funds, some sophisticated investors are looking to alternative investments for portfolio diversity and enhanced returns.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2009
Investors seek 529 plans backed by FDIC

Interest in Section 529 college savings plans that are backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is picking up amid the stock market's downturn.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2009
Despite market rally, advisers remain skeptical

Many advisers don't believe that the market has bottomed, even though the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied for four days last week.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2009
No takers for Madoff

Bernard Madoff's face has been plastered on magazine covers and in newspapers, but artist Yan Pei-Ming has taken the confessed Ponzi schemer's image one step further.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 15, 2009
Advisers win reprieve in battle with Schwab

The Charles Schwab Corp. is giving a reprieve to advisers upset with its decision to stop taking custody of hedge funds, real estate assets, private equity and other forms of alternative investments, but it will not reverse the ban.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2009
Putnam employees to work more hours

Employees at Putnam Investments will work longer hours starting May 4 when a companywide change in the workweek is implemented.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2009
Perkins reopens fund to new investors

Perkins Investment Management LLC today announced that the Perkins Small Cap Value Fund (JSCVX) will reopen to new investors.

By Bloomberg