It has been a textbook year. That is, if your textbook is the Stock Trader's Almanac.
Advisers hoping to broach the topic of annuities with clients ought to step back from product features and focus on the greater context of longevity protection.
In case anybody was wondering, survey reveals pensions are preferred to 401(k)s
President wants to make sure wealthy don't pay lower rate than middle-income earners
Index giant looks to break insurers' domination of bundled-plan space; 'last bastion' for carriers
Carriers think VAs are an attractive area for growth, but the product line faces some hurdles that may dampen sales.
James Shorris to return to the private sector after seven years with regulator; had said private placement crackdown was top priority
Susan Merrill wants back in the private sector. So, after six years at Finra, the regulator's head of enforcement is taking a job at law firm Bingham McCutchen
Tommy Lee Jones is Ameriprise Financial's new pitchman in ads that take a more conservative tone
Not-so-binding arbitration? Two months after Raymond James Financial Services Inc. was ordered to pay $1.7 million as a result of an arbitration decision over suitability, the broker-dealer and the client are arguing in court.
Powershares fund out-running 500 Index fund; training his sights on bonds next
Galliard Capital Management Inc.'s stable-value funds, designed to preserve principal in tumultuous times, drew more than four times the usual inflows in August as market volatility increased, said managing partner John Caswell
Financial advisers who go beyond what is typical in terms of helping with college planning are finding that clients reward them later with assets
Transition of management at Legg Mason's flagship fund may worry some investors; 'you can't come in and be someone else'
In season of giving, Franklin's Perks says cash-rich businesses are giving back to shareholders
Investment adviser division aims to triple current assets under administration; targeting RIAs with $100M-plus in assets
