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Financial Planning
May 1, 2006
Marshall Eckblad |
Industry New Products Alternatives: The American Stock Exchange has listed five additional ETFs... Virtual sales tool kit for executive bonus plans and restricted bonus arrangements... Insurance: Jefferson National Life Insurance has added two Rydex funds... etc.   |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2005 |
New Products Alternatives: Russel Investment Group has launched its Managed Account Strategies platform... Insurance: Jefferson National has launched Monument Advisor... Mutual Funds: Fidelity Investments has launched the Strategic Real Return Fund... etc. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2007 |
New Products Alternatives: Van Eck Global has launched the Market Vectors-Russia ETF... Insurance: OM Financial Life has released MasterElite... etc. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad |
New Products Alternatives: Dow Jones Indexes and Wilshire Associates have launched the Dow Jones Wilshire Global Index Family... Insurance: New York Life Insurance has released NYLIAC Instant Legacy... etc. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005 |
New Products Alternatives... 1031 exchange educational Web site... ETF futures contracts on the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock, S&P 500 Depositary Receipts, and iShares Russell 2000... etc. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2006 |
Industry New Products Alternatives: State Street Global Advisors has launched nine ETFs... Independent Charitable Gift Fund... Insurance: The Phoenix Cos. has introduced Lifetime Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit for 2... Mutual Funds: Fidelity has launched an Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund... etc. |
Financial Advisor
March 2011
Alan Lavine |
Looking For Protection Index annuities promise to deliver a guaranteed retirement return, but their costs and complexity are two serious trade-offs. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2007 |
New Products WisdomTree has launched the Emerging Markets High-Yielding Equity Fund... Robb Report Global Luxury Index and ETF... Options for HealthShares Emerging Cancer ETF... Ameritas has added Acacia Advisor Term insurance... LifeElements and LifeStratos... First American Funds has launched three additional large-cap mutual funds... etc. |
Registered Rep.
March 15, 2011
Alan Lavine |
Reps Turn To Equity Index Universal Life Insurance Reps are turning to index universal life insurance to bridge the risk gap between low-rate permanent life insurance and riskier variable universal life. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2012
Dave Lindorff |
Indexed Annuities Grab the Spotlight Indexed annuities have gained popularity while variable annuities have softened, as the players on the buy and sell side change. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2005 |
New Products Alternatives... Insurance... Mutual Funds... Practice Tools... |
BusinessWeek
September 24, 2007
Aaron Pressman |
Retirement Made Complicated Why equity-indexed annuities have a bad name and what investors need to know. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Enter Mutual Fund Land With Just $100 You don't need a lot of money to start investing in mutual funds. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2005 |
New Products Alternatives: Kelmoore Investment Co., with Piper Jaffray's Philanthropic & Social Investment Consulting has added a socially responsible screening process... Insurance: MetLife has introduced new Critical Illness Insurance to complement... etc. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2005 |
New Products Alternatives: Global Climate 100 Index... Commodity Index Euro... Insurance: Simple LTC Solution... Progressive Index Annuity... Mutual Funds: American Franchise Fund... etc. |
Financial Advisor
November 2007
William Glasgall |
Income For Life? Well, We Hope So. A look at new products that are supposed to create "personal pensions" for your clients: Dividends Galore With ETFs... Mutual Funds Aim For Payouts... Advisors Warm To Immediate Annuities... etc. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2006
Israelsen & Walker |
Right on Target? Life-cycle funds are relatively new. Here are the pros and cons of investing in target-date funds. |
Financial Advisor
June 2007
Mary Rowland |
What's It Worth? A consultant shines a light into the dark hole of equity-indexed annuities. |
Financial Advisor
July 2006 |
Advisor Emporium The Potomac Funds Changes "Direxion"... Fidelity Launches Value International Fund... Vanguard Offers New Retirement Funds... Support Platform For SMAs Introduced... etc. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Alan Lavine |
Finding A Floor Annuities gain traction in a world of low returns. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2008 |
New Products Bear Stearns Current Yield Fund... Managed ETF Portfolios... Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio... Alternative Strategies Allocation Fund... SPDR DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF... etc. |
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007 |
New Products Alternatives: PowerShares Capital Management has launched two municipal bod ETFs... Insurance: Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co. has introduced Whole Life Legacy 100... etc. |
Financial Advisor
May 2010
Alan Lavine |
Sizing Up Annuities In the wake of the recent financial meltdown, the income guarantees offered by annuities have become quite attractive. The payouts are appealing, but do your homework. |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Jeff Schlegel |
"Assets-In-A-Box" Investing Considering the appeal of prepackaged asset allocation, it's little wonder that lifecycle funds are one of the hottest areas in the mutual fund industry. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2005 |
New Products Alternatives: Barclays Global Investors will move the primary listing of 81 exchange-traded iShares... Insurance: The State Life Insurance Co. has released CareGuard long-term-care insurance... etc. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
Taking the Sting Out of Taxes For high-net-worth investors, tax-sheltered accounts offer special opportunities. Because they need not worry about exhausting savings, wealthy clients can use shelters creatively to derive maximum tax and investing benefits. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2007 |
New Products Alternatives: Altin:Fund has created two funds of funds managed futures... Navigator UMA, unified managed account... etc. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
All Fixed Up? Low returns have dampened the demand for fixed annuities, but will the aging of America spur sales of fixed annuities? |
Financial Advisor
August 2008 |
Frontline News News for the financial industry: Alliance Creates New Retirement Option... Direxion Launches Two New Funds... Genworth Launches IRA Variable Annuity... Paperless Account Opening Offered... Jefferson National Expands VA Offerings... Vanguard Introduces New Index Fund... |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2007 |
New Products A line-up of the industry's latest investment, insurance and practice management products. Alternatives: ProShares has listed 12 ETFs... Managed Futures Fund... Insurance: ING has launched Return of Premium term life insurance... etc. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2004
Stan Luxenberg |
Nest Eggs in Multiple Baskets Increasingly, employers have begun offering life cycle funds, which include broad mixes of stocks and bonds. By picking one life cycle choice, an investor can hold a nicely diversified 401(k) portfolio. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2006 |
New Products Alternatives: Rydex Investments has launched Euro CurrencyShares... Multi-Style Portfolios... Insurance: Penn Mutual has added an optional Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal... Practice Tools: TimerTrac.com has unveiled TimerTrac Broadcast... etc. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2006
Stan Luxenberg |
The Best of Both Worlds Is the line between funds and annuities disappearing? Not yet; regulators and corporate bureaucracies insist on separating the two investments. But in the next decade, the distinctions could blur. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2004
J. Graham |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Annuities may sound good, but their costs overwhelm their benefits. Stockbrokers and financial advisors love to sell annuities because of the high commissions they reap. My ex-broker sold one to me, and it has proven to be the most restrictive, highest-cost, least-liquid, and poorest-performing investment in my portfolio. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Kathleen M. McBride |
Allocation Without Borders Vice chairman and CIO of Alliance Bernstein Investment Research & Management Ranji Nagaswami argues that being free to select equities worldwide yields better performance with lower risk. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2006
Marshall Eckblad |
New Products Alternatives: Morningstar has launched 529 Suitability Manager... Insurance: AIG American General has introduced Elite Global IUL, and indexed universal life policy... etc. |
Financial Advisor
May 2012
Alan Lavine |
Sudden Impact How can advisors minimize the effect of large losses in a retirement portfolio just when clients want to begin withdrawals? |
Registered Rep.
May 18, 2010
Alan Lavine |
No-Load Annuities Gain Momentum As more wirehouse registered reps join RIAs or start their own, as income tax rates rise, and as Baby Boomers continue their march into retirement, expect investments in no-load variable annuities to grow. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
New-Wave Annuities From reduced-risk participation in the stock market to longevity insurance, financial planners have an expanding array of annuities to meet client needs. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
How Super Are Hedge Funds? They're today's happening investment, but advisers and clients who are swooning over hedge funds should bear in mind that there are many reasons these super-investments don't deserve their glorified image. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2005
Josie Raney |
Do Targeted Funds Hit Your Mark? Look before you take the lifecycle leap. If you're a beginning investor, these funds can offer inexpensive, no-fuss, diversification -- provided you choose the one that best suits your investing timeline and tolerance for risk. |
Investment Advisor
December 2005
Kathleen M. McBride |
Hybrid Vehicles? Mutual funds have brought Main Street into investing and been the lifeblood of most advisors' practices. In the future, will there be a better way to invest? |
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007
Craig L. Israelsen |
Smoothing the Path When comparing active and passive management, financial planners should look at the performance of the whole portfolio. What you find may surprise you. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
Fancy Footwork Just as the economy is expected to muddle through this year, consensus forecasts indicate parallel plodding in the financial markets, with unspectacular returns for stocks and bonds. Financial planners seeking to thrive in 2005 may need to develop new tactics. |
Financial Advisor
February 2006 |
Advisor Emporium Funds Target RIAs... Fund Supports Assisted Living Facility... T. Rowe Price Adds Funds... Charitable Planning Sales Kit Launched... Treasury Bond Index Funds Launched... etc. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008 |
New Products New alternative products, mutual funds, index funds, retirement products, exchange-traded products, and practice tools. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2008 |
New Products A list of new mutual funds, ETFs, and index funds. |
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Craig L. Israelsen |
A Better Balanced 'Core' Balanced funds are based on outdated models and need to be better diversified. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Alan Lavine |
Fish or Fowl? Are equity-indexed annuities securities or insurance? The NASD offered only loose recommendations to member firms about how sales of this product should be conducted and supervised, but most broker/dealers are implementing them anyway. |
Financial Advisor
March 2011
Somnath Basu |
Back To Basics Advisors don't need to rely on complicated models to help clients avert losses. |
