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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
July 1, 2005 |
New Products Alternatives... Insurance... Mutual Funds... Practice Tools... |
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.
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
September 1, 2006 |
New Products Alternatives: Ave Maria Money Market Account... DJ-AIG Commodity Indexes... Insurance: Aetna has released Vital Savings on Health... Mutual Funds: First American Funds has launched Income Builder... 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
March 1, 2006 |
Industry New Products Alternatives: Standard & Poor's has added three IPOX Europe indexes... Laffer Global ETF Portfolio... Health Sciences Fund... Insurance: AIG SunAmerica Retirement Markets has added MarketLock, a living benefit option... etc. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2008 |
New Products Products of interest to those in the financial industry: New ETFs... New Mutual funds... Financial planning software... Retirement planning tools... |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005 |
Industry New Products Alternatives: Restricted Stock Partners has launched the Restricted Securities Trading Network... Insurance: ING has introduced the Secure family of three index annuities... Mutual Funds: John Hancock Funds has launched five Lifestyle Portfolios... etc. |
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 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
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 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. |
Financial Advisor
June 2005 |
Advisor Emporium National Financial To Introduce Managed Account Platform... 401(k) Provider Gives Advisors New Way To Serve Clients... Invesmart Announces Program For RIAs... New Software Version Released... etc. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
Lean Cuisine Lower-cost variable annuities can be a key ingredient in your financial advisory client's retirement recipe. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2006
Marshall Eckblad |
New Products Alternatives: State Street Global Advisors has unveiled three SPDR exchange-traded funds... Unified managed account... Insurance: John Hancock has launched Accumulation VUL... Mutual Funds: Vanguard now offers a Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund... etc. |
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
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. |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Plan Advisor: The Lower Cost 401(k) Option Using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as investing options in 401(k) plans is becoming increasingly popular as firms realize that ETFs offer participants a lower-cost option than mutual funds. More and more advisors are also acting as investment consultants for fairly large plans. |
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. |
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. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2007 |
New Products Alternatives: State Street Global Advisors has created the SPDR Lehman International Treasury Bond ETF... Wealth ADV unified managed account... Practice Tools: Virtual Interoffice Platform... etc. |
Financial Advisor
December 2003
Jeff Schlegel |
Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business. |
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
May 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
Cheerleaders in Lab Coats Every few years, it seems like the marketplace produces a "study" of variable annuities that makes the product look too good to be true. The latest is from Ibbotson Associates. |
Investment Advisor
October 2006 |
News & Products Offering a much-needed solution to traditional variable annuities that levy high fees... Lord, Abbett & Co. recently introduced The Streamlined 401(k) plan... etc. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2008 |
New Products SPDR Lehman High Yield Bond Exchange-Traded Fund... Donor Advised Fund... Three PowerShares ETFs: VRDO Tax-Free Weekly Portfolio; Preferred Portfolio; High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio... S&P Global Eco Index... etc. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
February 2007 |
Advisor Emporium Commonwealth Releases New Programs... Raymond James Introduces Charitable Fund... Rydex Doubles Funds' Pricing Capabilities... MSC Starts 2007 Education Program... etc. |
Financial Advisor
March 2007
Raymond Fazzi |
Annuities Anew No-load variable annuities begin to attract interest among fee-based advisors. |
Financial Advisor
February 2007
Tracey Longo |
Variable Annuities Get Sales Boost Do you really want to get your clients' attention as they prepare for retirement? Talk to them about variable annuities. |
Investment Advisor
April 2008 |
Upgrades The year-old Rydex Managed Futures Strategy Fund has attracted approximately $400 million in assets... Bear Stearns Asset Management launched the Bear Stearns Current Yield Fund... Sun Life Financial announced several new investment options... |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
Stan Luxenberg |
The Retiring Kind Keeping the loyalty of retirees is urgent business for fund companies. Retaining retirees is particularly crucial for Fidelity. |
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 Advisor
February 2005
Tracey Longo |
Guarantees Spur Income Variable Annuities Sales Burgeoning investor interest in guaranteeing some part of their retirement income, especially in this era of diminishing pensions, is spurring more companies to develop a host of new variable products and features. |
Registered Rep.
November 16, 2010
Alan Lavine |
Growth Opportunities: Immediate Annuities And Qualified Retirement Plans There's a window of opportunity for financial advisors to build business: They can use annuities available in 401k plans to help workers with their post-retirement income. |
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 Advisor
January 2011 |
Advisor Emporium New financial products: Altegris Offers Actively Managed Futures... College Planning Tool Available... Securian Partners With 401(k) Advisors... Jackson Introduces LifeGuard Freedom Flex... ETF Securities Offers Combined Metals... more... |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2006
Frank O'Connor, Morningstar |
Wanted: Income Protection Variable annuity sales continue their dramatic rise, as investors embrace the coupling of market participation with protection from downside risk. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008 |
Advisor Emporium Pershing Launches ETC Information Center... Curian Capital Creates Diversification Platform... MassMutual Increases Retirement Offerings... etc. |
Financial Advisor
September 2007
Alan Lavine |
Looking For Certainty Sponsors of 401(k) and 403(b) plans want employees to draw a stable source of retirement income from them. But it's a daunting task to manage a portfolio of mutual funds while withdrawing money, based on government-mandated minimum distribution rules. A few plan sponsors already have begun adding income replacement funds to solve this problem. |
Financial Advisor
November 2010
Alan Lavine |
New Opportunities With 401(k)s Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Chris O'Leary |
The Trouble With Annuities For registered reps, annuities, one of the most lucrative and complex items in an advisor's repertoire, can appear to be a cure-all for clients. Clients seem to love them, because of the guaranteed income -- even if they don't understand them. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Kevin Burke |
Actively Adding Value to Passive Investments Separately managed accounts that invest exclusively in exchange-traded funds are vying for a place at the advisory table, as an increasing number of money managers look to cash in on the popularity of these very cheap, very liquid investments. |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
