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YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH NOV 26, 2007
At quirky Thrasher, investors can pick stocks and groove to the music

Charts displaying stock market activity or detailed stock analysis are common on investment or brokerage websites — an embedded music player would seem out of place.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 26, 2007
Vanguard push for fair-value-pricing indexes falls on deaf ears

Extending the practice of fair-value pricing to indexes is being proposed to create better benchmarks, but some index providers aren't buying that idea.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 26, 2007
Is disinterest in retirement products problematic?

Financial advisers lack interest in new retirement income products, with many reporting that the products are too complicated and costly, according to observers.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 26, 2007
Gen Xers have need for advice but are off radar

While many of the 45.8 million people born between 1965 and 1975 would like help with investing, the 32- to 42-year-old members of so-called Generation X probably won't be receiving much attention from financial firms anytime soon.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 26, 2007
Mutual fund/insurance hybrid on the horizon

As early as next year, retirees may see a new hybrid investment product that blends mutual funds with insurance guarantees, possibly signifying an alliance between the two industries.

NEWS WIREHOUSES NOV 26, 2007
Merrill, Morgan reps wait on fee conversion

Some brokers at Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Morgan Stanley have been hesitating to use new advisory options that their firms have deployed as replacements for fee-based brokerage accounts.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 26, 2007
Golden rule for the golden years: Get a plan

While many retirees are happier than their counterparts who are working, few who have retired have actually formulated a financial plan for their retirement years.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 26, 2007
Fidelity funds abstain on some proxy resolutions

Top funds operated by Fidelity Investments stopped voting against shareholder resolutions that urge disclosure of corporate political spending for the 2007 proxy season, according to a study by a group that advocates for transparency in political spending.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 26, 2007
Jackson Life selects senior VP

Kevin Grant has been chosen as senior vice president of business planning services for Jackson National Life Distributors.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 26, 2007
Investor optimism in free fall

Optimism plummeted to its lowest level in two years this month, according to the UBS/Gallup Index.