Jessica Toonkel

Jessica was a reporter for InvestmentNews from 2009 to 2011 before moving on to Thomson Reuters. As of 2022 she had become Deputy Media Editor at The Wall Street Journal. She tweets at: @jtoonkel

Jessica Toonkel
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INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 27, 2010
Biggest 12(b)-1 reform losers? These three firms

AllianceBernstein Holding LP, Franklin Resources Inc. and Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. are the three publicly traded mutual fund companies with the most at stake pending the SEC's 12(b)-1 reform.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 27, 2010
Eaton Vance, MainStay likely to skirt a Harrisburg hit

Default, dear Brutus, is in Pennsylvania, as capital city will miss payment on bond; Ambac to cover

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 26, 2010
Market volatility hasn't increased, research shows

Surprise! Market volatility not on the rise
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 23, 2010
Surprise! Market volatility not on the rise

Sure, investors have fled the stock market. Ask them why and many say the market's gotten too unpredictable, too scary. But new research shows those fears are overblown.

Recession over? Don't try telling that to advisers
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 23, 2010
Recession over? Don't try telling that to advisers

The NBER says the recession ended in June 2009. But an exclusive <i>InvestmentNews</i> survey reveals most advisers think the economy is still hurting, with 'effects that will linger for months and years to come.'

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 22, 2010
The Hartford embarks on restructuring

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is disbanding its distribution arm, Hartford Life Distributors, and decentralizing its wholesalers among four recently established business units.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 19, 2010
Will Supreme Court reverse decision in Janus lawsuit?

The securities industry hopes that the Supreme Court will reverse a lower-court decision that it fears could put all mutual fund companies and financial advisers who sell their funds at a greater risk of being targets of class actions, observers say.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 17, 2010
Connecticut taps The Hartford for state's first adviser-sold 529

Insurer's second state pickup, following selection by West Virgina; ETFs on the menu

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2010
Margin squeeze rolls on, as Nevada drastically reduces 529 fees

Latest state to slash charges on college savings plans; 'downward trajectory'

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2010
Survey reveals investors' biggest fear

Concerns about scam artists driving public to self-directed accounts