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 14, 2010
Post-Dreman, funds' investors may find ride smoother

Dreman Value Management looks to dampen volatility by promoting Hoover to sole CIO; seeking 'alpha from more than a few stocks'

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2010
Fidelity launches charitable-planning service

Fidelity Investments has introduced a priority services group for high-net-worth investors in its Charitable Gift Fund.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 12, 2010
The Hartford pares fees on fixed-income funds

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is reducing the expenses on six of its fixed-income funds, but the funds are still far from being low for their categories, according to Morningstar Inc.

NEWS RIAS SEP 12, 2010
Biggest RIA firms see discretionary assets jump 16% in 2Q

The 50 largest registered investment advisory firms managed a total of $127.2 billion in discretionary assets as of the end of the second quarter, up an impressive 16% from a year earlier.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 12, 2010
Goldman muni deal aids distribution

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS SEP 05, 2010
Janus plans global push into fixed-income funds

Janus Capital Group Inc. wants a bigger share of the red-hot bond market.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2010
Will the SEC's 12(b)-1 plan smack Legg Mason?

The SEC's proposed revision of mutual fund fees has yet to be finalized, but analysts are already analyzing on how reform may affect some fund companies.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 02, 2010
State tax revenue up, fear of muni defaults down

Lion's share of states see gains in overall collections; Harrisburg, Pa. default called 'an anomaly'

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 01, 2010
The Hartford disbands distribution arm

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

Texas firm latest B-D to close its doors
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 01, 2010
Texas firm latest B-D to close its doors

United Equity Securities LLC filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. on Aug. 12 to terminate its status as a broker-dealer.