The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking public comment on financial products aimed especially at members of the military.
Even 3,000 miles away, Tim Pinkney, an adviser with the Savant Group in Citrus Heights, Calif., deeply felt the shock waves of 9/11
Agency finalizes controversial rule calling for level-fee arrangements; new scheme also greenlights computer models
Yield-starved investors and their advisers are discovering a complex investment vehicle: annuities awarded in wrongful-death or injury lawsuits that are being sold as factored structured settlements
Even a puny rise in interest rates will slam current holders of U.S. debt; inflationary shock 'a high probability'
Investors, attracted by the allure of guarantees, gobbled up variable annuities during the second quarter, placing some insurers on pace to beat estimates and bringing broker-dealers closer to pre-crisis VA sales levels
Financial advisers are stuck on Jackson National Life Insurance Co.'s variable annuities
Advisers hoping to broach the topic of annuities with clients ought to step back from product features and focus on the greater context of longevity protection.
In case anybody was wondering, survey reveals pensions are preferred to 401(k)s
President wants to make sure wealthy don't pay lower rate than middle-income earners
Index giant looks to break insurers' domination of bundled-plan space; 'last bastion' for carriers
BlackRock Inc. may be touting its new indexed target date series, but it will face some tough competition from established players in the market.
Carriers think VAs are an attractive area for growth, but the product line faces some hurdles that may dampen sales.
The REIT industry is guarding against a potential proposal from the Obama administration that would impose new taxes on partnerships and similar companies with more than $50 million in gross receipts that are currently exempt from corporate income tax.
Not-so-binding arbitration? Two months after Raymond James Financial Services Inc. was ordered to pay $1.7 million as a result of an arbitration decision over suitability, the broker-dealer and the client are arguing in court.
Galliard Capital Management Inc.'s stable-value funds, designed to preserve principal in tumultuous times, drew more than four times the usual inflows in August as market volatility increased, said managing partner John Caswell
