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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 19, 2007
MetLife accused of coercing advisers to sell its products

NEW YORK — A securities law firm is seeking class action status for clients who may have been financially damaged by an insurer’s threats and commission incentives designed to skew adviser judgment in favor of proprietary products.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 19, 2007
John Hancock ups the ante in cash value guarantees

NEW YORK — John Hancock Life Insurance Co. of Boston this month introduced a policy that guarantees cash values to a greater extent than other types of whole life insurance.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 12, 2007
VA industry unveiling electronic processing

A trade group for the variable annuity industry today announced a technology initiative intended to save time and money for VA distributors through streamlining and standardization.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 05, 2007
Lawmaker changes horses on income stream comments

A congressman who raised eyebrows last month when he seemed to imply that annuities are the answer to the need for lifetime retirement income claims he was misunderstood.

RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2007
Labor Dept. targets 401(k) fee disclosure

As the Department of Labor puts pressure on advisers to make 401(k) fees more transparent, some financial advisers are refunding fees to participants that they are being paid from mutual fund companies.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 05, 2007
Home-invasion policy may calm client fears

NEW YORK — Recent reports of an uptick in home invasions in many parts of the United States may increase the popularity of a policy that covers medical and other costs of the invasions.

RIAS FEB 02, 2007
KPMG suffers adverse legal ruling

KPMG LLP endured another blow in its tax shelter case this week, when a federal judge in Texas ruled that tax shelters based on fake bank loans are not legitimate tax write-offs, according to the New York Times.

RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2007
Up-and-coming execs

Three executives of National Planning Corp., Sean Haley, Bryan Jacobsen and Austin Moon, have received promotions.

TAX FEB 01, 2007
Senate passes minimum wage increase

The Senate approved the first increase in minimum wage in 10 years, bumping it to $7.25 per hour.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 17, 2003
Tax loss harvesting with ETFs out of vogue

OPINION FEB 10, 2003
Five things to ask annuity providers

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2002
Fast Track: GoldK, out to tap adviser vein, hires a veteran from Putnam

Top 50 insurance companies ranked by individual-life sales
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 17, 2001
Top 50 insurance companies ranked by individual-life sales

Planning for the arf-terlife — estate planning for pets
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2001
Planning for the arf-terlife — estate planning for pets

As more and more people turn to financial advisers to map out their own futures, they're increasingly asking them to draw up plans for their pets as well.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2001
One on One: "Advisers can make a lot of money selling 401(k)s"

Emplanet aims to make it easier and cheaper for small companies to offer retirement plans

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 1999
WELSH RARE BIT: BILINGUAL PENSION PUSH

RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 1998
SHARPE INTRODUCING SERVICE THAT WOULD BYPASS ADVISERS: NOBEL LAUREATE TO OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS VIA INTERNET TO FIRMS WITH 401(K) BENEFITS

The $4.5 million computer-driven service, called Financial Engines Inc., is to begin in the middle of the year.