By Editor Test
A new proprietary research report asks, among other questions, whether managed volatility funds actually enhance market performance or if they sacrifice too much upside in exchange for downside protection.
By Ron Surz
Each January, this guest columnist provides a unique review of not just the previous year in the financial markets but of their last 87 years.
By Editor Test
Income Choice Strategy combines two fixed annuity contracts intended to provide guaranteed income for 14 years, and, beginning in year 8, a step-up in income equivalent to a 3% annual inflation adjustment.
By Editor Test
Robert Arena, who led The Hartford’s individual annuity business, joins Forethought as President, Forethought Annuity, a unit of Forethought Life Insurance Co.
By Editor Test
A Wall Street and Washington veteran, White has served as federal prosecutor, defense attorney, and director of the NASDAQ stock exchange.
By Editor Test
“More than half of plan sponsors they are likely to conduct a search for recordkeepers within the next two years,” said a senior analyst at the Boston-based research firm, which has just published a study on large and "mega" defined contribution plans.
By Editor Test
Both cheers and Bronx cheers greeted a suggestion that Basel III's demands for greater bank capitalization might be "softened." MIT's Simon Johnson is against any softening.
By Editorial Staff
Brief or late-breaking items from ING U.S., the U.S. Department of Labor, Veralytic, the Financial Planning Association, Mesirow Financial, Northwestern Mutual, and the Retirement Income Industry Association.