Milevsky: Is There an Optimal Portfolio Drawdown Rate?
By Gil Weinreich, Gil WeinreichFinancial advisors wedded to a 4 percent annual withdrawal rate for their clients' retirement portfolios are likely doing their clients a grave disservice, according to...
March 24, 2010
Broad Equity Funds, Markets Up in Q1'10A preliminary analysis put out by Lipper shows that U.S. diversified equity funds kept pace with the stock markets in the first three months of 2010
March 24, 2010
Oversight board shot downThe U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs sent the "Restoring America's Financial Stability Act" to the Senate floor on Monday with a key change
March 24, 2010
Of warfare and politicsWinston Churchill said that, "In war you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times." Warfare and politics have always shared certain common elements.
March 24, 2010
The big shortI'll be visiting my Borders Saturday (this is written Friday, March 19) and will look for Michael Lewis's new book.
March 24, 2010
What Happened to 151A?Last Wednesday, prominent members of the insurance industry gathered in Washington for a fly-in to gain support for two bills which would define indexed annuities as non-securities products and put a stop to the SEC's controversial Rule 151A.
March 24, 2010
What Happened to 151A?Once a hot-button issue, it seems agent interest is dwindling Last Wednesday, prominent members of the insurance industry gathered in Washington for a fly-in to gain ...
March 24, 2010
What Happened to 151A?Once a hot-button issue, it seems agent interest is dwindlingLast Wednesday, prominent members of the insurance industry gathered in Washington for a fly-in to gain ...
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