U.S. Labor Dept postpones retirement advice rule
By Staff WriterThe U.S. Department of Labor announced today it is postponing the implementation of a rule allowing workers to receive retirement investment advice from financial service...
March 23, 2009
The Hartford adds new retirement productsThe Hartford recently added six new target-date funds to its family of retirement products. Target-date funds are a series of portfolios which will automatically move toward more conservative asset allocations as the target year approaches. The
March 23, 2009
To Grow, You Need to Have Adequate StaffAbout two or three weeks ago, business began to increase substantially and it continued this week. That's the good part. The challenge is to keep...
March 20, 2009
Financial Services Committee considers prohibiting bonusesHouse Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., announced today the committee is considering legislation that will prohibit bonus payments by companies who have received...
March 20, 2009
Unemployment is worse than you thinkAt 9.7 percent, the U.S. experienced the highest unemployment rate in 1982 since the Great Depression. Is it that bad today? The official February 2009 rate...
March 19, 2009
Boomers want to age in place79% -- Percentage of boomers who want to stay in their homes as they age. 85% -- Percentage of boomers who are confident they'll...
March 19, 2009
SEC - what wasn't working and whySo...what happened? In testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Erik Sirri, the SEC's director...
March 19, 2009
Self-directed investors driving ETF growthSelf-directed investors have a greater interest in ETFs than advised investors, according to new findings from Cogent Research released this week. According to Cogent, self-directed investors'...
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