SEC to require public interactive data for mutual funds, public companies
By Staff WriterThe SEC voted in approval Thursday to require public companies and mutual funds to use interactive data for financial information in an effort to increase...
December 18, 2008
First-time analysis provides data on lifecycle fund utilizationThe EBRI/ICI database, a joint project of the two organizations since 1996, has measured 401(k) plan asset allocation, account balances, and loan activity over time....
December 18, 2008
Care in a crisisQ. Given the economic crisis, many baby boomers believe they will be unable to pay for long term care insurance if they ever needed it...
December 18, 2008
Bonds, emerging markets may slow downThe pessimism that sent investors running for government bonds and cash may finally be dissipating, a Merrill Lynch survey of global fund managers found, with...
December 18, 2008
Obama looks to FINRA for new SEC headPresident-elect Obama named Mary Schapiro, chief executive at FINRA, to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, Reuters reports. Obama is set to name the final members of his cabinet by the end of the week, the agency reports. "By
December 18, 2008
Boomers and bond-ownership54.5 million -- Number of households that owned equities or bonds in the first quarter of 2008. 86% -- Percentage of older boomers with...
December 18, 2008
Boomers looking for financial guidanceThe past year has been hard on boomers. Research from The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. shows keeping up with daily expenses; last year, boomers'...
December 18, 2008
151 reasons to dump CoxCall it a Hail Mary. With SEC credibility in the toilet, Obama looks to FINRA head Schapiro to take the reins. Pity Cox (to a...
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