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At Morningstar Conference, Vanguard's McNabb on Restoring Trust
By James J. GreenSpeaking at a luncheon session to the 1,300 attendees of the Morningstar Investment Conference on June 24, in Chicago, Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb laid out the three main building blocks for restoring both investor and advisor trust.
June 23, 2010
Top FA Survey Says: Clients 'Very Concerned'SEI Advisor survey finds that financial advisors have to spend most of their time addressing investors' concerns with growth, giving the FAs less time to work with prospective clients.
June 23, 2010
Home Sales Made Record Drop in May; Fed to Maintain RatesOn Wednesday, June 23, when new single-family home sales were reported to have plummeted a record 32.7% in May, the Fed was expected to announce no change in its benchmark interest rate.
June 23, 2010
Fed Holds Rates Steady at Historic 0%-0.25% LowsAs expected, the Fed's policy makers held interest rates steady on June 23, once again making no changes to the historically low 0-0.25% fed funds rate.
June 23, 2010
Securities America Adding Retirement-Income Training for Advisors - Part IIA deeper look at how Securities America is offering its 1,900 financial advisors time-segmented and guaranteed-income strategies.
June 23, 2010
At Morningstar Conference, Gundlach Opens 3-Day Gathering in ChicagoJeffrey Gundlach, founder of DoubleLine Capital, LP and former CIO of Trust Company of the West (TCW) opened the Morningstar Investor Conference in Chicago on Wednesday, June 23, with a story from Jack Bogle.
June 23, 2010
Securities America Adding Retirement-Income Training for Advisors (Part 2)Securities America's new hands-on Web-cast coaching program is designed to help its 1,900 independent advisors choose which clients are best suited for its NextPhase time-segmented retirement income-distribution system.
June 22, 2010
Merrill, Fidelity, Vanguard Rank Tops in Cogent 401(k) Loyalty Survey of Plan ProvidersA Cogent survey of 401(k) sponsors ranks BofA Merrill with the highest loyalty rating in the micro market of $5 million or less. Fidelity rates highest among $5 million to $20 million plans, and Vanguard rates highest with mid-size plans over $20 million.