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Fixed Annuity Sales Drop 51.9% in Year, IRI/Morningstar/Beacon Report Shows
By Joyce HansonFixed annuity sales plummeted 51.9% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to a year ago, the IRI said in its first-ever quarterly annuity sales report, released Tuesday, May 18, with data provided by Morningstar Inc. and Beacon Research.
May 17, 2010
Foreclosure Activity Eased in April, but Repossessions Set a RecordForeclosure rates were highest in Nevada, Arizona, Florida and California, RealtyTrac says
May 17, 2010
Placemark Awarded U.S. Patent for Tax Management SystemPlacemark Investments on Monday, May 17, received a patent for a process that uses the firm's overlay management technology to let advisors manage taxes by limiting gains and making other trade-offs tailored to a client's specific tax considerations.
May 17, 2010
Home Builders' Confidence Rises, NAHB Index ShowsAn index measuring builder confidence for constructing newly built, single-family homes rose three points, to 22, in May, beating analysts' expectations. According the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI),
May 17, 2010
Fidelity Poll Shows Advisors Shifting From Firm Cuts to Growth in 2010Despite continuing market uncertainty, 86% of brokers and advisors polled at Fidelity Investments' executive forum in April said they were focused on firm growth this year and had stopped cutting costs
May 17, 2010
Europe Outperforms Eurozone, Greece Weakest in Dow Jones IndexNumbers put to so-called PIGS countries' performance
May 17, 2010
Fidelity Poll Shows Advisors Shifting from Firm Cuts to Growth in 2010By Joyce Hanson Despite continuing market uncertainty, 86% of brokers and advisors polled at Fidelity Investments' executive forum in April said they are focused on firm...
May 17, 2010
529 Plans Get More Insured Investment OptionsFDIC accounts now available in seven states, federal bill recently passed