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Michigan Consumer Confidence Index Up Slightly in May
By Joyce HansonU.S. consumer sentiment edged higher to 73.3 in May versus 72.2 in April, the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan survey of consumers showed on Friday, May 14
May 13, 2010
New Securities Jobs: Nearly 5,000 in AprilOverall employment nationwide rose by more than 200,000.
May 13, 2010
Five Questions for a Top ExecutiveA discussion with St. Louis-based John Peluso, president of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, which has more than 800 independent advisors and $40 billion in assets.
May 13, 2010
The Hartford Financial Celebrates 200th AnniversaryThe Hartford Financial on Monday, May 10, celebrated its 200th anniversary, and to commemorate the company's incorporation date, CEO Liam E. McGee and CFO Christopher J. Swift rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
May 13, 2010
Blue Vault Report: Non-Traded REITs Market Sees 12 New Offerings in 2009A record number of non-traded real estate investment trusts were launched in 2009, adding 12 new REITs to the universe of 36, independent research firm Blue Vault Partners announced this week.
May 13, 2010
Mutual Fund Class A Sales Favor Fee-Based NAV Pricing Over LoadsAs advisors move to fee-based pricing for their clients and away from commissions on transactions, mutual funds are seeing a related drop in Class A share sales with front-end loads, a new Strategic Insight study of fund sales trends shows.
May 13, 2010
Vanguard Research States Case for Bond DiversificationIn recent months, investors have been peppering Vanguard with questions about how they should react to prospects of rising interest rates, including whether they should reallocate their bond portfolios defensively into shorter-maturity funds
May 13, 2010
Five Reasons Recruiters Still Make the DifferenceA recruiter helps you position yourself as a "hard to get" advisor and makes the prospective firm work harder to woo you.