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Do Target Date Funds Still Have a Role?
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPTarget date funds (or TDFs) can still work well for investors who lack the time, talent or inclination to spend a lot of effort on managing their own investments, advisors say. And there are other uses for them, as well.
August 10, 2009
The 2009 Benefits YardstickA unit of MetLife Inc. has updated the data in a website that helps employers see how their benefit programs compare with other employers' offerings.
August 04, 2009
BofA Hires Sallie Krawcheck; Agrees to Pay Fine of $33 Mil.Bank of America announced that Krawcheck, a veteran of Citigroup Smith Barney, will join as head of BofA's global wealth and investment management group.
August 01, 2009
UBS-U.S. Settling Tax CaseWhile UBS is likely to stay focused on such clients and its private-banking operations, its broader brokerage operations could be further spun-off in the near few years.
August 01, 2009
MS-SB Makes Push for More Female FAsMorgan Stanley Smith Barney says it has launched the Women Financial Advisors Forum online for women interested in becoming financial advisors at Morgan Stanley Smith...
August 01, 2009
RJFS Advisor Shares Advice With Community During Hard TimesThere's lots of talk these days about how advisors can best reach out and strengthen their reputations and businesses during the economic turmoil. Mitch Kauffman,...
August 01, 2009
Editor's Note: Change Partners"These great Wall Street firms survived the Depression," pointed out Tom Bradley, "yet they couldn't survive this. Maybe it's because back then they were partnerships."...
August 01, 2009
Broker/Dealer Briefing: Fidelity Enhances Broker WorkstationFidelity's National Financial unit announced July 13 enhancements to its Streetscape brokerage platform, including the addition of Thomson One wealth management applications, that will be...