Economy & Markets
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More American Households Own Stocks
By Staff WriterOne-third of all Americans own equities directly or through mutual funds
November 01, 2005
Rebalancing Gets More Attractive as Stocks-Bonds Correlation LowersStock and bond price co-movements appeared to decouple a few years ago, which exacerbated an already decades-old trend. Although the two asset classes don't move in perfect lockstep--one falls while the other rises, and vice versa--it seems that correlations are much lower than they have been.
November 01, 2005
Mid-Cap Value Funds Tap Rich VeinMid-cap stocks enjoy the best of both worlds: They possess the strong liquidity and well-established businesses of large-cap companies, and the high growth potential and...
October 28, 2005
Firm Says Guidance Should Help Deferred Comp MarketExecutives at Clark Inc. say they are hoping changes in the business climate will help them improve on third-quarter earnings.[@@]Clark, Barrington, Ill., is reporting ...
October 20, 2005
Torchmark Unit Pushes To Hire AgentsTorchmark Corp. is hoping new producers will help its earnings.[@@]Torchmark, Birmingham, Ala., is reporting $119 million in net income for the third quarter on ...
October 05, 2005
Feds Complete Foreign Insurer Stock RuleThe Internal Revenue Service has published a final version of a rule that may affect the income taxes of foreign life insurers that do ...
October 02, 2005
Next Annuity Industry Storm: Overselling GLWBsThe annuity industry gets into trouble occasionally by not discouraging the overselling of potential returns; now some in the business are doing the same thing with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits in annuities.