Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Royce Closes Small-Cap Fund
By Staff WriterNov. 2, 2004 -- The Royce Fund Low-Priced Stock (RYLPX), which invests in small companies, has been closed to new investors to keep it from...
November 02, 2004
Two Ways to Play the Commodities BoomIn an environment characterized by muted expectations for stock and bond returns, commodities have suddenly become the newest must-have investment. Research performed over the last twenty years has found that including commodities in a portfolio of stocks and bonds produces many advantages. The
November 01, 2004
Humana Gains Despite Drop In EnrollmentNU Online News Service, Nov. 1, 2004, 6:22 p.m. ESTSuccessful efforts to winnow out money-losing commercial accounts helped increase third-quarter profits at a large ...
November 01, 2004
Long-Term Potential Rises in the EastCompared with American stocks, mutual funds that invest in Asia and the Pacific Rim have slightly underperformed over the recent one-year period, but the region...
November 01, 2004
The Rewards of DividendsScandalous accounting methods, massive corporate failures, and increased global economic and political instability over the past four years have produced one of the most volatile...
October 27, 2004
Genworth Introduces VA Guarantee RiderNU Online News Service, Oct. 27, 2004, 4:20 p.m. EDTGenworth Financial Inc., Richmond, Va., has introduced a guaranteed income rider on select VAs.[@@]
October 26, 2004
American National Announces 3rd Quarter ResultsNU Online News Service, Oct. 26, 2004, 3:10 p.m. EDTAmerican National Insurance Company reports 3rd quarter 2004 ...
October 26, 2004
Bisys Reports Fiscal 1st Quarter GrowthNU Online News Service, Oct. 26, 2004, 2:55 p.m. ESTThe Bisys Group Inc., New York, reports net income of $21.7 million on $268 in ...