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Another Fixed Income Vehicle
By Staff WriterIn the current climate of high volatility in the equity markets and possible credit loosening by the Federal Reserve, consider ETFs that focus on municipal bonds.
August 29, 2007
Nationwide Boosts Income Rider For VAsNationwide Financial Services Inc. has enhanced its Lifetime Income Rider to offer buyers of its variable annuities a chance at making higher income.Nationwide, Columbus, Ohio, ...
August 05, 2007
To Insure Longevity Risk Or Not: That Is The QuestionThe goal of retirement income planning is to convert the client's nest egg into a stream of inflation-adjusted income that will last the client's lifetime. ...
August 05, 2007
To Insure Longevity Risk Or Not: That Is The QuestionThe goal of retirement income planning is to convert the client's nest egg into a stream of inflation-adjusted income that will last the client's lifetime. ...
August 01, 2007
As Spreads Widen, Opportunities BeckonThe term "a rising tide lifts all boats" is especially true in the investment management industry. After years of smooth, steady returns in nearly every asset class, the markets are finally beginning to exhibit some volatility. Although this may be bad for an investor with a decades-long investment horizon, for...
August 01, 2007
Coming Home to RoostProblems in the subprime fixed-income market played perhaps a larger-than-expected role in presentations and discussions among the experts at Morningstar's annual Investment Conference, this year...
August 01, 2007
What's Good for General MotorsWhen Chrysler, the No. 3 Detroit automaker, was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy in 1979, the Carter administration stepped in with $1.2 billion in...
August 01, 2007
Small by DesignAs we confirm our lunch appointment, Ted Charles comments on the famous selection of wine at 21 Club. We commiserate with one another that we...