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Success or Excess?
By Alexei BayerIn mid-August, international financial markets began seriously to wobble. Initially, the subprime mortgage crisis, affecting only a small, risky portion of the enormous U.S. residential...
October 01, 2007
Vanguard Wins More FollowersSometime before 2001, when the Vanguard Group was still mulling the idea of offering exchange-traded funds (ETFs), there were a lot more questions than answers....
September 30, 2007
Ready to start on SMAX 2008Annual events tend to get better with age, as processes are continually refined to accentuate their best attributes while mitigating any negative ones. Such is the case with Senior Market Advisor Expo, which recently wrapped up its sixth
September 28, 2007
Insurer To Buy Back StockAetna Inc. says it could spend up to $1.5 billion more on buying back shares of common stock.Aetna, Hartford, previously earmarked $750 million for buying ...
September 21, 2007
Insurer Acquires Return-To-Work SpecialistRockhill Holding Company has agreed to acquire RTW Inc. for about $68 million in cash.Rockhill sells specialty property-casualty coverage through its Rockhill Insurance Company and ...
September 18, 2007
Fed Cuts Fed Funds, Discount Rates by 50 BpsCiting lower risk of inflation and hoping to "help forestall some of the adverse effects on the broader economy that might otherwise arise from the disruptions in financial markets and to promote moderate growth over time," according to its statement, the Federal Open Market Committee on September 18 cut its...
September 09, 2007
The Case For Using ETFs In VAsNavigating investment risk/return tradeoffs over a lifetime can be a daily challenge for old and young alike--especially since investment risk tolerances change significantly as people ...
September 09, 2007
The Case For Using ETFs In VAsNavigating investment risk/return tradeoffs over a lifetime can be a daily challenge for old and young alike--especially since investment risk tolerances change significantly as people ...