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Basic LTC Policy Offers Up To 5 Years Of Benefits
By Staff WriterMutual of Omaha Insurance Company is pitching a new long term care insurance product at consumers who want cheap, easy-to-understand coverage.The new Mutual Care LTC ...
October 17, 2006
Old Mutual Says Hola To Hispanic MarketAn insurer has started a program to reach out to a specific demographic group.Old Mutual Financial Network, Baltimore, a unit of Old Mutual P.L.C., London, ...
October 16, 2006
Hedge Funds: Still Risky BusinessDespite Amaranth's $6-billion one-week loss in September, the largest in hedge fund history, industry sources agree that the effect was little more than a blip. The fund did not default on any of its counterparty obligations, and the impact on global financial systems was essentially negligible. However, the sheer size...
October 16, 2006
Rarefied Air for StocksThe stock market had another good showing last week with the Dow Jones industrial average making new all-time highs and the S&P 500 posting recovery highs. Bond yields spiked higher for the second straight week while crude oil tested the recent lows in the $57 per barrel area.
October 10, 2006
How a Bottom-Fisher Reels 'Em InBuying unloved stocks can be tricky, but Tim Evnin, portfolio manager of the U.S. Trust-advised Excelsior MidCap Value&Restructuring Fund (UMVEX), thinks buying companies that are down and out can lead to huge rewards. Before taking the plunge, he and his four-member value team research the company and industry, review its...
October 09, 2006
New Guardian Unit Now Sells Guardian FundsA large insurer says it has completed efforts to integrate a recently acquired money manager.RS Investments, San Francisco, which is now part of Guardian Life ...
October 01, 2006
401(k) Accounts See Further GrowthThe average account balance for U.S. workers consistently maintaining 401(k) accounts from 1999 through 2005 increased 50 percent -- to over $102,000 from about $67,800...
October 01, 2006
Remember To Pay The MortgageMortgage-backed securi-ties, a somewhat overlooked, though very large, section of the fixed-income universe, are becoming more attractive to investors in light of a softening housing...