Locking in Future Income – Yahoo Finance
Variable annuities can shield your nest egg from stock-market losses. But make sure to understand what is guaranteed — and what that promise will cost you. These days, pitches for variable annuities are coming not just from insurance companies and
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund Renews Its – Stockhouse
John Hancock offers a broad range of financial products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance
5 Year-End Tax Strategies for Small Businesses – Smart Money
Attention small-business owners : it’s not too late to make some smart moves and slash your business’ 2009 taxes. To start with, some soon-to-expire tax breaks are too good to ignore if your operation is healthy enough to need and be able to pay
Fund Protection, Mortgage Fixes, Trading Schools – Smart Money
Q: How important is it that a mutual fund company be covered by SIPC? —Shirley Bloom, Fullerton, Calif. A: Brokerage firms, not mutual fund companies, are members of the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC), a nonprofit that covers the
A.I.G. Units Omit Name and Excel – New York Times
Just months after dropping the telltale “ A.I.G. ” from its sales brochures, the company has leapfrogged its competitors and reclaimed a title it held for many years before its bailout — the top seller of fixed annuities to bank customers
First Christian ETFs Launched to Appeal to Religious-Minded Investors – Earthtimes
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ — FaithShares Trust today launched the first three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) addressing the investment needs of Christian investors. The funds are managed by FaithShares Advisors, LLC. The securities held in
The high cost of a guaranteed income – Houston Chronicle
Fidelity Investments has joined the rush to “Living Benefits.” Partnering with Metropolitan Life, it now offers a variable annuity that guarantees 4 percent to 6 percent distributions from your original investment each year for life
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Renews Its Share – Stockhouse
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) (the “Fund”), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Advisers, LLC, announced today that its Board of Trustees, in evaluating strategic options to enhance shareholder value and
see what Todd Harrison has written » – Minyanville
Todd Harrison, founder and CEO of Minyanville, has 18 years of experience on Wall Street. After graduating from Syracuse University with honors (1991), he spent seven years on the worldwide equity derivative desk at Morgan Stanley (vice president
Re-Assessing Retirement Plans, Again. – Registered Rep.
Sure, retirement looks a bit different for many of your clients after last year’s market plunge. But with the recent equity market surge off of March lows, should you make new adjustments? And if so, what? According to a recent survey by The
Locking in Future Income – Yahoo Finance
Variable annuities can shield your nest egg from stock-market losses. But make sure to understand what is guaranteed — and what that promise will cost you. These days, pitches for variable annuities are coming not just from insurance companies and
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund Renews Its – Stockhouse
John Hancock offers a broad range of financial products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance
5 Year-End Tax Strategies for Small Businesses – Smart Money
Attention small-business owners : it’s not too late to make some smart moves and slash your business’ 2009 taxes. To start with, some soon-to-expire tax breaks are too good to ignore if your operation is healthy enough to need and be able to pay
Fund Protection, Mortgage Fixes, Trading Schools – Smart Money
Q: How important is it that a mutual fund company be covered by SIPC? —Shirley Bloom, Fullerton, Calif. A: Brokerage firms, not mutual fund companies, are members of the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC), a nonprofit that covers the
A.I.G. Units Omit Name and Excel – New York Times
Just months after dropping the telltale “ A.I.G. ” from its sales brochures, the company has leapfrogged its competitors and reclaimed a title it held for many years before its bailout — the top seller of fixed annuities to bank customers
First Christian ETFs Launched to Appeal to Religious-Minded Investors – Earthtimes
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ — FaithShares Trust today launched the first three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) addressing the investment needs of Christian investors. The funds are managed by FaithShares Advisors, LLC. The securities held in
The high cost of a guaranteed income – Houston Chronicle
Fidelity Investments has joined the rush to “Living Benefits.” Partnering with Metropolitan Life, it now offers a variable annuity that guarantees 4 percent to 6 percent distributions from your original investment each year for life
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund Renews Its Share – Stockhouse
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) (the “Fund”), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Advisers, LLC, announced today that its Board of Trustees, in evaluating strategic options to enhance shareholder value and
see what Todd Harrison has written » – Minyanville
Todd Harrison, founder and CEO of Minyanville, has 18 years of experience on Wall Street. After graduating from Syracuse University with honors (1991), he spent seven years on the worldwide equity derivative desk at Morgan Stanley (vice president
Re-Assessing Retirement Plans, Again. – Registered Rep.
Sure, retirement looks a bit different for many of your clients after last year’s market plunge. But with the recent equity market surge off of March lows, should you make new adjustments? And if so, what? According to a recent survey by The