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Consumer Confidence Index retreats in June
After months of strong gains, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index waned in June.
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Client numbers on the rise for independent RIAs
More than 80 percent of independent registered investment advisors are reporting client numbers increased or remained steady over the past six months.
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Madoff sentenced to 150 years in prison
Admitted fraudster Bernard Madoff was sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison for perpetrating the biggest investment fraud in history, according to Reuters.
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Bills to overturn 151A gain support
A companion bill to the recently-introduced Meeks-Price bill is receiving praise from fixed indexed annuity issuers.
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ICI: Drafted House 401(k) bill sets "dangerous precedent"
Investment Company Institute (ICI) President and CEO Paul Schott Stevens chided the House Education and Labor Committee's approval this week of a bill mandating full disclosure of 401(k) fees and unbiased retirement investment advice through employer plans.
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Study: Advisors and their firms disagree on major business-building practices
New research indicates there are some major disconnects between advisors and their financial institutions.
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FSC financial products hearing: live Webcast
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday morning to discuss regulatory measures for consumer financial products.
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Regulatory change tops RIA concerns
Regulatory reform is top-of-mind for most registered investment advisors, according to the latest TD Ameritrade Institutional Survey.
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FSC to hold hearing on financial products and consumer protection - watch the live Webcast
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday morning to discuss regulatory measures for consumer financial products.
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New nonprofit to rank advisors
A new nonprofit organization is trying to restore investor confidence in quality advisory practices.
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Study: Insurance M&A likely to increase this year
Mergers and acquisitions will increase later this year as U.S. insurers and financial institutions shed non-core insurance businesses to boost capital, according to a study released Monday by Deloitte.
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Boomer women tapping retirement savings to bail out kids
More than one-third of boomer women are dipping into their retirement savings to pay for their adult children's needs.
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One-quarter of U.S. investors ready to ditch financial firm
One-in-four investors are ready to change financial service firms in the next year, according to a Charles Schwab study released Wednesday.
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House members to vote on retirement security bills
While President Obama prepares to unveil his proposed changes to financial industry regulation, House members are focusing on two bills that will enforce federal protection for workers participating in employer-sponsored retirement plans.
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House subcommittee approves retirement advice bill
The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Pensions and Labor of the House Education and Labor Committee today approved legislation by a 13 to 8 vote to protect workers from conflicts of interest when receiving retirement investment advice at work.
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Life insurance lags at start of '09
Life insurance sales plummeted in the first quarter of 2009, the steepest quarterly drop since 1943, according to newly released data from LIMRA International.
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FINRA campaign aims to help older investors crack down on fraud
Investment fraud. It can happen to you.
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Health care costs rising for retiring women
Single women age 65 retiring in 2009 will have to tack on an additional 16 percent to health care expense estimates from 2008.
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Video: Middle-class have greater retirement risk than previously thought
A new report from retirement coalition Americans for Secure Retirement finds the events in just the last six months of 2008 have dramatically worsened the retirement outlook for the middle class, specifically.
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LIMRA survey: Older consumers don't know enough about retirement income products
Thirty percent of older consumers have a negative attitude toward annuities, and twice that - 60 percent - say their knowledge about investments is "subpar."
Boomer Stat of the WeekMarried boomer men plan to retire at age 64, while their wives are planning to retire at 63.
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