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Bad Advice for Younger Generations

By Tim Maurer, The Street, HUNT VALLEY, Md. (TheStreet) — I read a Wall Street Journal article recently by a […]

The Total Return Roller Coaster

By Doug Short, advisor perspectives, Here’s an interesting set of charts that will especially resonate with those of us who […]

Colombia Sells $2 Billion of 10-Year Dollar Bonds Overseas

By Andrea Jaramillo and Boris Korby – Jul 5, 2011 7:19 PM ET   Colombia sold $2 billion of 10-year dollar […]

Financial Advice Gleaned From a Day in the Hot Seat

by Paul Sullivan, NY Times, When I started writing this column almost three years ago, one of my goals was […]

Annuity fees a turnoff for clients and advisers

Products are ‘difficult to assess,’ commission-based distribution seen as a problem By Lavonne Kuydendall Although annuities are getting more attention […]

Banks butting heads with Vanguard, Fidelity in 401(k) scrum

BofA, JPMorgan and Wells looking to horn in on retirement plan biz; could be good news for employees Retirement savings […]

Indexed Annuities Can Yield Surprises

By Zeke Faux and Margaret Collins, BusinessWeek, When Helen Siswein, a retired teacher, heard about an investment that might earn […]

Four Traditional Money Rules to Break

By AnnaMaria Andriotis, Smart Money, Never borrow against a 401(k). Avoid credit cards. Make a bigger down payment on your […]

10 Golden Rules for Retirement Planning

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Preferred Stock: Are Those Juicy Yields Worth the Extra Risk?

By  Jason Zweig, WSJ,  As the Federal Reserve’s low-interest-rate policy has turned the world of income investing into a howling […]