Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
UnitedHealth Prospers As Group Customers Struggle
By Allison BellNU Online News Service, July 17, 2003, 5:58 p.m. EDT -- UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., did well during the second quarter even though ...
July 06, 2003
VA Guarantees May Be 'Hot,' But For Reinsurers, NotVA Guarantees May Be Hot, But For Reinsurers, NotByThe word invariably used to describe guarantees in variable annuities is "hot," as in very popular. But ...
June 24, 2003
Market Commentary -- ClosingJune 23, 2003 -- Stocks lost ground as a flurry of earnings warnings discouraged investors ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates later...
June 19, 2003
Justin Thomson of T. Rowe Price International DiscS&P Rank: 3 Stars June 2, 2003 Reopening
June 17, 2003
Manulife Updates VA Guarantee RiderNU Online News Service, June 17, 2003, 10:48 a.m. EDT -- Manulife USA, Boston, has updated the Guaranteed Retirement Income Program, an optional rider ...
June 17, 2003
Hewitt: 401(k) Participation Rate Falls 2.8%NU Online News Service, June 17, 2003, 9:35 p.m. EDT -- Participation in 401(k) plans seems to be falling, according to Hewitt Associates L.L.C., ...
June 01, 2003
Still GlitteringFirst Eagle's funds, run by Jean-Marie Eveillard, 62, who is set to retire in 2005, and Charles de Vaulx, 41, who will take sole management...