Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
New Options in 401(k)s
By Melanie WaddellA new twist in retirement planning is taking hold: financial services companies are offering immediate annuities and longevity insurance--a deferred annuity--as an option in 401(k)...
October 08, 2007
RiverSource Offers New DI PoliciesAn insurer is rolling out two new individual disability income insurance products.RiverSource Life Insurance Company, a unit of Ameriprise Financial Inc., Minneapolis, says the products, ...
October 04, 2007
Lifetime Income Products DebutFidelity Investments unveiled a group of retirement income products and online applications for advisors and clients, October 3, aimed at helping retirees generate more predictable monthly cash flow streams for certain time horizons, or for life.
October 02, 2007
Garden State Leads In Battle To Overturn New SCHIP LimitsNew Jersey filed a civil suit Monday in the U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., in an effort to preserve states' ability to enroll moderate-income ...
October 02, 2007
Garden State Leads In Battle To Overturn New SCHIP LimitsNew Jersey filed a civil suit Monday in the U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., in an effort to preserve states' ability to enroll moderate-income ...
October 01, 2007
Paying for KeepsResearch: Your 2007 Investor Research Survey delivered some interesting results about attitudes toward retirement. What did you find most exciting about the data?Greer: Our research...
September 23, 2007
It's All About Timing: The Impact Of Returns On DistributionsWhen the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 387 points on August 9th following the disclosure that turmoil in U.S. mortgage and securities market had prompted ...
September 10, 2007
Administration Blocks New York SCHIP ExpansionNew York Republicans are joining with the state's Democrats to ask the federal government to let the Empire State include moderate-income families in the State ...