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What top-performing investment strategists and portfolio managers are thinking about the latest market trends and how to build high-performing portfolios.
December 01, 2006
A Good FoundationAlthough the good works done by foundations are usually in the grant-making area, lately an SRI mindset is also occurring on the investment side, says...
December 01, 2006
Thomas J. CurranPresident, Curran Investment Management Curran Advisory Services Career Began: 1969 Home Base: Albany, N.Y. Civic Affiliations: Wildwood Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, East Lynne Theater Co. --- At an age...
November 01, 2006
Dealing with InsecurityIf you've been at something for a long enough time, you don't encounter too many surprises. Yet, despite a decade of financial journalism, I was...
November 01, 2006
Defining FiduciaryIn 1963, the United States Supreme Court held in SEC v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc., that Section 206 of the Investment Advisers Act of...
October 23, 2006
FRIAG President Carey Takes New RoleWilliam C. Carey, who since July 2005 has been president of Fidelity Registered Investment Advisor Group (FRIAG), is taking on a new role at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company (FIIS), as EVP of national accounts, effective November 1. During his tenure as FRIAG president, the business grew from $144.8 billion...
October 17, 2006
EBSA Blesses Concept Of Risk MatchingA U.S. Labor Department official says a defined benefit retirement plan fiduciary can consider the risks associated with a plan's liability obligations when developing a ...
October 08, 2006
Court Rules On Criteria For "Participant-Directed" PlansA federal court of appeals in Chicago ruled recently in Jenkins v. Yager that a retirement plan may qualify as a "participant-directed" plan that involves ...
October 08, 2006
Court Rules On Criteria For "Participant-Directed" PlansA federal court of appeals in Chicago ruled recently in Jenkins v. Yager that a retirement plan may qualify as a "participant-directed" plan that involves ...
October 01, 2006
Strategies and StrategistsIn his IA Leader's Interview in the October 2006 issue of Investment Advisor, Gene Balliett of Balliett Financial Services in Winter Park, Florida, discusses how...
October 01, 2006
News & ProductsOffering a much-needed solution to traditional variable annuities that levy high fees, Ameritas Direct has launched a no-load variable annuity that boasts no commission, sales...