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But most of that money went back into bond funds and hybrid funds, which took in a combined $16.3 billion for the month.

Fixed annuity sales fell 7% in the third quarter to $19 billion, according to Beacon Research’s Fixed Annuity Premium Study. For the year to date, sales fell slightly less than 1% to $58.3 billion.

November saw a solid month of new municipal bond issuance for 2011, but it paled in comparison with the same period in 2010, when Build America Bond issuance was particularly strong.

BATS Global Markets said it closed its acquisition of Chi-X Europe and now operates it as part of BATS Chi-X Europe.

Indexes have come a long way and can be effective tools for advisors, but you have to know how to use them

Your clients can have homeowners' insurance that monitors for leaks or fires - and even file claims on their behalf.

Three investment chiefs talk stocks, sectors and the economy.

Equity-income funds provide a buffer against extreme market volatility.

Intra-family loans are gaining traction to finance start-ups and help out in many other ways.

Long-term mutual funds took in $1.4 billion in the week ended Nov. 22, according to the Investment Company Institute.