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Indexed annuities were one bright spot in the market, hitting $8.1 billion in sales, up 14% from the year-ago period.

Cantor Fitzgerald has hired five investment professionals to expand its presence in emerging markets in Latin American, with a particular emphasis on Brazil.

The Women Advisors Forum in New York on April 26 marked the second conference of a six event series touring the country this year. Check out these photos for highlights from networking opportunities key sessions on career advancement, recruitment, investing, social media and more. And stay tuned for more on upcoming events in Dallas, Chicago, Boston and Southern California.

On May 18, 2012, The Hartford unveils its latest chief investment officer.

The new Retirement Income Navigator is a three-step process designed to help investors withdraw money from retirement accounts in a more tax-efficient way.

Altegris Advisors has launched the Altegris Equity Long Short Fund (ELSAX), designed to generate and capture alpha on the long and short side of the equity markets, predominantly US stocks.

The hunger for paper and search for yield in the municipal market reached their limits this week.

As the brokerage is learning with Joe Ricketts, even a casual connection to a founder or former CEO can carry reputational risks in the social media age.

The Senate Banking Committee announced Thursday that it has invited JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to testify about the firm's $2 billion trading loss. A bank spokeswoman said Dimon has agreed to testify.

There are two types of independent financial advisors: the income statement entrepreneur and the balance sheet entrepreneur. Steve Sanduski asks: which one are you and why?

Advisors have the right and should be concerned about using social media. If you have someone in your corner, someone who knows social media and what life is like as an advisors, you should have confidence that you can execute a social media marketing strategy, gain brand awareness, cement relationships with existing clients and gain new ones that will be happy their advisor communicates with them in the medium they like.

The SEC has charged Seattle-area financial advisor, Mark Spangler, with defrauding clients by secretly investing $47.7 million in two start-up companies he co-founded.

On May 17, 2012, Brendan Clark was named president of Clark Capital Management Group, taking over for his father, Harry Clark, who founded the firm and will continue as chairman and chief executive officer.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged another 156.06 points to end at 12,442.49 Thursday as Wall Street preps for Facebook’s much-anticipated debut on Friday.

The first-of-its-kind program for military veterans, which the St. Louis company is calling FORCES, features enhanced training and mentoring, and structured compensation packaged designed for veterans. It also meets federal requirements for on-the-job training under the G.I. Bill.

On May 17, 2012, Altegris Advisors has launched the Altegris Equity Long Short Fund (ELSAX), designed to generate and capture alpha on the long and short side of the equity markets, predominantly US stocks.

On May 17, 2012, Jay Rosoff joined registered broker dealer Point Capital Markets, LLC as Managing Director of Distribution for the Thesis Flexible Fund, a multi-start alternative mutual fund.

Creating a successful marketing plan is a daunting challenge for any wealth manager. Here are 10 ideas to help get you headed in the right direction.

Northern Trust named Sheldon Woldt to lead its family office and institutional business in the Middle East.

Citing enhanced technologies and retirement planning support for its advisors, National Planning Holdings announced first quarter 2012 sales and revenue gains of 15.7% and 8% respectively compared to a year earlier.