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The April numbers for stock trading, globally, aren't in yet. The hottest big market? BM&F BOVESPA, up less than 1%, year over year, through the end of March.
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Integrity Viking Funds has launched the Integrity Dividend Harvest Fund, designed to offer investors a stable source of income and the potential for capital appreciation via a portfolio focusing on dividend-paying stocks of companies that have a history of raising their dividends.
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Fifty-one percent of retirees, but only 25%, of todays workers, are confident about having enough money to live comfortably in retirement, according to a BlackRock study.
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Volume for the municipal market continues to tick down while investor demand for tax-exempt paper remains robust.
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency closed Security Bank in North Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday, bringing the total number of failures so far in 2012 to 23.
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The Women Advisors Forum on March 13 in Boca Raton, Fla., marked the first of a tour of six events around the country this year. The event included new sessions on winning strategies to build business, how to work with widows and preparing clients for decumulation. Most of all, the forum provided an opportunity to network. Check out these photos for some of the day's highlights.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 168.32 points to close at 13,038.27 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 endured their worst week of the year, lopping off 68 points and 22 points, respectively.
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Fidelity Investments has added four mutual funds to a variable annuity product it launched in 2005, opting for simplicity in an era where advisors and clients are wary of complexity in variable annuities.
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On May 4, 2012, Pioneer Investments has named Howard Weiss as associate portfolio manager of Pioneer Multi-Asset Real Return Fund (PMARX).
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On May 4. 3012, The findings of a BlackRock survey show that just over half, 51%, of retirees but only one quarter, 25%, of todays workers - are confident about having enough money to live comfortably in retirement.
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On May 4, 2012, MME reported that The Litman Gregory Masters International fund garnered a gold star rating from Morningstar, Inc.
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On May 4, 2012, IGM Financial Inc.s earnings for the first quarter of 2012 were down 5.8%, to $199.7 million, compared to a year ago.
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On May 4, 2012, Integrity Viking Funds has launched the Integrity Dividend Harvest Fund (IDIVX), designed to offer investors a stable source of income and the potential for capital appreciation via a portfolio focusing on dividend-paying stocks of companies that have a history of raising their dividends.
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When it comes to the retirement plan industry, some financial advisors and third-party administration firms neglect their marketing endeavors. Here are nine tips to make sure it doesn't happen to you.
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May 7, 2012 story: Principal Funds has added three new regional directors to the firm's investment only team: Marcel Dawson, Gary Nakamura and Pamela Suing, focusing on growth within the registered investment advisor distribution channel.
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May 4, 2012 story: Efficient and effective mutual fund Board meetings are vital to the success of a mutual fund family, no matter their size and/or complexity.
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May 7, 2012 story: Investors act emotionally, not logically, toward the securities they buy or sell.
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May 7, 2012 Story: The big guns are now squaring off in one of the tiniest slices of the fund business.
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Large retirement plan providers tried to offer Californias teachers and other education workers simpler plan options, but the Financial Services Institute said it should not come at the expense of access to quality personalized investment advice.
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