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May 25, 2013
This Weekend's Barron's: Top 50 Annuities ~ Panel of Experts Discuss Growing Options Market ~ Hertz Is Stock To Buy ~ UTi Worldwide Ready to Rebound ~ Powerful New Consumer Watchdog Slowly Rises
Barrons.comTop 50 Annuities As more Americans seek steady income, the annuity industry has introduced an all-new crop of retirement investments. Barron's picks the best from the dizzying array of offerings.
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May 25, 2013Top 50 Annuities
Barrons.comArmand Baughman, 71, a retired Continental Airlines pilot of Valley View, Texas, has always viewed annuities as too complex, illiquid, and expensive to warrant his consideration. But last year, he socked $200,000 into a tax-deferred ...
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May 23, 2013EU Spares Pension Funds From Tough Solvency Rules
WSJ.comBRUSSELS—The European Commission has decided not to impose tough new capital requirements on pension funds, at least for now, a move that could save defined-benefit programs hundreds of billions of euros.
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May 23, 2013UPDATE: ING U.S. Reports Smaller Loss In First Results Since IPO
WSJ.comING U.S. Inc., reporting its first results since its partial public offering earlier this month, said its first-quarter loss narrowed as the performance of its retirement and annuities segments improved.
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May 23, 2013Advisers Help Avoid 'Twice-Taxed' Syndrome
WSJ.comFinancial advisers are telling some clients it could be better to spend or give away dividends, interest and IRA distributions, instead of plowing the money back into the market where it will be taxed again.
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May 23, 2013
Stocks are for the young and the restless; Match stocks and tax diversification to your life stage
MarketWatchHave you invested with your career in mind, matching your risk tolerance to your age, earnings and career prospects?Now that the stock market is hitting new highs, some advisers say it’s the right time for retirement savers to review how ...
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May 21, 2013
When advisers go from hero to zero; Financial advice that’s good for some may be bad for you
MarketWatchLet’s say you have a health problem and you visit two or three internists. Chances are good you would receive a similar diagnosis and treatment from each doctor.
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May 20, 2013Regulators Scrutinize Firms' Ties to Insurers
WSJ.comNew York's top financial regulator subpoenaed a handful of Wall Street investment firms about their entries into a corner of the insurance industry that guarantees steady payments to hundreds of thousands of retirees and other consumers.
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May 20, 2013Hidden Debt Postpones a Client's Retirement
WSJ.comThe client was in his mid-50s and hoping to retire within the year. He had planned well for retirement, and his wife wanted to continue working for several more years.
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May 18, 2013
En Garde: Tax-Hike Investment Tips
Barrons.comWith a range of taxes set to rise sharply, the rush is on: Private banks, family offices, and wealth managers are tapping the smartest tax minds they can find to come up with new tax-efficient products and portfolios.
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May 13, 2013Annuities, Health Make Good Partnership
WSJ.comFat, unhealthy smokers rarely get a good deal—except when it comes to annuities. Partnership Assurance, a new U.K. insurer that is seeking a value of more than £1 billion ($1.54 billion) when it lists on the London Stock Exchange next ...
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May 12, 2013
Lifelines for Investors on Their Own
WSJ.comA reader in Minneapolis needs "direction" with her three pots of money—a regular individual retirement account, a Roth IRA and a taxable account, totaling $725,000—but speaks for many investors when she writes:
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May 10, 2013Advisers Embrace Alternative Pension Plan
WSJ.comAs most U.S. businesses keep shifting the bulk of retirement funding and planning to their employees, some advisers are embracing an alternative approach that puts investment decisions squarely on the back of employers.
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May 9, 2013
This week’s Mutual Funds and ETF stories
MarketWatchDon’t miss these top money and investing features:Sell in May, but when should you buy?Why stocks risk a 10% tumbleForget Buffett; this investor made me rich for life
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May 9, 2013
The Experts: Should You Keep Cash in Your Portfolio?
WSJ.comBesides keeping some in an emergency fund, should the average investor have an allocation to cash and cash equivalents in an investment portfolio? The Wall Street Journal put this question to The Experts, an exclusive group of industry and ...
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May 9, 2013Weigh Taxes When Picking a State for Retirement
WSJ.comWhen it comes to choosing the best state in which to retire, some people look beyond traditional needs like nice weather and recreational opportunities.
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May 8, 2013
Funds See Opportunity in Real Estate
WSJ.comA glitzy Manhattan real-estate crowd gathered in March to join Barry Sternlicht, chief executive of Starwood Capital Group, at a party celebrating the launch of condo sales at the Baccarat Hotel & Residences, a new development across ...
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May 6, 2013
Mixing It Up; Sell Some Stock If Retirement Is Near; With stock indexes strong, investors should sell some winners to build cash, this adviser says
WSJ.comTake some money off the table. That's the recommendation of Kent Kramer, an adviser in Des Moines, Iowa, who says that with stock indexes at record levels, pre-retirees should consider selling some shares and setting aside the proceeds.
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May 5, 2013
Insurers to Annuity Owners: We Don't Want More Money; In an effort to reduce risk, companies restrict additional funds for some of their most-generous products
WSJ.comIt isn't often a business says, "Thanks, but no thanks," when you try to invest more money with it.But that is what a growing number of life insurers are saying to people who, years back, bought the retirement-income product known as a ...
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May 5, 2013
A New Era for Do-It-Yourself Investing; Many investors want to call the shots—while turning to tools and people for help as needed
WSJ.comDo-it-yourself investing is gaining newfound popularity—but with a twist.Instead of going it entirely on their own, more investors are pursuing a kind of modified DIY approach, tapping an array of increasingly sophisticated online tools and ...
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