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SEC Proposes Easing of ETF Regulations

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed two new rules under the Investment Company Act to allow exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to operate without first getting SEC exemptive...

Morningstar Announces Tool for Adviser Web Sites

Morningstar has unveiled Morningstar Site Builder, a Web-based platform consisting of Morningstar’s financial adviser tools, content, and reports that investment firms can add to their existing adviser Web...

Firms Offer Values-based SMAs

Parametric Portfolio Associates and IW Financial have teamed up to design customized tax-managed separate accounts strategies for advisers and institutions seeking to incorporate socially responsible, faith-based, terror-free, and...

IMHO: The Not-So-Fine Print

If you watch commercial TV (that is to say, TV with commercials), you’ve no doubt been struck by the proliferation of ads for various prescription medicines.

IMHO: The Not-So-Fine Print

If you watch commercial TV (that is to say, TV with commercials), you’ve no doubt been struck by the proliferation of ads for various prescription medicines.
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5.9% Projected Growth in DC Assets

Private-sector defined contribution (DC) will grow at an annual rate of 5.9% from 2008 to 2013, though that is a lower rate compared with previous projections based on...
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A Wise Choice?

Advisers giving advice through the PPA's fiduciary adviser provision must play by rules that still are not final
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Beyond Data Mining

Recordkeeping services can feel commoditized, but the right choice demands careful consideration
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Collective Wisdom

What you should know about collective trust funds
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DC Favored

Census data show strengthening DB to DC trends