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February 5, 2012

Dividend Stocks Aren't the New Bonds - 5:56 pm

You can get generous yields…but also considerable risk. Consider using stocks as just one element in a diversified income portfolio.

Risk-Parity Funds Redefine 'Balance' - 5:05 pm

A new group of allocation funds are based on the view that there is something fundamentally wrong with the classic 60-40 stocks-to-bonds mix.

Record global sales of junk bonds - 3:43 pm

Junk bond issuance totalled a record $19.6bn last week, including a sizeable chunk of debt that European companies sold in the US

A Mortgage Tornado Warning That Went Largely Ignored - 7:49 am

February 3, 2012

With Role Lessened, Loan Chief Exits BofA - 8:54 pm

Barbara Desoer, a high-profile mortgage executive who once was a candidate to become chief executive of Bank of America, is leaving as the financial giant retreats from the home-loan business.

Wealth Management Firms See Social Media Influence Growing - 7:24 pm

Wealth management firms are still gradually introducing their financial advisor forces to social media, but three years from now they fully expect the new medium to have fully taken hold in the industry.

Treasury's lifetime-income proposals lean heavy on education - 3:47 pm

Observers find proposals to be well intended, but say workers have a lot to learn on annuities

The return of pensions? Treasury backs annuities in retirement plans - 11:45 am

American retirement security now ranks as a top concern of the White House, right up there with unemployment and the federal budget deficit. In a joint announcement Thursday, the Departments of Treasury and Labor unveiled two executive actions to expand the transparency of 401(k) fees and broaden the availability of retirement plan payout options to encourage the use of annuities to provide lifetime income.