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BoA Brokerage Offers 401(k) Health Monitor

– The tool calculates the overall financial wellness of a 401(k).

Advisers Relying More on Internal Wholesalers: FRC

– However, they also found those internal wholesalers not readily accessible or responsive.

Eagle Offers Investment Grade Bond Fund

– The fund is modeled on the company’s separately managed accounts portfolio.

BrightScope, Acceleration Retirement Form Partnership

– BrightScope rates 401(k)s, and Acceleration Retirement provides lead generation for advisers.

Folio, Alliance Benefit Team Up On Turn-Key 401(k) Platform

– The low-cost platform is also customizable.

Jackson Announces Record Profit of $670 Million in 2009

– The company’s sales also hit a record $15.2 billion.

AlphaOne Selects SEI for Outsourcing

– SEI will provide the complete range of middle- and back-office functions.

Millionaire Ranks Grow 16% to 7.8 Million

– And pentamillionaires grow 17% to 980,000.

54% Have Less Than $25,000 Saved for Retirement

– While confidence in having enough for retirement has returned to historic levels, a 16% reading is still painfully low—pointing to a serious need for far more help for investors.

Capital Fulfillment Offers Summary Prospectus Tool

– ClickOne uses patented technologies used by 17 million end users around the world.

Money Funds Welcome Fed’s Reverse Repos

– The Federal Reserve has expanded its universe of sources of reverse repos beyond primary dealers to include money market funds.

Advisers Hope Marketing Means Growth in 2010

– Sixty-four percent have increased their marketing budgets, up from 53% who had done so in September.

GLBs Buoy Variable Annuity Sales, But for How Long?

– Guaranteed living benefits may now be synonymous with variable annuities, but unless insurers rein in costs and restore benefits, sales may continue to slide.

After Bit of Shrinkage, Money Again Flowing to Muni Bond Funds

– Municipal bond funds took in a record $69 billion in 2009, according to the ICI.

401(k) Balances Bouncing Back

– Younger workers’ portfolios are faring the best due to the market’s relatively bigger impact on smaller balances.