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Investors Remain Spooked by Stocks

- Many prefer the ability to get in and out of the market quickly through ETFs.

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.

RIAs Look to Social Media, Alternatives for Growth

- And of the 50% who are not using social media, they are exploring different outlets and deciding whether to use them.

BlackRock iShare ETFs Gaining Share in 401(k)s

- While the company currently has $2 billion of its iShares in 401(k)s, it expects that to rise considerably in the next five years.

JPMorgan Fund for Near-Retirees Takes on Unusual Risk

- The Income Builder Fund invests in CMOs, REITs, high-yield debt, convertible bonds and emerging markets equities.

Seasoned National Accounts Pros Vital to Profitability: kasina

- With distribution opportunities at a premium, a top-notch national sales team trumps external wholesalers at fund companies.

American Beacon Announces Global Real Estate Fund

- The fund aims to deliver high total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing in a wide variety of securities.

Delaware Launches Diversified Floating Rate Fund

- The fund invests across the fixed income investments spectrum.

ACLI Slams Obama’s Plan to Tax Annuity Income

- White House plans to tax the “non-earned” income of high earners to pay for Medicare could hurt annuity sales, major insurance industry lobbyist claims.

Fear of Investment Losses Could Take Toll on Retirement: AXA

- Investors afraid of their ability to invest in the stock market could be hurting themselves in the long run, AXA says.

Schwab Claims Solid Month in New Assets

- Net new assets rose By $6 billion in January.

Advisers Increased Client Contact in 2009 to Repair Trust

- The increased attention investors have demanded has distracted many advisers from growing their business.

Low Payouts on Annuities May Give Investors Pause

- With yields so low, fees on products with guaranteed income are also likely to increase.

Obama Administration Pinpoints Fixed Annuities as Best Retirement Income Choice

- ING, John Hancock, New York Life, MetLife and Principal Financial are seen as having first-advantage status.

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