Hartford Life

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement: Father, Son Cherry-Picking Scheme; South Miami in Muni-Bond Fraud

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2013

  Recent enforcement actions include charges against a father and son for making undeclared trades and then cherry-picking the profitable ones, and charges against the city of South Miami for defrauding investors on muni bonds.

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  Top 5 Annuity Trends to Watch in 2012 and 2013

  By Christopher Raham, Gerry Murtagh  |  October 2, 2012

  As the annuity industry deals with unprecedented challenges, advisors must keep abreast of product changes to help their clients make prudent decisions.

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  Pru to Pay $615 Million for Hartford Individual Life Unit

  By Allison Bell, LifeHealthPro  |  September 28, 2012

  Prudential will re-insure about 700,000 Hartford policies that provide $135 billion in coverage.

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  New Hire Roundup: PIMCO Welcomes Johnson; Cepek Rises at Allianz

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 6, 2012

  This week in new hires, Geoffrey Johnson joined PIMCO; Gretchen Cepek was promoted at Allianz Life; and Kimball Brooker was named portfolio manager at First Eagle.

• The Hartford Has Big Plans for Wealth Management and RIAs

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2010

  Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said April 1 that it would reorganize itself into insurance, annuity, and wealth management businesses. The new wealth management division...

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  Class Action Lawsuits on 401(k)s

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  April 12, 2010

  Investors in 401(k) plans who are frustrated by proprietary funds, opaque high fees, revenue sharing and sub-par performance are starting to get overtures from lawyers who are gathering investors for class action suits against 401(k) providers.

• The value of new (and flexible) income annuities

  By Kerry Pechter  |  January 23, 2010

  The income annuity used to be a straightforward if somewhat opaque gadget. You exchanged a chunk of money for a monthly or quarterly income stream...

• Does Your Broker/Dealer Stand Behind You?

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2008

  It's all too easy to partner with a broker/dealer in an up-market. Clients are happy, returns are generated and everyone's making money. But what happens...

• Coming Out Party

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2008

  Only fours years after its inception, the Financial Services Institute has achieved a high level of success as the primary advocacy group for independent broker/dealers....

• Fixed-Income a Great Fit for Retirement

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne, Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  June 28, 2007

  Fixed income is an asset class that offers plenty of upside for investors, in particular those planning for retirement. Yet, says Jim Tracy, national sales director for Minneapolis-based The Hartford Mutual Funds (a division of Hartford Life), many investors and financial advisors are more than a little wary of fixed...