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  2011 Advisor Hall of Fame

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  November 23, 2011

  Welcome to Research Magazine's Advisor Hall of Fame, now in its 21st year. This eagerly anticipated annual feature has become a benchmark of excellence in our industry and an example to all of the rewards that result from effort and integrity.

• Americans' Financial Well-Being Still Low: Principal Financial

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  December 8, 2010

  Principal Financial released its fourth quarter Financial Well-Being Index on Wednesday, which tracks changes among small and mid-sized businesses.

• Insurance Update: Down, Down, Down

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2009

  Run a Google search these days for "insurance company ratings downgrade" and you'll come up with page after page of companies losing ground, from Aegon...

• Life insurers cope with fourth-quarter losses

  By Staff Writer  |  February 10, 2009

  U.S. life insurers are being hit by charges to boost reserves for variable annuity equity market guarantees, according to Reuters news service. Principal Financial, Lincoln National...

• Life insurance weathers the storm

  By Staff Writer  |  January 12, 2009

  In the middle of a financial storm, words like "strong" or "stable" are sorely missed. But they seem to be flowing descriptions about the life...

• Workers/Retirees Hanging Onto Homes

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2007

  Amid a shaky housing market, the majority of Americans (73%) say they plan to hold on to their homes--one of their biggest assets, while 21% of working Americans who are five years from retirement also plan to stay in their homes during their golden years, according to the latest Principal...

• Principal Finds Sentiment for Auto-Enrollment

  By Staff Writer  |  June 15, 2006

  Employees favor a "do-it-for-me" approach when it comes to retirement saving

• Getting Past Square One

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2003

  When Mike Matson of Matson Financial Advisors in Danbury, Connecticut, decided to add retirement plans to his practice, he found that his background in planning...

• Principal to Ax Two International Funds

  By Staff Writer  |  October 17, 2002

  Oct. 16, 2002 -- Principal Financial Grp (PFG) plans to eliminate two small mutual funds that invest overseas by merging them into a larger international...

• Principal Scuttles Large-Cap Fund

  By Staff Writer  |  August 23, 2002

  Aug. 19, 2002 -- Principal Financial Grp (PFG) is eliminating the Principal Partners Large Cap Growth Fund/A (PLCAX) by merging it into the larger Principal...