Van Kampen Funds

• FINRA Disciplines Merrill, LPL, National Financial, Van Kampen

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 28, 2011

  FINRA took disciplinary action against Merrill Lynch, LPL Financial, National Financial Services and Van Kampen Funds. Merrill was censured and fined $400,000 on findings that it failed to enforce its anti-money laundering rules.

• New Retirement-Strategy Funds Launched

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  December 1, 2008

  Target-date, or life-cycle, funds have been around since 1993. They appeal to investors seeking a "set it and forget it" approach to retirement saving that...

• A Target-Date Fund Twist

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne, Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  November 20, 2008

  An asset allocation strategy that's founded upon the traditional principles of pension investing and a multi-manager investment approach for a broad range of investment options