Annuity firms are increasingly discussing investment strategy, planning, and technology rather than simply pushing products to advisors in response to growing concerns over the fiduciary standard. So reports FinancialPlanning. Read more...

Rather than pay fees and contend with other drawbacks of annuities, retirees may want to consider creating a bond ladder with Treasuries that will mature each year to create income. So reports Forbes. Read more...

Morgan Creek Capital Management’s Mark Yusko has been a vocal critic of ETFs. More recently he decided to join the enemy by launching his own of ETF, reports Bloomberg.

Growth indices have drastically outperformed their value counterparts over the past 10 years, yet a look under the hood of benchmark construction shows that the results can’t be viewed from the traditional perspective of style classification. Read more...