PARIS (MarketWatch) — Stock market operators NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) started discussions Wednesday to terminate their planned $17 billion merger, which has been blocked by the European Union antitrust authority.

NYSE Euronext, Deutsche Boerse in merger-end talks

There?s a subtle distinction to make between ETFs and mutual funds, so first ask about the underlying assets and management before evaluating which one is right for you, according to MarketWatch?s Chuck Jaffe.

Chuck Jaffe: Put ETFs and mutual funds on the test track

Upheaval at US internet group reaches boardroom as resignation clears way for new chief executive Scott Thompson to make his mark
?Visionary? co-founder Yang leaves Yahoo

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To quote former Pensions Management reporter Nick Reeve, choosing your annuity is a lot like choosing a bottle of wine. If you can tell your Claret from your Beaujolais, choosing your desired vino is relatively easy. However, if you are less informed, and vaguely recognise some of the brand names but have no clue as to the grape, how many years it should remain in the bottle and whether it will suit your palate, you could end up with the wrong plonk.

The third coming

The internet is truly an amazing piece of technology.
The past couple of days I have been watching the Cato Instituion’s four hour presentation on Social Security that Michael Tanner (their head of Social Security reform) gave to congressional staff in February. The links are not that easy to find on the web-site, however, once you do find them they are extremely informative.
Even if reform is defeated this year, this issue will not go away.
Social Security–Video

Bankrate’s August 2011 Financial Security Index is out — and people are not, apparently, feeling quite so secure. go figure.
Bankrate: August Financial Security Index
I always enjoy seeing how people feel about their savings (or lack thereof), and according to Bankrate, 47 percent of Americans say they are less comfortable with their savings than a year ago. you have to think that teetering stock markets play a large role here; couple that with all the other negative news items which have driven headlines lately, and you have a recipe for a …

Grand Rapids, MI — (SBWIRE) – -01/06/2012 — when Grand Rapids, Michigan-based financial advisor Dennis Tubbergen isn’t writing his online blog or his weekly Moving Markets? newsletter, you might catch him hosting his talk show the Everything Financial Radio show.
Now approaching his sixth year of hosting a financial talk radio show, Tubbergen can be heard on two metro Michigan stations: WTKG 1230 AM and WOOD Newsradio1300 AM and 106.9 FM stations based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Tubbergen’s radio guest list in 2011 was impressive – with guests ranging from U.S. …

Welcome Forbes.com Retirement, the newest website in the Moneysmartz retirement planning directory. Forbes.com Retirement provides the latest retirement and retirement planning news, information, and advice from Forbes.com. Special features include a recent report on Roth 401(k) plans and a 2006 report on Mutual Funds.
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