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- AARP Mutual Funds: Is AARP Looking Out for You?
- The giant nonprofit offers multiple financial products, but are they any good? First under the microscope: AARP's $202 million mutual-fund family. The AARP Funds Switcheroo AARP has sold mutual funds for 25 years, but the group switched course dramatically in...
- Articles 2009-07-09
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- Mutual Fund Fees Jump 5 Percent
- While you wait for your portfolio to climb out of the basement, fund companies are siphoning off a bigger share of your cash. An exclusive analysis for MoneyWatch.com by investment...
- Articles 2009-08-17
- Auto and Homeowners Insurance: Is AARP Looking Out for You?
- The nonprofit behemoth promises to save you money and provide great service. But does it deliver? Here's how to decide if AARP policies are right for you. As part of our continuing analysis of AARP’s financial services products (earlier stories...
- Articles 2009-08-26
- AARP Investment Program from Scudder funds fine-tuned to meet the needs of AARP members
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 14, 1994--To offer greater consistency across its family of funds, the Trustees of the AARP Investment Program from Scudder have approved modifications to the objectives and policies of several AARP Mutual Funds. The modifications help to underscore each AARP Fund's emphasis on seeking to...
- Research articles 1994-12-14
- Sizing up the AARP Funds.
- Readers have asked us what we think of the AARP mutual funds--a group of seven stock and fixed-income funds and two money-market funds that Scudder, Stevens & Clark manages for the American Association of Retired Persons. We took a look at these Readers have asked...
- Research articles 1996-05-01
- Is AARP Looking Out For You?
- The colossal seniors? group sells billions of dollars worth of financial products to people over 50 every year. MoneyWatch takes a close look to see which ones you should be buying, and which ones to avoid.Think about AARP and what comes to mind? Travel discounts for geezers? Magazine covers sporting...
- Articles 2009-10-09
- Health Insurance: Is AARP Looking Out For You?
- AARP?s health and long-term-care insurance policies are rarely the cheapest option, but they are surprisingly competitive, and can be particularly good for people who are not in perfect health. MoneyWatch compared benefits and real-world prices to find the best plans for you. Anyone over the age of 50...
- Articles 2009-10-09
- Life Insurance and Annuities: Is AARP Looking Out for You?
- We analyze whether the giant organization's senior-focused life insurance and annuities are worth buying. Life insurance and annuities offer...
- Articles 2009-08-05
- Don't be lured into buying mediocre funds
- THOSE 35 MILLION members of AARP need to be warned they could be lured into a family of mediocre-performing mutual funds. AARP -- which now goes by the acronym in order to take the emphasis off "retired persons" and broaden its appeal and enhance its income --...
- Research articles 2005-04-18
- AARP Financial Introduces New Investment Approach; Simplified Product Offering Prepares Baby Boomers For Retirement
- TEWKSBURY, Mass., April 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- AARP Financial, a new subsidiary of AARP Services, Inc., is simplifying the investment process with the introduction of the AARP Funds. Consisting of three asset allocation mutual funds, each fund is designed to serve as a complete mid- to long-term investment portfolio...
- Research articles 2006-04-24
- AARP Investment Program Launches Online Courses
- Business Editors BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--April 24, 2001 The AARP Investment Program from Scudder has launched three interactive online courses, available to the public at aarp.scudder.com, focusing on the unique financial needs of AARP members. The AARP Investment Program, managed by Zurich Scudder Investments and approved by AARP, is...
- Research articles 2001-04-24
- Widespread financial ignorance may be AARP study's biggest revelation. (American Association of Retired Persons)
- A survey by the American Association of Retired Persons reveals that only a small number of people who purchase mutual funds, annuities, stocks and government bonds from banks understand that these are not insured by the FDIC. It also reveals that banks hA survey by the American Association of Retired...
- Research articles 1994-03-01
- Phone Listings For The Funds
- MUTUAL FUNDS | WHERE TO CALL to request a prospectus and other investment information.A AARP 800-253-2277 Accessor ...
- Research articles 2000-08-01
- Rating products on the AARP menu
- Once you've hit the big 5-0, a solicitation from the American Association of Retired Persons isn't far behind. And, what the heck, you can't go too far wrong paying $8 a year for membership, especially when it entitles you to such perks as access to a mail-order pharmacy, all sorts...
- Research articles 1998-04-01
- AARP arm to serve as fund adviser; Advocacy group parts ways with Scudder.(News)
- Byline: David Hoffman NEW YORK - The AARP Funds group made its debut last week, signaling a change in the way the affinity group for older Americans approaches the mutual fund business. The no-load funds will...
- Research articles 2006-01-23
- Mission
- AARP has long nurtured a reputation as a trusted advocate for the 50-plus set. Over the past year, the nonprofit organization has thrown this image behind mutual funds offered through a new for-profit arm, AARP Financial. In January, total assets across AARP has long nurtured a reputation as a...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- First Web Site Designed Specifically for Investors Age 50 and Over
- Business Editors/Interactive & Multimedia Writers BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 20, 1999 AARP Investment Program From Scudder Unveils New Web Site That Helps Older Americans Meet Today's Investing Challenges Investors age 50 and over who surf the Internet can now visit the first Web site designed specifically for them....
- Research articles 1999-12-20
- The Arizona Republic Wallet Watch Column.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 22 -- POLL: AMERICANS TO ADD TO MUTUAL FUNDS HOLDINGS: Despite fluctuations in the stock market this year, nearly half of Americans polled late last month say they plan to increase their holdings of stock mutual funds over the...
- Research articles 1998-12-22
- Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. Restructures and Streamlines Fund Offerings in Response to Investor Demand
- Business Editors BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 9, 2000--Scudder Kemper Investments announced today plans to restructure and streamline the line-up of direct sold mutual funds offered to Scudder and the AARP Investment Program investors. Various elements of the plan are subject to fund shareholder approval. ...
- Research articles 2000-02-09
- Older workers retirees feel effects of declining stock market - News
- Relentless stock market declines are taking a toll on the retirement savings of 50- to 70-year-olds, forcing many of them to make difficult choices about when to retire and how to manage financially once they do, according to a recent report by AARP. The national telephone survey, conducted by...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
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