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RiverSource Investments, LLC to Rename American Express Funds to RiverSource Funds (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., today announced that American Express Funds, the name of the mutual fund family to be advised by RiverSource Investments, LLC, intends to change its name to RiverSource Funds on Oct. 1, 2005 to coincide with the spin-off of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from American Express.

Inflation-Protected Annuities: Part Of A Solid Financial Plan (Investopedia)
Two of the biggest gaps in your financial plan may be the lack of protection from inflation and the risk of outliving your assets. A little-known security called inflation-protected annuities (IPAs) (also known as real annuities or inflation-indexed annuities) can easily solve these problems.

It’s rough justice for those left at Equitable (Manchester Online)
WHAT now for the long-suffering 700,000 people who pinned their hopes of a decent retirement on Equitable Life? Five years have elapsed since the sorry saga began to unfold and still, no-one has been made to carry the can.

Jackpot winner in $2.2 million cash lottery (GJ Sentinel)
DENVER One ticketholder matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s Colorado Lottery. The jackpot was for $2.2 million if taken in cash or $4.4 million if taken as an annuity.