richard scrushy was re-sentenced today, and his prison term cut to just six years. he was originally sentenced to almost seven years for his bribery conviction back in 2006. he got the reduced term after an appeals court dropped two other charges against him. >> susie: with the fed pledging to keep interest rates low for a few more years, investors are >> susie: with the fed pledging to keep interest rates low for a few more years, investors are chasing yield and some are taking on new risks. here's gerri walsh, president of the finra investor education foundation. >> investors currently find themselves in a difficult investing environment. yields on fixed-income investments are at historically low levels, and stock returns have been quite volatile. as we begin a new year, what is an investor to do? some investors are chasing return, meaning they are putting their assets into riskier and sometimes esoteric products that promise higher yields and returns than they can obtain in more traditional investments. these products range from easily understood investments like