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Entrepreneur July 2003 Chris Penttila |
Slow Change You'd better not hold your breath waiting for retirement plan reform. |
Entrepreneur November 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Dish It Out Pension offerings continue to dissolve, but new laws reward employers whose workers pump up their 401(k)s. |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Plan Advisor: Reform is in the Air Officials in Washington expect Congress to pass legislation early this year that would shore up the nation's ailing pension system and provide tax breaks to encourage retirement savings. |
Financial Advisor March 2004 Raymond Fazzi |
Flex Accounts Under Consideration Again But doubts remain about whether Bush's proposals will be adopted. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Matthew Bechard |
Rep. Ben Cardin on Partisanship, Pension Reform and the Power of REITs Employers should offer employees well-diversified options for their retirement savings. In this respect, Congressman Cardin says real estate stocks can play a vital role. |
CFO September 1, 2005 Russ Banham |
Pension Upheaval Will proposed pension reforms actually save the system, or cause more of Corporate America to opt out? |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Fall for This False Retirement Promise By taking matters into your own hands, you can build your own comfy retirement through annuities, dividends, or a combination of both. |
Investment Advisor September 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: Some Good News on Pensions Advisors praise the new Pension Act. |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2006 Brian Richards |
Is Your Retirement in Danger? The new pension act affects every American. It's your responsibility to make it work in your favor. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Are You a Bad Investor? Learning about investing and financial planning isn't always easy, but it's part of being a responsible adult member of society. Workers owe it to themselves to take advantage of the numerous options at their disposal to help them make the most of their savings. |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2009 Theo Francis |
Washington: Reworking Retirement Savings Plans Lawmakers are debating how to protect 401(k)s from from market swings and ensure workers don't outlive their savings. |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Women Disadvantaged in Retirement Don't let yourself or someone you love end up with a raw retirement deal. Retirement planning isn't simple, but it's absolutely critical that you don't neglect it. |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Pension Reform and You A new law will change the way you save for retirement. Assuming that the act is signed into law, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 will provide savers with more options and greater assurance than the current set of incentives. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 David A. Geracioti |
Save for Retirement, or Else No matter how you slice it, it's clear that in the future, personal savings will become the most important part of a retirees' income. Recently, Robert Pozen, chairman of MFS Investment Management, described what should be done to fix Social Security and entice workers to save. |
Registered Rep. November 16, 2010 Alan Lavine |
Growth Opportunities: Immediate Annuities And Qualified Retirement Plans There's a window of opportunity for financial advisors to build business: They can use annuities available in 401k plans to help workers with their post-retirement income. |
Financial Advisor September 2006 Raymond Fazzi |
Whose Advice Is It Anyway? A provision of the Pension Protection Act would directly impact the financial planning field by encouraging employers to provide advisors for their 401(k) participants. But who exactly will be doling out that advice? |
Investment Advisor July 2008 Elizabeth D. Festa |
Graff's Goal at ASPPA: Closing the Gap The head of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries says he is cognizant of the challenges for employees' savings plans in the current market environment. |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Melanie Waddell |
The Problems With Pensions Members of Congress and retirement experts are working feverishly to ensure that pension plan funding relief is enacted soon. |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Pension Reform and You How might the Pension Protection Act affect your pension? |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Income Initiatives; Social Security President Obama's State of the Union address included a number of retirement savings initiatives that he'd like to see enacted: the automatic IRA, an expanded savers credit, updating 401(k) regulations, as well as using annuities as a way to turn savings into a guaranteed lifetime income. |
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Plans' Perilous Future Between threats of cutting tax benefits and crackdowns on non-compliant plans, for the retirement industry stakes are higher than they ever were. |
Inc. May 2006 Amy Feldman |
A Bigger Parachute Eager to boost your retirement fund? Believe it or not, a pension might be the answer. |
Entrepreneur September 2001 C.J. Prince |
Pension Pennies Will the tax reform increase small business's appetite for savings plans? |
The Motley Fool February 7, 2005 Rich Duprey |
Retire the IRS Way? Regulation proposal will offer sweeping overhaul of 403(b) plans. Feb. 14 deadline for public comment nears. |
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Retirement Savings: A Boost For The Needy Government matching would give IRAs a shot in the arm to boost retirement savings, even among middle- and low-income households. |
Job Journal September 11, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Pensions Get Shortchanged It's time to take a close look at your retirement plans and take a more active role in managing them. |
Investment Advisor February 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Out of the Frying Pan, Into...? While most investors and their advisors are happy to say good riddance to 2008, the collective wisdom among economists and investing executives is that the global financial crisis will usher in a year of global recession and deflation risk. |
Registered Rep. August 4, 2006 John Churchill |
Senate Passes Pension Bill to Bush The U.S. Senate passed the Pension Protection Act, which lawmakers hope will spur businesses to improve existing employer-sponsored retirement plans. There is also a special gift to financial advisors in the bill. |
Knowledge@Wharton August 27, 2003 |
How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement? More Than You Think What you don't know can't hurt you, according to the old saying. When it comes to retirement planning, though, the old saying doesn't apply. |
The Motley Fool September 16, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
Why You Hate, and Like, Social Security Is Social Security an important part of civilized society, or just another form of welfare? |
CFO December 1, 2010 David M. Katz |
The Check Will Be in the Mail Can annuities help ease employees' fears about having enough money in retirement? |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Susan L. Hirshman |
Budget Some Time There's no doubt that some proposed tax measures will result in bona fide financial planning opportunities for clients. As the political debate wages in Washington, take a little time to prepare. Clients will be thankful come October. |
Investment Advisor June 2010 Marlene Y. Satter |
Insurance Update: Easy Monthly Payments (for Retirement) Nationwide's suggestions for retirement income: annuities in 401(k) plans. |
CFO |
Mutually Acceptable To former Fidelity investments vice chairman Robert Pozen, the key to both social security reform and correcting Enron-style retirement plan ills is the same: diversification... |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
The Catalyst Ted Benna, developed the workplace-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan, is arguably the most influential employee benefits consultant working today. |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Save for Retirement, or Else There are no easy solutions to the retirement savings problem. Down under, saving isn't a choice. It's the law. For Americans, you need to plan for your own retirement future without government-sponsored private accounts to assist you. |
Knowledge@Wharton May 21, 2003 |
Will Baby-Boomers' Retirement Years Go Bust from a Lack of Savings? A recent Pension Research Council conference looked at factors that influence participation in retirement-savings plans. Why do people save less than they should? How can pension plans be structured to improve participation? |
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Glenn Hubbard |
Social Security: Pick the Best Part of Every Plan The real question should be how to design a Social Security system that builds on the program's success in lifting seniors out of poverty while helping all Americans prepare for retirement. One idea: A guaranteed minimum benefit for low-income seniors. |
FDIC FYI January 13, 2004 Miller & Ayres |
Could a Bull Market Be a Panacea for Defined Benefit Pension Plans? This report describes the serious challenges and outlook facing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and corporate defined benefit pension plans, and examines the effects on financial institutions insured by the FDIC. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2006 Lawson & Bloom |
A Hybrid Future Financial advisers should learn how the new DB(k) plan could make retirement offerings easier and more affordable for small-business owners. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Let's Play Retirement Hardball It's time to have that talk about your retirement planning shortcomings. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 |
News & Products, May 2008 AXA launched a new variable annuity called Crossings: My Lifetime IRA... Phoenix Companies and LCM introduced Guaranteed Retirement Income Solutions... Wired for Health Care Quality Act... |
CFO February 1, 2008 Russ Banham |
Exit Strategies How companies can help retiring employees smooth the transition from savers to consumers. |
Investment Advisor May 2009 James J. Green |
Confidence Builders A study from Barclays Global Investors attempts to discover what could be done to restore confidence in retirement plans and save more. |
Registered Rep. August 12, 2011 Diana Britton |
Retirement Income Fever The industry has responded to the great wave of retirees that has just begun with an increased focus on creating retirement income streams -- successfully. It's always a tough feat, what with expanding life expectancies and estimating health care needs far out in the future. |
The Motley Fool May 29, 2007 Bill Barker |
You, Your Retirement, and You It's all about your retirement and you. Here are three brief places to start in securing your retirement. |
Financial Advisor December 2007 Jeff Schlegel |
The Changing Face Of 401(k) Plans The 401(k) plan has become a bedrock of the American retirement account, but its foundation is becoming increasingly fluid with evolving rules, products and attitude shifts that add choices -- and complexities -- for plan participants and their sponsors. |
CFO August 1, 2002 Kris Frieswick |
Honey, I Shrunk The 401(k) The bear market has clobbered 401(k) accounts -- and could spark a revival of defined benefit plans. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Retirement and Irrational Man, Part 1 If you've let your employer set up your 401(k) contributions and investments, don't assume that the default options set by your plan will guarantee a comfortable retirement. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 John Reeves |
Opportunity Knocks President Bush wants to reform Social Security. What does that mean for your retirement? |