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Financial Advisor November 2007 Tracey Longo |
More Friendly Skies Former United Pilot Robert Thomas has expanded his advisory practice from airline employees to ExxonMobil credit union members. |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Nanette Byrnes |
The Benefits Trap Old-line companies have pledged a trillion dollars to retirees. Now they're struggling to compete with new rivals, and many can't pay the bill. Some are racing to cut or drop retiree medical benefits to give a quick boost to their bottom lines. |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
Can You Count on Your Pension? Pensions are still underfunded, and the federal agency that backs them isn't looking too good either. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
How to Take Your Pension If you've got a pension, you're in the minority of workers today. Here are some tailor-made tips for you. |
Job Journal March 6, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Golden Years Losing Glitter Debate about imperiled pension plans won't help those about to retire. Even the President's current initiative to change Social Security does little to address the dilemma them. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Chris O'Leary |
The Dawn of the Retirement Age Financial advisors and market analysts agree that as baby boomers begin to retire later this decade and throughout the 2010s, many retirees remain dangerously uninformed about how much annual income they will need and about how to manage their investments. |
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. |
Registered Rep. March 9, 2012 Mark Miller |
Six Ways Pension Annuities Almost Always Beat a Lump Sum Even if a lump sum is a choice for your client, think twice before advising a client to take it. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why Public Pensions Are Doomed Public-sector pensions will disappear in the near future. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
The End of Retirement The average American should expect to work forever. But you don't have to be among the people who don't save enough, and who don't invest wisely, who don't make smart decisions about 401(k) withdrawals. |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Chuck Saletta |
Race Against Time Retirement is closer -- and more your responsibility -- than you think. Are you ready? |
The Motley Fool July 8, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
Retirement's Second Leg: Pensions How much retirement income can you expect from your company's pension plan? |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Bill Mann |
The Problem With Your Pension Defined-benefit programs are disappearing. Some are insolvent. We have two simple words to put into your retirement vocabulary: index fund. |
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. |
Registered Rep. June 26, 2015 Mark Miller |
When Retirement Comes Early Planners need to consider a range of more practical questions with clients weighing an early retirement. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2013 George Yacik |
Weighing a Pension Payout Take the money and run? It is a question advisors face as retirees get offered lump-sum bonanzas. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Pension Perils Take a Turn for the Better Your company might not stiff your retirement after all. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
The Power of Pensions A guaranteed check for life is a beautiful thing. Unfortunately, that beauty is fading. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Israelsen & Ferri |
Is a Pension a Bond? Unsure how to value a client's pension or social security? Use the liability reduction model. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
Pension Tension Old-fashioned pensions might be disappearing, but they haven't vanished. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2005 Rich Smith |
Your Incredible Vanishing Pension If you're nearing retirement, or if you're already retired and depend on your former employer to continue paying your benefits, it's only prudent to ask yourself how much faith you have in your employer to honor its pension promises. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Kevin McKinley |
In Praise of the Lump When a retiring client's employer presents him with a choice between a monthly pension check and a lump-sum payment, the choice is usually a simple one. Accepting the lump is usually the most lucrative choice for the client and the advisor. |
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. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Chris Mallon |
The Perils of Pensions Once a no-lose situation for both management and employees, defined-benefit pension plans are now threatening to cripple some U.S. corporations. But the piper must be paid, and it's investors who will ultimately suffer. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Trend That Could Save Your Retirement One type of defined benefit plan, known as the cash balance plan, has gained growing popularity among employers wanting to do more for their workers. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2007 David J. Drucker |
Doing Decumulation Isn't "decumulation planning" the same retirement income planning process independent advisors have engaged in for decades? |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Len Reinhart |
Role Reversal The financial planning industry will have to meet the challenge of creating and managing portfolios that outlive their owners, provide inflation protection and guarantee financial peace of mind in the retirement years. |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Eric L. Reiner |
Pension Cash-Outs Are Coming The trend spells opportunity for advisors. |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Ryan Popple |
Beware the Botched 401(k) While 401(k)s offer more control and impressive tax benefits, they also chronically underperform managed pension funds. We are going to need our 401(k)s for our future financial security, and we have to do a better job of managing them. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
You Can Take It With You With pensions giving way to self-managed retirement accounts, your financial future really is in your hands. |
CFO May 1, 2007 Russ Banham |
To Rollover, or Not? Why retirees should think twice before shifting 401(k) assets into an IRA. |
Financial Advisor August 2008 Jef Schlegel |
The Clock Is Ticking If you believe the hype, the retirement picture isn't pretty. How secure are your clients' retirement plans? |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2009 Rich Smith |
You're Not Set for Life Think your pension's safe? Think again. If you're nearing retirement, or if you've already retired and depend on your former employer to keep paying your benefits, it's time to ask yourself how much faith you have in management. |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Biggest Threat Yet to Your Retirement The huge losses last year in the stock market have created massive problems for millions of people expecting their employers to provide them with substantial income after they retire. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Kristen French |
It's Triage Time There are millions of baby boomers zooming toward retirement who have vastly underestimated their future financial needs. In other words, for financial advisors and their clients, it's triage time. |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2009 Rich Smith |
Don't Try to Con Continental Continental Airlines is suing nine of its pilots who sought to "beat the system" -- and beat the bankruptcy clock -- by allegedly rigging the game on their own pensions. |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Jim Frederick |
Building A Moat Advisors give longevity insurance another look as clients face longer life spans and financial anxiety. |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 Nanette Byrnes |
Comparing Pensions Around the World U.S. businesses do pay the most for employee retirement, but rising costs are now becoming a global phenomenon. |
The Motley Fool December 31, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Turbulence Ahead for United The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. files to take over pensions for United's pilots. Sound good? Not so fast. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Temma Ehrenfeld |
Retro Pension The traditional pension may seem on its way to extinction. Between 1979 and 2008, the latest figure available, the Employee Benefit Research Institute reports that the portion of U.S. private-sector workers participating in a defined-benefit plan dropped from 38% to 15%. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2008 Parisi & Leung |
Are You Prepared for the Retirement Boom? Meeting the retirement and estate planning needs of the baby boomer generation represents today's greatest growth opportunity for financial advisors. But are advisors ready for it? |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Is Your 401(k) a Ponzi Scheme? While 401(k) plans definitely have their flaws, the idea that they're a complete ripoff for investors is a huge exaggeration. |
Financial Advisor August 2007 Tracey Longo |
What's Your Retirement Brand? Unless you're branding yourself a retirement income planning specialist and it's clear in clients' minds you're going to do retirement income planning for them, your client relationships honestly may be in peril. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Stop Risking Your Life Savings In good markets and bad, you constantly face the same question: How much risk should you really take? |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Your Road Map to Financial Freedom There are three key components to your financial freedom: Knowledge of where you are... Understanding where you want to be... Instructions on how to best get to your destination, given your starting point... |
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Rich Smith |
Your Incredible Vanishing Pension If you're nearing retirement, or if you're already retired and depend on your former employer to continue paying your benefits, it's only prudent to ask yourself how much faith you have in your management. How certain are you that your employer actually has the money to honor its promises? |
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Coghlan & Hadley |
Retirement Catch-22: Too Young To Retire, Too Old To Hire The labor market has thrown a monkey wrench into the admirable retirement plans of many seniors and put many of them in a major bind. |
Inc. May 2006 Amy Feldman |
A Bigger Parachute Eager to boost your retirement fund? Believe it or not, a pension might be the answer. |
Job Journal August 3, 2003 Michael Kinsman |
Is Your Pension in Peril? Company failures have created a reversal of fortune in pension funds. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Tim Hanson |
Why You'll Have a Worry-Free Retirement Our retirements are in our hands, and we need to make sound financial decisions from here on out to ensure that our retirements are secure. |