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Registered Rep. July 21, 2006 Kristen French	Advisors Not Filling High-Net-Worth Retirement Needs, Survey Says Although few high-net-worth investors are prepared for the kind of retirement they expect, advisors continue to focus on wealth accumulation at the expense of long-term financial planning.
Financial Planning July 1, 2007 Kathy Gevlin	White Paper The study points out a number of attitude and behavior changes among surveyed high-net-worth individuals. For the first time in the survey's six-year history, with regard to investing, wealthy individuals care as much about return on assets as they do about preservation of assets.
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	White Paper The Phoenix Companies and Harris Interactive recently conducted a survey of high-net-worth women. Here is a summary of their findings.
Investment Advisor January 2007 Savita Iyer	DC Advisor-Sponsor Matchmaker The relative lack of corporate advisors is a result of inertia on the part of plan sponsors; despite pronouncing themselves dissatisfied with their retirement plans, plan sponsors do not take the easy step of finding a new advisor.
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Karen Wimbish	Working In Retirement: The New Normal Today, working in "retirement" appears to be the plan -- of necessity or of choice -- for a majority of middle-class Americans.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Don't Let the Doomsayers Destroy Your Retirement Now more than ever, many investors don't believe that they'll have enough to be financially independent during their senior years -- and they're planning on taking some draconian steps to remedy it.
Investment Advisor July 2008 Kara P. Stapleton	Lone Investors Many affluent individuals still haven't grasped the benefits of having professional advisors.
Registered Rep. January 31, 2011 Charles Paikert	Women Less Confident About Retirement; Younger Investors More Conservative Only one-third of affluent women had full confidence in their ability to meet their long-term financial goals, compared to half of their male counterparts.
Registered Rep. June 12, 2007 Christina Mucciolo	Retirement Plan Participants Want Financial Planning When it comes to retirement planning, employees with 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans want more financial planning, and they aren't getting it through their retirement plans, according to a new report.
Investment Advisor December 2009 James J. Green	Solutions for the New Retirement Reality Sobering words, yes, but opportunities as well noted at retirement symposium.
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Katie Libbe	Learning From Clients' Fears The retirement landscape is changing, and baby boomers are eager for help with navigating the new reality. Anxiety is high not only about saving for retirement, but having income in retirement has also become a major concern.
Investment Advisor March 2010 James J. Green	Merrill Discovers Retirement It appears that Merrill Lynch, now ensconced in Bank of America, has realized the importance of retirement planning to its clients and potential clients, and is moving to better position its army of financial advisors to compete in the space.
On Wall Street December 1, 2009 Geoffrey Stiff	When Your Client's Retirement Plan Is Washed Away, You Can Rebuild it Investors who are close to retirement are emerging from their storm cellars to assess the damage their retirement portfolios suffered during last year's financial tornados.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2006 Fran Hawthorne	Stepping Up Even when a client already has a retirement plan, a rep may find an opening by recommending a better one.
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Larry Barrett	The Reality of Health Care Costs Too many Americans are counting on Medicare to pay for a high portion of their health care costs in retirement. Too many pre-retirees are either ignoring or underestimating the advice they could be receiving from a financial advisor.
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.
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad	Advisor Pulse If a new survey is to be believed, advisors who help their clients with retirement planning -- and that's most of you -- will soon face a difficult choice: Change the way you service clients or watch your profits shrink.
Registered Rep. March 25, 2011 Charles Paikert	Survey: High-Net-Worth Investors Remain Confident Despite Global Turmoil Despite increasing turmoil around the world, high-net-worth investors in the U.S. remained confident in the economy and the stock market, according to Phoenix Marketing International's latest tracking survey.
Registered Rep. November 3, 2010 Diana Britton	Merrill Lynch: Affluent Investors Remain Conservative Despite Positive Outlook According to the latest Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly, 39 percent of affluent Americans described themselves as having a low investment risk tolerance.
On Wall Street January 1, 2010 Matthew Leung	Getting Retirement Portfolios Back on Track Previous assumptions about asset allocation, diversification and the appropriate levels of risk in portfolios are being challenged.
Investment Advisor July 2007 Melanie Waddell	Gen Xers: The Optimal Client? The best new clients for financial advisors may be high-net-worth Gen Xers, but the trick will be luring these young millionaires away from the banks.
Investment Advisor December 2009 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Income Plans, Merrill Style Service links Bank of America deposit accounts with Merrill Lynch cash management accounts.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Consolidate and Refer Fidelity Investments introduced a report showing that advisors who offer retirement income planning services have found that their clients are more satisfied, consolidate more assets with them, and provide more referrals for new business.
Investment Advisor June 2008 Kara P. Stapleton	Successfully Saving Human Resource giant Mercer introduces the "Count on Your Retirement" online retirement savings educational program to assist employees in planning, implementing, and tracking their retirement concerns.
Registered Rep. July 5, 2012 Lauren Barack	Let it Ride? Hardly. New software addresses the security needs of risk-weary investors approaching retirement. Financial advisors who ignore these concerns risk watching assets walk out the door.
Investment Advisor September 2005 Greg Salsbury	Harvest Time As Americans live longer, advisors need to switch their emphasis from accumulating assets to making existing assets last.
Investment Advisor March 2007	How to Capture the Growing Retiree Market Financial planning has historically focused on helping people achieve major financial goals. But what about retirees, who, for the most part, have already achieved their goals and simply want to preserve their way of life?
The Motley Fool November 29, 2010 Selena Maranjian	What Employers Want to Do When You're Not Looking Our employers are helping us out via 401(k)s and similar retirement plans, but for most of us, that's far from enough.
Investment Advisor March 2010 Melanie Waddell	Cover Story: Custom Job All signs point to 2010 as the year in which many substantive retirement planning reforms will either be cemented or set into motion by Congress and the Obama Administration.
Financial Advisor October 2007 William Glasgall	The New Retirement Wave Planners will need to seek innovative ways to help keep the baby boomers from exhausting their nest eggs.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Retirement Funds Ballooning Investors have fatter retirement accounts, with much in mutual funds.
Investment Advisor April 2007 James J. Green	Retirement Planning Balancing Act Being a financial advisor who focuses on selling and servicing corporate 401(k) plans is a matter of balance.
Financial Advisor September 2008 Mike Sheets	Satisfying Your Self-Made Clients Some of the most challenging clients to help transition into retirement are business owners or career professionals who have had some success managing their own money during their working years.
Financial Advisor July 2011 Jeff Schlegel	The Coming Retirement Wave Are Americans financially prepared for life after work?
On Wall Street November 1, 2012 E. Thomas Foster, Jr.	Rising Tide for Investments to Generate Retirement Income As America grows older, advisors shift practices from accumulating wealth to generating income.
Financial Planning September 1, 2013	Advisor Confidence Rises, as Does Taste for Risk The index reverses its fall, led by shifts in client behavior and market performance.
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Donna Mitchell	Savings Recouped A new report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute says that American families are going to need to drastically increase their savings, work longer or significantly decrease their spending in retirement if they hope to make ends meet.
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Pam Black	America's Nest Egg Score A.G. Edwards issued its first quarterly Nest Egg Score, which is designed as a comprehensive indicator of how U.S. households are doing at building wealth. Here are the findings.
Financial Planning May 1, 2013	Advisor Optimism Hits New High Sentiment climbs, buoyed by big increases in retirement planning activity and fees.
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.
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.
Registered Rep. December 14, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Affluence No Guard Against Retirement Worries, Poll Finds Affluence and peace of mind no longer automatically go hand in hand, a new survey sponsored by Wells Fargo & Co. indicates, and the implications are sobering.
On Wall Street April 1, 2010	Five Questions with Robert Arena Bob Arena is well aware that baby boomers are juggling their own retirement needs against school expenses of children and living costs of parents and talks about how advisors can help their clients handle all these responsibilities.
Financial Advisor November 2011 Jerilyn Klein Bier	Best-Laid Plans Advisors who've built substantial 401(k) practices share their strategies.
Financial Planning April 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell	The BIG Fix Familiar as 401(k)s are, planners love to hate them, and they'll readily cite long lists of faults with the plans themselves, as well as the way the $2.8 trillion 401(k) industry operates.
Financial Planning November 1, 2012	Retirement Advisor Confidence Index: Risk Tolerance Grows Again Financial Planning s Retirement Advisor Confidence Index rose for the second straight month in October, indicating continued optimism among the planning community.
Financial Advisor April 2007 Grove & Prince	Tune In To America's Core Wealthy Small business owners represent that greatest potential for growth and wealth in America. Historically, they have been a lucrative and complex client for financial advisors and will remain so.
Investment Advisor May 2008 Kara P. Stapleton	Ahead of the Game Bank of America research provides statistics on the affluent's retirement planning, and finds that most are on track.
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien	Millionaires Ahoy! Independent advisors who are looking to snag more millionaire clients should focus their efforts on prospects who do not already have a registered investment advisor, according to a new study by Fidelity Investments.