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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
July 6, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Make Your Retirement Savings Go Further People have saved more than ever, but how can they utilize the best strategies to turn their investments into cash? |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Melanie Waddell |
ICI's Retirement Numbers The government and policymakers must work together if the 401(k) plan is going to remain the dominant private-sector device for retirement savings, according to the president of the Investment Company Institute. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
February 2008
Kara P. Stapleton |
Win Over Those Rollovers There's a big business in moving clients to IRAs, the Cerulli Edge Retirement Edition study suggests. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007 |
News & Products SEC Chairman Christopher Cox said the SEC's examination of what goes into a 401(k) should be showing "progress" in the next few months... The ICI released a report May 7 revealing that Americans held a record $16.4 trillion in retirement assets... etc. |
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: Top Trends in Retirement Longevity risk takes center stage. Also on tap this year will be the likely approval by Congress of the auto IRA, which many small employers will be required to offer. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2006
David Liebrock |
Mining 401(k) Gold Small- and mid-sized companies are looking for help with their retirement plans. Here's how to reach out to this untapped market. |
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. |
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. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2012
Frances A. McMorris |
Editor's Letter: Wealth Management with a Personal Touch Things that financial advisors need to consider as baby boomers approach retirement. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Leading the Way This year is shaping up into one in which advisors will have to stay compliant with a plethora of retirement planning rules and regs if they expect to stay firmly rooted in the retirement planning arena -- and doing what's best for their clients. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2002
Pamela J. Black |
How to Be a Retirement Planning Hero Fixing a client's retirement plan (to the extent possible) may be the best opportunity brokers have today to create new business. |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
James J. Green |
News & Products The Fidelity Research Institute reported that Americans are slightly better prepared for retirement... The American College hat New York Life Insurance Company is donating $2 million... etc. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2002
Jack McAllister |
After the Fall Companies are not waiting for Congress to act; instead leading firms are fixing their 401(k) plans... and real estate stocks are part of the solution. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
March 6, 2012 |
RIA Rising: Befogged Investors Struggle with the Math Understanding the rules of investing can be a daunting task for clients, but some new data by Charles Schwab released today suggests the confusion may run deeper than you'd think. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien |
White Paper Money Far From Mouth When It Comes to Retirement Savings: Advisors can play an integral role in helping clients maximize their retirement savings. |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
Savita Iyer |
Still Not Ready Although they might be confident in their savings for retirement, when it comes crunch time, many affluent retirees and pre-retirees find themselves ill equipped because they do not have an adequate retirement plan in place, according to a recent survey. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Retirement Funds Ballooning Investors have fatter retirement accounts, with much in mutual funds. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
May 2006
Chris Blunt |
Retirement Planning: Behind the Numbers Consolidating retirement assets is just one of the services you can provide to build both client relationships and your business. To add more value, make the most of your relationships with clients by providing legacy and estate planning as well as financial organization. |
Registered Rep.
April 8, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Investors Don't Understand Retirement Income Providers of income securities for retirees and those close to retiring may have their work cut out for them. |
CFO
May 1, 2007
Russ Banham |
To Rollover, or Not? Why retirees should think twice before shifting 401(k) assets into an IRA. |
Investment Advisor
December 2006 |
News & Products Morningstar has introduced Morningstar Retirement Income Strategist... JPMorgan Retirement Services said that it planned to acquire Chicago-based CCA Strategies LLC... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Wealth-Maker for the Next 35 Years For 35 years, IRAs have helped in the quest for a secure retirement. Use them well, and they'll become an important part of your overall financial plan. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
John Rosevear |
What to Do When Your 401(k) Stinks Sometimes, your 401(k) isn't everything it's cracked up to be: Making the most of a bad investment menu. |
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. |
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. |
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007
Jack W. Callahan |
Embrace Change Advisors have to adapt their practices to accommodate retiring clients. |
Investment Advisor
May 2006
Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: News & Products CCA Small Business Group recently launched a new version of its MyMax individual defined benefit plan called OurMax... Vanguard added five new funds to its Target Retirement Funds lineup... etc. |
Registered Rep.
May 17, 2006
Kevin Burke |
ICI Skipper Sounds the Alarm On Retirement Savings Speaking at the 48th annual Investment Company Institute general membership meeting, ICI President Paul Schott Stevens addressed key issues concerning the $9.2 trillion mutual fund industry. Paramount among his concerns was the looming retirement wave. |
Financial Advisor
January 2007
Marla Brill |
Simple Solutions? Life cycle funds are expanding beyond the 401(k) market to financial advisors. Advisors considering using target date funds, whether on a limited or for a broad swath of clients, need to consider a number of features. |
Investment Advisor
August 2008 |
Retirement News and Products Charles Schwab Trust Company has expanded its offering of target date collective trust funds for retirement plans to include the Schwab Indexed Retirement Trust Funds... A new study suggests allowing retirees to "test-drive" lifetime income... etc. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2009
E. Thomas Foster Jr. |
Seek Opportunities to Help Employers With Retirement Plans Financial advisors whose business clients sponsor 401(k) or other defined contribution plans can provide critical assistance in helping educate both plan sponsors as well as participants in making the most of their retirement plans. |
Financial Advisor
September 2009
John Carl |
Your Clients' Retirement DNA Understanding a client's many savings plans, as well as her career path and investment choices, means you're ready to analyze how she's uniquely positioned for retirement. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
February 2007
Savita Iyer |
Taking Advantage of the Pension Protection Act Financial advisors need to understand fully what the Pension Protection Act means and how it pertains to their business. |
Investment Advisor
August 2006 |
Retirement Planning: News & Products Retirement Income Industry Association (RIIA) launched a retirement income planning educational program for advisors... Co-op America Business Network members get a diverse 401(k) platform of socially responsible investment funds... etc. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005
Kathy Gevlin |
See Dick and Jane Retire...Without the Right Plan As baby boomers approach retirement, studies show a large majority of them are inadequately prepared for the financial planning challenges. Now's the time for planners to retool their retirement offerings to better meet consumers' needs. |
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
September 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
A 401(k) Balancing Act Traditional pension plans can show us how to build a plan we can rely on in our own 401(k)s. They regularly rebalance their assets, making sure that no particular asset class takes on too large a portion of the portfolio. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Amy Feldman |
Goldman Sachs Goes After Your Retirement Money Goldman Sachs is targeting a $2.7 trillion market with alternative asset funds such as commodities and real estate, and designing target-date funds. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2001
Jack McAllister |
On the Rise If 401(k) plan values are to rise to their potential, they could use a little more yeast -- in the form of REIT stocks... |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2009
Dayana Yochim |
How to Deal With an Old 401(k) When (and how) to reclaim an old account, and when to leave it put. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2009
John Papadopulos |
Retirement Is Tougher than Ever, and You Can Make a Difference What advisors have to offer is needed now more than ever. Our wise counsel, strategic guidance and insightful analysis can make a real difference in people's lives. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2009 |
Five Questions with Alicia Munnell Alison Munnell has been on the President's Council of Economic Advisers and worked as an assistant secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy. She speaks here about retirement planning. |
Financial Advisor
December 2009
Karen DeMasters |
A New Game Rule changes in 2010 for retirement plans offer advisors opportunity to help employers and their workers. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2010
Robert Brokamp |
9 Retirement Killers Make sure you sock it away, and sock it away the right way. |
