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Investment Advisor September 2009 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Building Retirement Portfolios Now Few advisors use a cookie cutter approach to retirement income support. |
Investment Advisor January 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: Retirement Income a Riddle Advisors are still searching for best method to deliver retirement income. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Gallant & Schneider |
Navigating The Retirement Business The demand for retirement income support will continue to grow rapidly in the coming years as the aging of the baby boom generation is inevitable. |
Investment Advisor May 2009 James J. Green |
Numerology: No One Way Researchers have discerned a number of core themes regarding how advisors are conducting retirement income planning. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Matthew Leung |
Here Today, Here Tomorrow - New Sources Of Income For Retirement It's official. Pensions and social security are no longer viewed as the primary sources of retirement income. |
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 March 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Cover Story: Patience In the quest to generate retirement income for their clients, many advisors relied on their investing-for-accumulation roots, and therefore were not focused on retirement income planning. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
Are the Times Changing? A new study shows that 75% of advisors say they provide a written plan for their clients' retirement planning. Read on to see more specifically what they are doing. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2010 Aarti N. Maharaj |
Five Questions With Amy Strong Joining Financial Research Corp. as a research analyst in 2007, she examines the state of the industry and marketing effectiveness. |
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. |
Investment Advisor March 2009 James J. Green |
Complex and Customized, but Also Disconnected Advisors must adapt the structure of their firms if they wish to succeed in attracting and retaining clients who are in or near retirement. |
Registered Rep. December 4, 2012 Gallant & Schneider |
Are We There Yet? No, But FAs Can Help. In Search of Retirement Income Many advisors mistakenly believe that retirement income clients are a diminishing asset, not recognizing that these clients tend to consolidate investments and to be more loyal. |
Financial Advisor May 2012 Alan Lavine |
Sudden Impact How can advisors minimize the effect of large losses in a retirement portfolio just when clients want to begin withdrawals? |
Financial Planning February 1, 2007 David Macchia |
Protect Retirement Financial advisors should pay attention to ROI -- not return on investment, but reliability of income. Planners must help clients assess the real capacity of their portfolios to generate long-term retirement income. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2012 John Diehl |
Lifting The Cloud Over Annuities Anyone who sells annuities knows two things to be true: annuities can deliver significant value to clients and they are also one of the most misunderstood financial products on the market. |
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Elizabeth Wine |
Variable Annuities Are Down but Not Out Variable annuities had a tough 2008 and 2009 like everybody else. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: Warming Up to Annuities Investment advisors are steadily increasing their use of immediate annuities for rollover dollars, according to a recent study by Cerulli Associates. |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Thomas Scott |
What An Airline Crash Taught Me About Retirement Planning It doesn't take a catastrophic crash to cause significant injuries, in an airliner or in a retirement plan. As advisors, how can we best assure our clients will have an adequate income stream for their lifetimes? |
Registered Rep. June 17, 2014 Alan Lavine |
Who Should Buy an Income Annuity? Pre-retirees looking to secure future income might be attracted to deferred income annuities, and indeed sales of the policies are accelerating. |
Investment Advisor June 1, 2011 John Sullivan |
Catching up with... Eric Henderson As senior vice president of individual investments for Nationwide Financial, he's responsible for both the consumer and plan sponsor sides of the business. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Paul Menchaca |
Annuities From Bust to Boom With roughly 76 million baby boomers set to retire, the insurance industry could be poised to significantly grow its annuity market. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007 Lisa A. Cohen |
The Off the Shelf Advisor To effectively capture the retirement-income market, financial advisors need to deploy multiple, simultaneous strategies. Focus on creating income portfolios for those closest to retirement, and push younger clients hard to save and invest early and often. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
White Paper - A Balancing Act When constructing a retirement income solution, advisors must weigh subjective factors such as the client's individual risk tolerance and the desire to leave assets to heirs. |
Registered Rep. September 30, 2009 David A. Geracioti |
Do Retail Financial Advisors Have an "Unhealthy Focus?" The Financial Times suggests the way financial products and services are sold need to be completely overhauled. |
Investment Advisor August 2008 James J. Green |
Catching up with...Mitch Politzer Even if there has been a sea change in annuities, there's still a lag among advisors in terms of using the products. Mitch Politzer, president and CEO of First Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of New York, discusses the instruments. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Gregory P. Brown |
Target-Date Technique The simplicity of many existing target-date funds conceals a number of obstacles that can impede investors' efforts to adequately fund their retirement income needs. |
Investment Advisor July 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Drivers of Annuity Sales Assets in annuities will jump to $2.9 trillion by 2012 -- a compound annual growth rate of 7.9% -- sparked by demographic trends and product development that addresses both guaranteed income and principal protection. |
Financial Advisor February 2006 Tracey Longo |
A Push For Lifetime Income Variable annuity providers hope to jump-start their business by selling security to worried baby boomers. |
Investment Advisor February 2009 Angela Herbers |
Advisor, Heal Thyself Good advice to advisors these days is that they revise their own financial plans. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2008 William Harding |
Endowments Offer Investment Lessons for Retirees The number of Americans who turn 65 each week could fill a sports stadium -- and they all need income. Portfolios for people saving for retirement should be structured differently from those already there. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Best Practices for Retirement Planning According to an in depth survey of experienced advisors who devoted a significant portion of their practices to retirement planning, demands from clients are driving the evolution of retirement services. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
The Best of Both Worlds Is the line between funds and annuities disappearing? Not yet; regulators and corporate bureaucracies insist on separating the two investments. But in the next decade, the distinctions could blur. |
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. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Dave Lindorff |
Annuity Ladders People facing retirement want guaranteed income, and they also want liquidity, so purchasing annuities over a period of time, even into retirement, makes sense. |
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Bob Clark |
Boring No More With baby boomers moving into their distribution years, bonds -- and the folks who manage them -- are becoming a lot more interesting |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg |
The Problem With a Long Life Academics are stepping forward, seeking to describe portfolios that will produce maximum returns while ensuring that retirees don't outlive their assets |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Ray Fazzi |
Retirement Dreams Deferred Vanguard Group's Fran Kinniry addresses why what some call the lost decade for equities shouldn't cause clients to bail at just the wrong time. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 James J. Green |
From the Silver Lining Department While the market performance of the last 18 months (at least until March 9) has hurt just about every investor and advisor across the board, there are some silver linings from the downturn. |
Financial Advisor October 2006 Mary Rowland |
The Fountain Of Extended Longevity Increasing life expectancies are -- or should be -- changing fundamental financial planning. |
Investment Advisor April 2009 |
Soapbox: How to Restore Trust If we want advisors to act in the best interest of clients, there should be a compensation system that offers them incentives them to do so. |
Financial Advisor April 2004 Raymond Fazzi |
Conservatism Rules In Retirement Planning After a traumatic four years marked by a recession, a war on terrorism and a market decline, many advisors are rethinking their retirement planning strategies. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
ETFs' Rising Despite a slight increase in mutual fund allocations this spring, ETFs are the real ascendant investment instruments. |
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. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2008 Richard K. Fullmer |
Reducing Retirement Risk How should retirees configure their portfolios for the long term, while not exposing themselves to inappropriate risk? |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Bruce W. Fraser |
Stand And Deliver Yes, you can grow income as a retirement income specialist. Find out how. |
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. |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Jim Frederick |
Building A Moat Advisors give longevity insurance another look as clients face longer life spans and financial anxiety. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Lauren Barack |
The Longevity Race People are living longer. Software makers are helping advisors figure out how to make clients' portfolios last longer, too. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Jack W. Callahan |
Embrace Change Advisors have to adapt their practices to accommodate retiring clients. |
Financial Advisor November 2006 Mary Rowland |
The Future Is Immediate Annuities Forget plastics and hedge funds. Clients sleep better with a steady income. Financial advisors know about immediate annuities. But do you use them? |