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Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Retirement Income: The New Solutions The boomer retirement wave is here, and so are new products designed to turn their hoarded assets into cash flow. |
Financial Advisor January 2008 Marla Brill |
Great Expectations The latest version of retirement income funds from Fidelity and Vanguard mark the mutual fund industry's most ambitious effort yet to remove much of the decision-making associated with retirement investment and distribution planning. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2008 Stan Luxenberg |
Pay It Out Now that the Baby Boomer generation is retiring in droves, fund companies are focusing on a thorny question: How can retirees obtain reliable income from their investments? |
Financial Advisor November 2007 William Glasgall |
Income For Life? Well, We Hope So. A look at new products that are supposed to create "personal pensions" for your clients: Dividends Galore With ETFs... Mutual Funds Aim For Payouts... Advisors Warm To Immediate Annuities... etc. |
The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Better Way to Make Your Portfolio Pay Managed payout funds sound good for retirees, but watch out for drawdowns. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Foundation for Retirement Foundations and endowments can teach advisors strategies for constructing and maintaining retirement income portfolios. Here's a look at how. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Alan Lavine |
A Good Fit Immediate annuities fit well in retirement income plans. |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Marla Brill |
Failure To Launch Advisors have little or no leeway to adjust positions in needs-based or all-in-one investment vehicles, such as 529 plans and target funds, and make changes when the market is melting down. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 J. Graham |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Annuities may sound good, but their costs overwhelm their benefits. Stockbrokers and financial advisors love to sell annuities because of the high commissions they reap. My ex-broker sold one to me, and it has proven to be the most restrictive, highest-cost, least-liquid, and poorest-performing investment in my portfolio. |
Registered Rep. June 21, 2011 Alan Lavine |
A Good Match: Managed Payout Funds and Annuities Combining a managed payout mutual fund with a deferred immediate annuity may be a simple way to help clients plan for retirement. |
Investment Advisor November 2007 |
News & Products Second wave of products help address the retirement income conundrum... Fidelity Investments has unveiled a group of retirement income products... etc. |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Strategy Will Save Your Retirement It's not just about income. Even retired investors can afford to invest a modest amount in growth stocks. |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Tracey Longo |
Living Long, Living Well A handful of insurers and advisors have been touting "longevity insurance" for several years now -- an income annuity-based product they hoped would catch fire with retirees frightened of going broke. |
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. May 18, 2010 Alan Lavine |
No-Load Annuities Gain Momentum As more wirehouse registered reps join RIAs or start their own, as income tax rates rise, and as Baby Boomers continue their march into retirement, expect investments in no-load variable annuities to grow. |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2004 Josie Raney |
Funds Prep to Play Santa It may be high shopping season, but December is often the cruelest month when buying funds. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
Hybrid Vehicles? Mutual funds have brought Main Street into investing and been the lifeblood of most advisors' practices. In the future, will there be a better way to invest? |
Registered Rep. September 17, 2012 Alan Lavine |
Insuring Income You'd like to insure at least part of your client's income for life. But do you choose a variable annuity with a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit? Or an immediate annuity? |
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 August 2007 Ken Ziesenheim |
The Income Barista Here is how investment advisors can build diversified dividend portfolios for their clients' retirements. |
Financial Advisor February 2005 Tracey Longo |
Guarantees Spur Income Variable Annuities Sales Burgeoning investor interest in guaranteeing some part of their retirement income, especially in this era of diminishing pensions, is spurring more companies to develop a host of new variable products and features. |
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. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Joseph A. Tomlinson |
Income Choices Retirement income is a growth industry, and the menu of products is expanding fast. Immediate annuities and variable annuities with living benefits are established products, while longevity insurance and standalone living benefits are more recent additions. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Janet Aschkenasy |
Longevity Insurance Who needs immediate annuities? Maybe some of your clients. Since annuities can provide most of a retiree's income, retirees are not forced to sell portions of a diversified portfolio for income under adverse market conditions. |
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 |
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. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca |
Income from Where? Financial advisors are realizing the mean variance efficient frontier model is flawed for retirement planning. The main shortcoming is its focus on a portfolio's risk-return tradeoff in terms of returns rather than generation of sustainable income. |
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. |
Financial Advisor July 2008 Alan Lavine |
On Target, Or Not Think you can plunk down money on any target date fund as a low-risk way to accumulate retirement savings? Think again. |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Much-Hated Investment Could Actually Help You Few investments inspire such devotion and scorn as annuities. |
CFO March 1, 2007 Marie Leone |
Beware the Fine Print Despite some welcome improvements, variable annuities still scream ''caveat emptor.'' |
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Get Income for Life: Part 2 Today's retirees can look forward to longer lives than their parents and grandparents enjoyed. With that longer lifespan, however, comes the need to save more. Different types of annuities offer different benefits and pitfalls. |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Income for the Rest of Your Life As you near or enter your golden years, a reliable, sufficient, income stream to live on becomes ever more valuable. Alas, with pensions disappearing, this goal is harder to achieve than it used to be. Here are some options. |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Where Retirees Can Find More Income Retirees need money, but guaranteed options have their drawbacks right now. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Taking the Sting Out of Taxes For high-net-worth investors, tax-sheltered accounts offer special opportunities. Because they need not worry about exhausting savings, wealthy clients can use shelters creatively to derive maximum tax and investing benefits. |
Financial Advisor May 2010 Alan Lavine |
Sizing Up Annuities In the wake of the recent financial meltdown, the income guarantees offered by annuities have become quite attractive. The payouts are appealing, but do your homework. |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Only You Can Make This Crucial Choice As tempting as it may be, don't just pass off responsibility for your investments to someone else. Sometimes you'll get just the results you want, but more often, what you buy won't live up to your expectations. |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2005 Nathan Slaughter |
Better Total Returns There's an easy way to do better, and it doesn't involve taking on more risk. Understanding that yield is a major component of total return is easy enough; putting that knowledge to work in your portfolio is the real test. |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Investment Won't Save Your Retirement Annuities can't work if you don't have the money to buy them. |
Financial Advisor September 2007 Alan Lavine |
Looking For Certainty Sponsors of 401(k) and 403(b) plans want employees to draw a stable source of retirement income from them. But it's a daunting task to manage a portfolio of mutual funds while withdrawing money, based on government-mandated minimum distribution rules. A few plan sponsors already have begun adding income replacement funds to solve this problem. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2012 Dave Lindorff |
Indexed Annuities Grab the Spotlight Indexed annuities have gained popularity while variable annuities have softened, as the players on the buy and sell side change. |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Fund Fees Rising When They Should Be Falling Are you getting ripped off by your fund family? While many mutual funds are now enjoying lower operating costs, many fund companies have actually raised the annual fees they charge shareholders. |
Financial Advisor February 2012 Ben Mattlin |
Making The Money Last How can advisors convince baby boomers to live within their means so they have enough for retirement? |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Gail Liberm |
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors. |
BusinessWeek May 8, 2006 Toddi Gutner |
Annuity Exit Strategies Thanks to a nascent secondary market, it is becoming easier to cash out your policy. |
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? |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Joseph A. Tomlinson |
Live Long and Prosper How can you help clients balance their asset needs with longer life expectancies? Longevity insurance may do the trick. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg |
The Retiring Kind Keeping the loyalty of retirees is urgent business for fund companies. Retaining retirees is particularly crucial for Fidelity. |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Is Vanguard Going to the Dark Side? Is Vanguard building a hedge fund? |
Investment Advisor June 2008 |
News & Products, June 2008 The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issues proposed regulations... Charles Schwab and Vanguard both launch new funds... etc. |