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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. |
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 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. |
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. |
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 2010 Marlene Y. Satter |
Insurance Update: Easy Monthly Payments (for Retirement) Nationwide's suggestions for retirement income: annuities in 401(k) plans. |
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 February 5, 2009 Amy Feldman |
Can an Improved 401(k) Save Your Retirement? Asset managers and insurers are trying to develop a hybrid 401(k), combining guaranteed income and an investment portfolio. |
Investment Advisor November 2007 Melanie Waddell |
New Options in 401(k)s Immediate annuities and longevity insurance help tackle retirees' income conundrum. |
CFO December 1, 2010 David M. Katz |
The Check Will Be in the Mail Can annuities help ease employees' fears about having enough money in retirement? |
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 Advisor December 2007 Jeff Schlegel |
The Changing Face Of 401(k) Plans The 401(k) plan has become a bedrock of the American retirement account, but its foundation is becoming increasingly fluid with evolving rules, products and attitude shifts that add choices -- and complexities -- for plan participants and their sponsors. |
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. |
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 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 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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor February 2009 Kara P. Stapleton |
Retirement News & Products Recent research by the Investment Company Institute found that despite a 40% drop in the U.S. stock markets, the vast majority of U.S. workers who invest for retirement via 401(k) plans are staying the course. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2012 Richard T. Mason |
Changing the Retirement Readiness Game Employees are seeking financial guidance and increasingly looking to their employers as a resource for retirement planning. |
CFO May 15, 2012 David McCann |
Will These Investments Catch On? Why the government's proposals for encouraging "longevity annuities" may not impress many 401(k) plan sponsors. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor August 2009 Melanie Waddell |
More Annuities Used in Income Portfolios Advisors are increasingly turning to annuities to help cover their clients' basic needs in retirement. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Fall for This False Retirement Promise By taking matters into your own hands, you can build your own comfy retirement through annuities, dividends, or a combination of both. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Won't Solve the Retirement Crisis Promoting annuities has more cons than pros. |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Count on This Retirement Cure-All Annuities might not be right for your retirement. |
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. |
CFO December 1, 2009 Randy Myers |
A Question of Balance The much-maligned 401(k) plan is being beefed up. So are the penalties for failing to manage it well. |
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor April 2006 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Meeting the Need for Income A host of financial services firms are coming out with new products to help advisors protect their retirees' income streams. Here's a rundown of some of the companies' offerings. |
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. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Pamela J. Black |
The Pros and Cons of Annuities With retirement accounts battered by the bear market, guaranteed income from a fixed annuity now has more appeal, especially for clients who may be too close to retirement to count on a rebound from equity markets alone. This article surveys types of annuities, tax implications, and fees. |
CFO February 1, 2008 Russ Banham |
Exit Strategies How companies can help retiring employees smooth the transition from savers to consumers. |
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. |
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. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Ilana Polyak |
Annuities, Revisited Financial advisors who once sneered at annuities are now realizing that they could be a magic bullet. |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Alan Lavine |
New Opportunities With 401(k)s Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Building Retirement Portfolios Now Few advisors use a cookie cutter approach to retirement income support. |
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 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. |
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? |
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... |
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 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. |
Registered Rep. November 28, 2011 Jerry Gleeson |
Report: Slow Change in Retirement Income Market A huge demand among mass affluent investors for retirement income products is building, but industry response to the trend is still in its infancy. |
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. |
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. |