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Retirees Don’t Know What They Want, But It Might Be Annuities
By Joyce HansonUncertain workers may need help from 401(k) plan sponsors to achieve a guaranteed income stream, BlackRock study says.
May 04, 2012
Hedging Guaranteed Income for Life vs. Wealth AccumulationEric Henderson, SVP of individual products and solutions at Nationwide, spoke recently about the importance of developing a guaranteed income stream for life.
May 03, 2012
BlackRock, Harvard: Retirees Don’t Know What They Want, but It Might Be AnnuitiesYou dont get a radically different answer when you change the wording of a question about whether you want chocolate or vanilla ice cream, but with annuities you do, says Harvard professor David Laibson.
May 03, 2012
Are You as Dumb as Ben Bernanke?Maybe Ben Bernanke knows something the pundits, bloggers and self-proclaimed experts do not understand: Savvy investments are not about cost, but about what you get for your money.
May 03, 2012
Are You as Dumb as Ben Bernanke?Maybe Ben Bernanke knows something the pundits, bloggers and self-proclaimed experts do not understand: Savvy investments are not about cost, but about what you get for your money.
May 03, 2012
Build Trust Before Hosting a Joint SeminarWarning: Before you host a joint seminar, make sure youve earned the trust of your partners clients.
May 03, 2012
Forget Flowers ... Mom Needs a Retirement PlanA new study from ING indicates that women, particularly mothers, lag men in retirement savings.
May 03, 2012
Prudential Loses Nearly $1 Billion On ChargesYet the company said its U.S. businesses hit records for annuity and retirement account values and assets under management.