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Financial Finesse: Employees Shifting Focus to Long-Term Planning
By Warren S. HerschEmployees dramatically increased their focus on retirement planning in 2011, the report finds. For the year, 31% of employee questions were related to retirement planning compared to 24% in 2010. Retirement planning was followed by debt management (14%), investing (14%), and budgeting and saving (13%) as the top areas of...
March 01, 2012
Does the Death Tax Have a Date with the Grim Reaper?H.R. 1259, The Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act amassed over 200 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives today in an effort to prevent estate tax law from returning to 2001 levels.
March 01, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: Low, Low RatesA Fed governor insists that they're not a problem. After all, who out there gets returns tied to interest rates?
March 01, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: Low, Low RatesA Fed governor insists that they're not a problem. After all, who out there gets returns tied to interest rates?
March 01, 2012
401(k)s to Overtake Pensions as Primary Retirement Vehicle in 2012With more people saving for retirement in 401(k)-type plans than in traditional pensions, employees need better guidance from plan sponsors, says State Street Global Advisors.
March 01, 2012
8 Estate Planning Mistakes to AvoidWe asked several advisors to identify the most common mistakes they encounter from other financial planners.
February 29, 2012
8 Points to Consider Before Rolling Over a 401(k) to an IRA (Forbes)Consider these points before making the leap.
February 29, 2012
New Behavioral Finance Findings and Optimal Asset Allocation (AdvisorOne)That investors will react more to financial market losses than gains is a well-known behavioral finance theory that's become increasingly important in…