Retirement Investing
Spotlighted here are the latest retirement investing tips, as well as in-depth reviews and analysis of retirement investing strategies.
Hancock creates new business unit
By Staff WriterIn an effort to expand integrated lifetime retirement solutions for consumers, John Hancock has formed a business unit that will create new solutions for retirement income goals. The Retirement Income and Rollover Solutions unit will complement the
April 17, 2008
MassMutual places focus on retirement incomeAs the wave of new retirees grows every year - advancing toward 2030, when most of thebaby boomers will be retired - insurance companies are looking for ways to meet the demand for retirement income vehicles. MassMutual has decided to add a new
April 17, 2008
What, if anything, would you have done differently to prepare for retirement?Retirement assumes that you will leave the working arena and start living your life. Social Security, years ago, could support you when you retired, but today, people younger than 50 may not have any funds left, because our governments have been
April 17, 2008
Retirement survey reveals shortfallsIt's no secret the savings rate in this country is abysmal. Last year saw the first recorded negative savings rate since the Great Depression in the 1930s. And retirement - the biggest reason to save - is lasting longer and longer, meaning fewer
April 17, 2008
NYL gift creates Center for Retirement IncomeAs the life expectancies of Americans grow and the lifestyles of retirees continue to change, financial advisors and planners need to stay educated on all the latest and greatest information available. That can be a difficult task, as advisors try
April 17, 2008
Give LTCI equal footing in retirement planningAs baby boomers move toward retirement and start thinking about getting older, a natural inclination is to think about who will take care of them in their old age and how that care will be paid for. Financial advisors are well-positioned to
April 17, 2008
What is your ideal work arrangement in retirement?I guess it's what I'm doing now. I retired from my full-time job a couple years ago, but I was very bored. Now I work part time at a knitting store, which keeps my mind moving. And I really enjoy teaching younger people how to do my favorite
April 17, 2008
Which funds will you (or did you) tap first during retirement? Did you consider minimizing tax exposure?Rolling over retirement money into IRAs (or annuities) really helped me minimize my taxes when I first retired. Also, I was awarded some ?bonus money' (that had been pre-tax dollars), which I happily used for vacation. While I am still adjusting to