Saving for Retirement
Learn about traditional and new methods of saving for retirement, including products and ideas on how advisors can help clients save for retirement.
EBRI: LTC Funding Bravado Persists
By Allison BellMany workers are strangely confident that they can handle long-term care costs in retirement.
March 14, 2012
Producer Roundtable: 2012 Annuity Opportunities, Part 3Annuities have been red hot for the last couple of years. Whats in store for the industry? Three top producers look ahead.
March 13, 2012
EBRI: Workers’ Biggest Concerns Are Job Security, Debt LevelsWhile only 14% of workers are very confident that theyll have the money to retire, workers say the more pressing concerns of job security and mounting debt are taking precedence over retirement concerns, according to an EBRI survey.
March 13, 2012
The 2012 Retirement Confidence Survey: Job Insecurity, Debt Weigh on Retirement Confidence, Savings (Employee Benefit Research Institute)The rebounding economy has little effect on retirement confidence.
March 12, 2012
Belgium Deepens Austerity CutsBelgium has committed to reduce its public sector deficit to 2.8% of GDP in 2012, from its 2011 level of 3.8%. If it fails to cut its deficit to a level of a maximum of 3%, it could face fines imposed by the European Union.
March 12, 2012
Opportunity’s KnockingBoomers and Gen Xers realize the need to save for retirement. IRIs Cathy Weatherford details how advisors can help them.
March 09, 2012
Gen X and Y Investors Worry Retirement Savings Won't Be EnoughOnly a little more than one-third of investors between the ages of 21 and 50 are confident they will have enough money for retirement, according to a study released Thursday by T. Rowe Price.
March 08, 2012
Pru: Pool Multiple Employer Small Plans to Cover GapPrudential Retirements Jamie Kalamarides feels that multiple small employer plans could help close the gap for more than 78 million employees in the U.S. that do not have a retirement plan.