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.
Watch for RPS symptoms
By staff WriterYou may not have heard it described this way before, but here is something else to look out for among your clients and prospects: retirement postponement syndrome. What are the symptoms? Which conditions put your clients at greatest risk of
April 14, 2008
Retirees can't find the mapNinety-five percent of retirees who have worked with an advisor in the first two years of retirement found that professional help valuable. That's the good news. The bad news, according to a survey from Thrivent Financial, is that only 22 percent of
April 14, 2008
Misunderstanding IRAs$4.6 trillion: Approximate amount Americans have saved in IRAs. 44%: Percentage of Americans who don't understand how IRAs work. 36%: Percentage of Americans who aren't sure if they are eligible to contribute to IRAs. 1
April 14, 2008
Savings behavior, confidence not alignedMassMutual wanted to know if the amount people save toward retirement equate to an appropriate level of confidence? To find out, the company conducted a study that included responses from 17,000 people at 2,300 MassMutual-administered
April 13, 2008
Savings behavior, confidence not alignedMassMutual wanted to know if the amount people save toward retirement equate to an appropriate level of confidence? To find out, the company conducted a study that included responses from 17,000 people at 2,300 MassMutual-administered
April 13, 2008
Misunderstanding IRAs$4.6 trillion: Approximate amount Americans have saved in IRAs. 44%: Percentage of Americans who don't understand how IRAs work. 36%: Percentage of Americans who aren't sure if they are eligible to contribute to IRAs. 1
April 13, 2008
Retirees can't find the mapNinety-five percent of retirees who have worked with an advisor in the first two years of retirement found that professional help valuable. That's the good news. The bad news, according to a survey from Thrivent Financial, is that only 22 percent of
April 11, 2008
Reasons people start saving for retirementSalary increase Getting closer to retirement Children finishing college Economy improves Recommendation by financial professional Marriage Having children Suggestion from family member Win lottery Illness or death Source: Alls