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.
AXA: U.S. Workers Save Plenty
By Jim ConnollyCompared with people in the rest of the world, U.S. residents are surprisingly good at preparing for retirement.[@@]Kenneth Gelman, director of market research at ...
January 03, 2005
Automatic Retirement Savings?How can the nation attempt to increase pension savings to fund a record number of baby boomers that are expected to retire? One new tool may be the ability of employers and plan sponsors to automatically increase annual tax-deferred contributions to 401(k) plans, a practice recently blessed by the Internal...
January 01, 2005
The Pension Congress?We've all heard of a defined benefit plan and defined contribution plans like the 401(k). But what's a DB(k)? Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) introduced his...
December 27, 2004
MetLife: Paid Vacations Beat Insurance BenefitsNU Online News Service, Dec. 27, 2004, 5:32 p.m. ESTU.S. workers worry about saving for retirement, but many are struggling just to meet short-term ...
December 17, 2004
Allstate: 83% Of Consumers Could Save MoreNU Online News Service, Dec. 17, 2004, 5:12 p.m. ESTMost Americans say they could cut back on day-to-day spending without suffering too much hardship.[@@]The ...
December 15, 2004
Wanted: Financial AdvisorWith A Minor In PsychotherapyFinancial advisors and bartenders dont have much in common, except for one crucial occupational skill they dont even train for: acting ...
December 15, 2004
Boomers Leery Of Financial RiskByHow are baby boomers handling financial risk-taking now that the economy is on the rebound? And, what should financial advisors be saying to boomers about ...
December 09, 2004
Annuity Income Tax Break Bill IntroducedWashington BureauLegislation has been introduced in the Senate that would reduce by half the tax on the income generated by annuities that make lifetime payments.The ...