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.
The house doesn't always win
By Dr. Larry Barton"Tap into your home equity and retire happy and satisfied!" Sound familiar? It should. Chances are that some of your advisors are touting reverse mortgages as a panacea to the widening consumer savings gap. But before you leave skid marks on the
October 16, 2007
What keeps Ed Slott going?Ed Slott: First, I love what I do. Without that commitment and passion I could not possibly keep the travel schedule that I do. I love to meet advisors and hear their success stories. I know many of them personally and see them numerous times a year
October 14, 2007
Americans Save More - But Maybe Not EnoughThe percentage of U.S. workers contributing to individual retirement accounts and 401(k)-type plans is increasing, and the average amount contributed also is going up.But individual ...
October 14, 2007
Americans Save More - But Maybe Not EnoughThe percentage of U.S. workers contributing to individual retirement accounts and 401(k)-type plans is increasing, and the average amount contributed also is going up.But individual ...
October 01, 2007
The exploding $16 trillion IRA marketStretching distributions from qualified and non-qualified retirement plans is a hot topic among financial advisors, marketing organizations and insurance companies, as the amount of qualified money in IRAs, 401(k)s and all other qualified accounts
October 01, 2007
Ed Slott delivers the goodsNew York-based CPA Ed Slott doesn't get to spend much time at home. He's too busy traveling the country, teaching advisors and consumers alike about IRA distribution strategies that are the key to effective wealth transfer. From January through
October 01, 2007
HSAcenter.com Introduces New Resources to Help Consumers Add up Benefits, Savings, Tax Advantages of Health Savings AccountsTo help consumers who want to lower their health care costs decide if a health savings account (HSA) is the best choice for them, www.HSAcenter.com, Indianapolis, has introduced a number of easy-to-use, interactive tools that include a
October 01, 2007
The field of dreams"You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life."-- Ernie Harwell, legendary sportscaster With October upon us, many Americans are turning their attention to the Major League Baseball playoffs and World Series. I am always