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.
AIG VALIC Offers Savings Program For Teachers
By Staff WriterAn American International Group Inc. subsidiary has developed a no-load mutual fund retirement savings product for the kindergarten-through-12th-grade: 403(b) plan market.AIG VALIC, Houston, a unit ...
October 01, 2007
Fidelity Study Shows Boomers Need for AdviceThe Fidelity Research Institute has found that pre-retirees significantly underestimate the length of their retirement years and how long their savings will need to last....
September 30, 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
September 30, 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
September 30, 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
September 18, 2007
Parents Put Retirement Savings Ahead Of College SavingsParents tend to worry more about saving for retirement than for saving to pay children's college tuition bills.Researchers at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, ...
September 01, 2007
Boomers and their children: Who is minding the store?Though the vast majority of eligible baby boomers participate in their 401(k) plans, less than a third of workers 25 and under are contributing to these employer-sponsored retirement plans. Even worse, only 4 percent of young workers are maxing out
September 01, 2007
On the Other Side of the FenceOver the years, conversations with Bruce Harrington have yielded insights for Investment Advisor readers (and editors, for that matter) into areas as diverse as 529...