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 Healthcare Scare
By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, Savita Iyer-AhrestaniWith Medicare set to hit insolvency in 2018 or 2019, according to most predictions, and doctors' fees and insurance premiums escalating to new highs, healthcare is perhaps the most important issue on the American agenda today. Research conducted by Hartford, Connecticut-based Hartford Financial Services in partnership with Massachusetts Institute of...
July 15, 2008
Saving for women's retirementA study by Hewitt Associates shows that women continue to be behind in saving for retirement compared to men. Longer life spans and lower pay...
July 11, 2008
Defined-contribution plans set for growth and changeDefined-contribution plans are growing and changing fast. The Associated Press reports the defined-contribution market is estimated to double in size by 2015 to $7.5 trillion...
July 09, 2008
Kohl Schedules 401(k) Debit Card HearingThe Senate Special Committee on Aging says it will hold a hearing July 16 on the challenges facing efforts to protect Americans' retirement savings.The hearing ...
July 01, 2008
Lawmakers urge oversight to prevent retirement savings withdrawalsMortgage woes and spiraling credit debt have many investors using their retirement savings to bail them out for the short term. The concerning trend is...
July 01, 2008
One group underserved by advisorsHispanic Americans rank retirement security as an important goal in their lives, at a 90 percent clip, but many lack a comprehensive plan for reaching that goal, not unlike the population at large. In fact, 64 percent of Hispanic Americans have put
July 01, 2008
Senior Survey 2008Editor's note: This survey was conducted for Senior Market Advisor by The Boomer Project and its associated partner, the Southeastern Institute for Research. The Boomer Project is a Richmond, Va.-based marketing research and consulting compan
July 01, 2008
NEWS & PRODUCTS, JULY 2008The Department of labor (DOL) will continue to scrutinize the indirect compensation that advisors acting as pension consultants receive, warned Alan Lebowitz, a DOL official,...