Social Security
The top Social Security news, strategies and planning insights advisors can use to best serve clients.
Towers Watson: Pension Funding Levels Creep Up
By staff WriterLarge U.S. pension plans were a little closer to being fully funded at the end of 2010 than they were a year earlier, according to consultants at Towers Watson & Company.
April 29, 2011
Actuary Group Tries New Director Selection ProcessThe American Academy of Actuaries is testing a new approach to nominating and electing members of the AAA board of directors.
April 27, 2011
Sale of Securities America: Advisors Should ‘Run,’ Recruiter SaysAdvisors with the IBD, which Ameriprise is selling, need to look at which options are best for them and their clients.
April 26, 2011
Majority of seniors fear impact of social program changesA LIMRA study shows that the majority of retirees are concerned about retirement plans falling through due to tax raises and changes to Medicare and Social Security.
April 26, 2011
Securities America For Sale: Now What?Experts share their views on which firms might buy the IBD from Ameriprise and what the sale means for financial advisors.
April 21, 2011
Brokerage Affiliate to Settle ClaimsA financial services company says a broker-dealer subsidiary has entered into a settlement agreement in connection with claims related to private placement sales.
April 21, 2011
Brokerage Affiliate to Settle ClaimsA financial services company says a broker-dealer subsidiary has entered into a settlement agreement in connection with claims related to private placement sales.
April 21, 2011
Ameriprise to Pay $150 Million to Settle Securities America ChargesSettlement still needs court approval, claimants’ buy-in; no wrongdoing admitted by Securities America.