Spending in Retirement
Learn how to best work with clients to determine their optimal retirement spending plan.
Mutual funds and GLB annuities address retirement income challenges
By Staff WriterGuaranteed lifetime benefit annuities are under serious challenge as the major product solution for producing a stream of income over a retiree's lifetime. The mutual...
December 04, 2008
High hopes or low expectations?The December issue of Boomer Market Advisor showcases the best products of 2009. What products do you have high hopes for next year? Are you...
December 04, 2008
Ten ETFs that started everythingExchange-traded funds offer investors a way to build better portfolios with lower costs and less tax exposure, writes Matthew Hougan, editor of IndexUniverse.com. On the...
December 04, 2008
A state of disgraceDisgraced WorldCom chief Bernie Ebbers wants out of the clink, and is looking for a presidential pardon. Forget the merits of whether or not he...
December 03, 2008
Retirement's effect on couplesHow does retirement effect married couples? AARP's new survey on the matter reveals some surprising, and some not so surprising trends. Of the more than 1,000...
December 03, 2008
Retailers failing to attract boomer womenRetailers are having a hard time reeling in boomer women during the economic slump as most women are spending not on themselves, but on their...
December 02, 2008
Boomers juggle college versus retirementCollege or retirement? That's the question facing boomers struggling to decide where to cut their budget. "I've seen too many horror stories where people feel this...
December 02, 2008
More boomers need new kneesKnee-replacement surgery is being done on boomers more than ever before, NBC reports. NBC cites studies by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons that from 1998...