Income Planning
Learn what experts and top advisors say about the best ways to work with clients to determine and build successful retirement income plans.
CBO Issues Dramatic Corrections to Social Security Replacement Rates
By Nick ThorntonThe average income replacement rate for retirees born in the 1940s is 43%, not 60% as the CBO reported in December, according to revised data.
February 17, 2016
Chamber of Commerce May Sue Over DOL Fiduciary RuleThe lobbying group says it may sue or seek legislation if the final rule fails to address "significant concerns" raised during the comment period.
February 16, 2016
Defense Budget Would Delay Retirement Savings Match for Younger TroopsDoDs proposed budget for fiscal 2017 delays the time when servicemembers can start receiving matching retirement contributions to five years from three.
February 12, 2016
Chronically Ill Clients May Have Lower Health Care Costs in RetirementRetirees with certain health conditions may not need to save as much because their life spans are shorter, an Empower Institute study finds.
February 12, 2016
Back to the Future for 401(k) Plan ParticipantsA 401(k) pioneer says the retirement plan market is progressing by offering fewer options, and more human interaction, to plan participants.
February 11, 2016
Sen. Warren Accuses Annuity Providers of Double Talk on DOL Fiduciary RuleWarren tells OMB that despite insurers' public "doomsday" predictions about the DOL fiduciary rule, investors are told that all is rosy.
February 10, 2016
Is Yellen Prepping for Rate Cut or Saying ‘Nothing Alarmist’?Gary Shilling says Fed Chair Janet Yellen might be "preparing the markets for a rate cut," while Jefferies Thomas Simons called her remarks "nothing alarmist."
February 10, 2016
SaveDay to Launch Robo-401(k) for Small BusinessesA new robo-401(k) that targets small-business owners hit the market in February.