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.
DOL Cracks Down on Retirement Plan Advisors for Fiduciary Negligence
By Melanie WaddellWith a beefed up enforcement staff on tap, DOL goes after advisors to retirement plans. Crackdown is "astonishing," says Andy Larson, and should serve as a wakeup call to advisors.
February 23, 2012
Planning for a Long Life: Longevity Insurance and Deferred AnnuitiesThe Treasury Department has proposed rules that may encourage consumers to purchase longevity insurance.
February 23, 2012
Dividends and the End of the Retirement Crisis; Easing Economic Pressure: March Investment Advisor—SlideshowEveryone is talking about dividends these days, but Fred Taylor at Northstar Investment Advisors has been using them as a retirement income solution for the past 17 years. Clearly, this is a strategy with some staying power.
February 22, 2012
Sen. Reid Strips Stretch IRA Provision From Senate BillSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has removed a controversial provision within a Senate highway bill that would have reduced the value of inherited IRAs, commonly referred to as stretch IRAs.
February 22, 2012
‘Retiring Isn’t About Age’: Merrill Affluent SurveyThe majority of those surveyed (59%) also believe the age at which Americans are eligible to collect Social Security should be raised.
February 22, 2012
TDF Investors Report High Levels of Retirement ConfidenceOver two-thirds of investors with assets in target-date funds feel more secure about their retirement than those not invested in TDFs, a report released Tuesday by ING U.S. found, and nearly three-quarters say they are confident that theyre making good investment decisions.
February 22, 2012
Dividends, Dividends, Dividends!Everyones saying it, but when it comes to retirement income, Northstars Fred Taylor lives it.
February 21, 2012
Senate Bill Threatens Life of Stretch IRAsIndustry trade groups are up in arms over a provision in a Senate highway bill that would reduce the value of inherited IRAs, commonly referred to as stretch IRAs, and are determined to have it removed.