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.
CFPB Rolls Out Financial Aid Shopping Sheet as Student Debt Tops $1 Trillion
By Melanie WaddellAs outstanding student loan debt has surpassed the debt consumers hold in credit cards and car loans, the CFPB has just completed a form colleges can use to break down costs and payment options.
July 23, 2012
Biggest Group of Losers in Dividend Tax Hike? The Middle Class: ReportA plan to raise the dividend tax rate will have negative consequences for the middle class, according to a new study from Ernst & Young.
July 20, 2012
Genworth Wealth Adds 4 Strategists, 8 StrategiesI call it the happy meal, says Genworth Wealth Management President and CEO Gurinder Ahluwalia of the firm's simplified menu of portfolio strategies for indie advisors.
July 20, 2012
TDF Trends: Falling Fees, Blossoming Asset DiversityBrightScope and Target Date Analytics recently released their newest study in the Popping the Hood series, providing a detailed analysis of TDFs and fund families.
July 19, 2012
S&P Launches TDF Style Index SeriesS&P Dow Jones Indices launched on Thursday an index series to help defined contribution plan sponsors screen and monitor target-date funds.
July 19, 2012
Self-Directed IRAs a Juicy Target for ScamsFighting fraud in self-directed IRAs was the topic of a webinar by NASAA and the Retirement Industry Trust Association.
July 18, 2012
State Street Releases Dividend ETF GuideThe guide compares dividend ETFs from large, established companies including SPDR ETFs, iShares, PowerShares, Vanguard and WisdomTree.
July 17, 2012
Navigating the Long, Forked Road to a Retirement PaycheckTo annuitize or not to annuitize? Thats just one of many questions financial advisors face in the seemingly simple but actually complex effort to produce a paycheck for retirement clients.