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.
Raising Age for Social Security, Medicare Would Cut Both Ways: CBO
By Danielle AndrusThe CBO released three projections for raising various eligibility ages, and they showed spending would be reduced but so would access to health care.
January 13, 2012
5 Top Tips for Pension Risk-ManagementA Mercer survey found a significant amount of concern among plan sponsors about their exposure to market risk, with 65% worried about the impact of future economic uncertainty and volatility.
January 12, 2012
Dog Bites Man! TDFs Fail ExpectationsTarget date funds, already the subject of controversy for failing to deliver promised returns, took another turn for the worse in 2011.
January 12, 2012
Providers of 403(b) Plans Gear Up for Regulatory ChallengesProviders of 403(b) plans that are subject to ERISA will face regulatory challenges this yearnamely complying with the Department of Labors fee disclosure rule as well as the expanded Form 5500 reporting requirements.
January 09, 2012
Best 10 Investment Picks for 2012: Morgan StanleyMorgan's Global Investment Committee released a list of 10 investment opportunities it believes offer attractive valuation and other attributes fitting to the times.
January 05, 2012
DOL to AdvisorOne: Department ‘Has Not Signaled’ Extension of April 1 Fee Disclosure DeadlineWhile rumors were flying that Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration planned to push back the April 1 deadline for compliance with its fee disclosure regulations, a DOL spokesman told AdvisorOne on Thursday that the department had 'not signaled' that the deadline would be extended.
January 04, 2012
N.Y. Life Retirement Plan Services Announces Benchmark ToolNew York Life Retirement Plan Services announced Wednesday the availability of a new service powered by Anova Consulting Group, a financial services market research and sales training firm, that it says will help retirement plan advisors assess client satisfaction and measure themselves against peers.
January 02, 2012
Top 10 Worst States for Workers in Retirement PlansThe Employee Benefit Research Institute uncovered a disturbing trendwell, disturbing to anyone who hopes to retire someday.