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.
Finances and the Perception of Retirement
By Lewis SchiffSlowing down and entering a perpetual vacation for the rest of their lives is no longer the goal for a large percentage of retirees, so...
September 01, 2008
Today's 70 is Yesterday's 50The concept of the "New Retirement" has become as popular with near retirees as it is with those who recently entered the retirement zone. While...
September 01, 2008
Public Risk: TaxesDiscussions of consumer spending tend to focus on post-tax dollars. This can be misleading because taxes are likely to be the bigger and faster growing...
September 01, 2008
Disclosure TimeThe Department of Labor's (DOL) recently proposed rule on 401(k) plan fee disclosure is being hailed by industry officials as a step in the right...
August 28, 2008
NAFA Says Nix SEC Rule 151AThe National Association of Fixed Annuities (NAFA) recently took a firm stand against the Security & Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposed Rule 151A, which would regulate index annuities as securities rather than as insurance products.
August 28, 2008
Fees Top Reason Plan Sponsors Switch ProvidersFees have become the top reason retirement plan sponsors switch providers, outpacing poor service, according to a new Spectrem Group report. Nearly one-third (30%) of plan sponsors cited cost/fees as the primary factor precipitating a change in plan providers, according to the report, "DC Market Needs."
August 28, 2008
Back to School on 403(b)sThis year, as budget makers in schools across the country decide whether the football team needs new uniforms or the gym really deserves to be repainted, they have one more item to add to their lists: How to deal with a new regulation, effective January 1, 2009, which is likely...
August 27, 2008
Durable goods do some goodSmall victory, we know, but we'll take it. Investors took heart this week from better-than-expected data on durable goods orders, in spite of a rise...