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 the Savings Rate
By Staff Writer"The Potential effects of Retirement Proposals on Private and National Saving: Exploratory Calculations," a paper released by The Retirement Security Project estimates that savings incentives...
January 01, 2007
Confessions of a VA CriticIn the mid 1990s, I published a widely cited research study, jointly with Dr. Steven Posner, on M&E fees in variable annuities.
December 28, 2006
Matching Assets and Retirement NeedsThe Retirement Income Industry Association (RIIA) has just launched the first in a series of in-depth reports providing cutting-edge research that gets to the heart of the retirement income challenges facing millions of baby boomers across America.
December 28, 2006
Schwab Acquires 401(K) CompanyOne month after announcing it will sell its U.S. Trust unit for $3.3 billion in cash, Charles Schwab Corp. announced an acquisition, albeit a much...
December 28, 2006
Playing Follow the LeaderOften the simplest information is the most effective, says John Samore, founder of GrowYourRetirement.com, a subscription-based Website and e-mail service that provides information based upon Samore's own investment experience to people interested in investing a portion of their retirement savings in the stock market. Tired of what he calls the...
December 01, 2006
The Retirement Education RevolutionAs the largest generation in U.S. history, baby boomers have always defined the times. As children in the 1950s, it was the age of innocence,...
December 01, 2006
NEWS & PRODUCTSMorningstar has introduced Morningstar Retirement Income Strategist, a Web-based financial planning tool designed to help advisors create comprehensive analyses for clients who are nearing or...
December 01, 2006
More Than Just Account AggregationAny advisor who's worth his salt knows that to adequately assess whether a client is on target to retire comfortably, he must have a handle...