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.
AIMS' MacDonald Discusses Income Planning's Promise
By Jim ConnollyIt is rare to get a second chance after missing an opportunity, but life insurers are getting just that, according to Robert MacDonald, an industry ...
October 25, 2006
An In-Depth Look at RetirementThe Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has published an in-depth book that examines, among other issues, the changing pattern of retiree income across the age spectrum, taking into account the additional amounts that today's workers need to save to retire with sufficient funds to meet basic living expenses.
October 25, 2006
Still Not ReadyAlthough they might express a strong level of confidence in their savings for retirement, when it comes to crunch time, many affluent retirees and pre-retirees find themselves ill equipped because they do not have an adequate retirement plan in place, according to a recent survey conducted by MFS Investment Management,...
October 25, 2006
What Effect Would a Democratic Win Have?With the November 7 midterm elections close at hand, many political analysts in Washington are predicting that the Democrats will indeed win back the 15 seats needed to take control of the House of Representatives. Republicans worry they will lose 23 to 27 seats in the House and they will...
October 18, 2006
Retirement Anxieties Go GlobalEach day 7,918 baby boomers turn 60 in the United States. Born between 1946 and 1964, these soon-to-be retirees are joined by those in Japan and the United Kingdom, where the demographics and the anxieties are similar.
October 01, 2006
NumerologyAccording to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report, the number of Americans covered by a government health insurance plan as of 2005 was 38.1 million,...
October 01, 2006
ETFs for 401(k)s Are OKNow that the Pension Protection Act has become law, plan sponsors should refrain from using money market and stable value funds as default options in...
October 01, 2006
Catching up with...With 20 years of investment management experience under his belt, Tom Grzymala is on a mission to see that "the full meaning and spirit of...