Spending in Retirement
Learn how to best work with clients to determine their optimal retirement spending plan.
A Two-Way Retirement Transition Plan
By Elizabeth D. FestaJames Zimbardi at Allgen Financial Services in Florida is part of a team that is recruiting established advisors from standalone shops as well as from...
October 01, 2008
Annuities for WomenWomen should put 40% to 80% of retirement assets into lifetime income annuities, according to Lifetime Income for Women: A Financial Economist's Perspective, a paper...
October 01, 2008
Balance Sheet StructureSome questions bring into sharp focus the difference between investing for accumulation versus investing for retirement income. For example, a key question to consider is: Should...
October 01, 2008
Are You a Stock or a Bond?Pensions Are Dying; Long Live Pensions"...At present, the only way a company can manage the risk of long-lived workers is to work them so hard...
October 01, 2008
Legal Double DippingWhat if you could tell a client that they can retire early and still get their full retirement benefits? Well, in fact, you can. "It's...
October 01, 2008
DOL Floats Advice ProposalsThe Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced two proposed rules under the Pension Protection Act (PPA) designed to make investment advice more accessible for millions...
October 01, 2008
2008 ETF Advisor Hall of Fame: Pioneers in Portfolio ManagementWelcome to Research magazine's second annual ETF Hall of Fame. This year, we honor two sole practitioners and a team of three. All the advisors...
October 01, 2008
The Dawning of an IndustryWith gas prices and foreclosures at an all-time high, debt levels soaring, and paltry savings rates that Americans are infamous for, consumers are in dire...