After years of data showing that workers routinely make major mistakes when saving for their own retirements, employers are beginning to take control again.
The Massachusetts Securities Division, led by William Galvin, targeted many of the wrong firms in questioning 401(k) record keepers about employers moving to an annual match instead of contributing each pay period.
William Galvin, Massachusetts' chief securities regulator, is calling on 401(k) plan administrators to report how many companies have shifted to a lump-sum matching contribution once a year, a change that can undermine worker savings.
Tool will enable IRI member firms to project how much retirees will spend on health care.
Building Social Security benefits into your clients' retirement income plans? You might want to think again. Mary Beth Franklin on the "ugly truth" of what's eating that income.
But still, the bottom line is that working beyond Medicare age saves thousands. Couples who decide to retire at 62 are likely to spend an extra $17,000 per year for a total of $271,000 during retirement.
The fastest growing region for affluent families is Asia.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Bill Gross' controversial new strategy. Plus: BlackRock CEO Fink calls out leveraged ETFs, nobody can agree on the gold-price decline, dealing with lump-sum pension offers, a solar company that makes sense, and the various forms of a caffeine addict.
Investors on a panel at an InvestmentNews retirement income conference said they value the expertise of advisers, especially as they get close to or enter retirement
Advisers must deal with the harsh reality that they are getting older, and so are their clients
In the first quarter, 29% of non-investment homebuyers used cash, the highest on record for the period.
Even after 54% drop in VA sales over the last year, the carrier is optimistic about sales with new mix of products.
Yet another reason why advisers should master claiming rules
A new report offers a look into the popularity behind indexed and structured product annuities
The independent broker-dealer industry fattened up last year on the sale of nontraded real estate investment trusts. The question hanging over IBDs now is whether advisers are prudently reallocating the money of clients who are invested in nontraded REITs, particularly as the trusts continue to perform well and return capital to investors through listings or mergers.
See if you can answer the most common questions clients pose on their benefits.
At <i>IN</i>'s Retirement Income Summit, advice on helping ensure more female clients stick with their adviser. To start, bring them into the conversation while they are still part of a couple.
Seven-week block applies only to products with guaranteed living benefits, not fixed and indexed annuities.
