Saving for Retirement
Learn about traditional and new methods of saving for retirement, including products and ideas on how advisors can help clients save for retirement.
What have boomers learned?
By Staff Writer"Despite their desire for a significantly better retirement lifestyle, most boomers are not following their parents' example of financial discipline and are not taking the necessary steps to achieve their own lofty retirement
August 01, 2008
Free, But Not CheapWhy do so many people live beyond their means? Or why do people plan to diet and exercise, but fail to do so? Or why...
July 31, 2008
What have boomers learned?"Despite their desire for a significantly better retirement lifestyle, most boomers are not following their parents' example of financial discipline and are not taking the necessary steps to achieve their own lofty retirement
July 31, 2008
Some nest eggs go untouchedA Nationwide study has found that 57 percent of current retirees are living on Social Security and company pensions alone, leaving retirement savings untouched for fear of running out of money. Of those who said they live solely on pensions and
July 24, 2008
The Healthcare ScareWith Medicare set to hit insolvency in 2018 or 2019, according to most predictions, and doctors' fees and insurance premiums escalating to new highs, healthcare is perhaps the most important issue on the American agenda today. Research conducted by Hartford, Connecticut-based Hartford Financial Services in partnership with Massachusetts Institute of...
July 16, 2008
Senate proposes ban on 401(k) debit cardsDebit cards linked to 401(k) accounts are far too easy to abuse, lawmakers are saying. For every $1,000 drawn from retirement savings, an estimated $10,000...
July 16, 2008
Committee Eyes 401(k) Debit CardsSome members of Congress want to discourage workers from using 401(k) plan hardship withdrawals to pay everyday pre-retirement expenses.Sen. Herbert Kohl, D-Wis., and Sen. Charles ...
July 15, 2008
Saving for women's retirementA study by Hewitt Associates shows that women continue to be behind in saving for retirement compared to men. Longer life spans and lower pay...