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.
House Panel OKs More 401(k) Fee Disclosure
By Matt BradyA House committee on April 16 voted to approve legislation requiring increased disclosure of fees for 401(k) plans, despite objections that the bill is burdensome ...
April 16, 2008
Tough times await the "Sandwich Generation"As people around the planet live longer, extended families that include grandparents and even great-grandparents are becoming more common. These older adults are often cared for by their adult children, many of whom are baby boomers and are facing
April 15, 2008
EBRI President Asks Congress To Support ThriftA top benefits research specialist today urged lawmakers to remember the importance of long-term savings when they promote financial literacy efforts.Dallas Salisbury, president of the ...
April 15, 2008
EBRI President Asks Congress To Support ThriftA top benefits research specialist today urged lawmakers to remember the importance of long-term savings when they promote financial literacy efforts.Dallas Salisbury, president of the ...
April 14, 2008
Retirees can't find the mapNinety-five percent of retirees who have worked with an advisor in the first two years of retirement found that professional help valuable. That's the good news. The bad news, according to a survey from Thrivent Financial, is that only 22 percent of
April 14, 2008
Savings behavior, confidence not alignedMassMutual wanted to know if the amount people save toward retirement equate to an appropriate level of confidence? To find out, the company conducted a study that included responses from 17,000 people at 2,300 MassMutual-administered
April 14, 2008
Misunderstanding IRAs$4.6 trillion: Approximate amount Americans have saved in IRAs. 44%: Percentage of Americans who don't understand how IRAs work. 36%: Percentage of Americans who aren't sure if they are eligible to contribute to IRAs. 1
April 13, 2008
Savings behavior, confidence not alignedMassMutual wanted to know if the amount people save toward retirement equate to an appropriate level of confidence? To find out, the company conducted a study that included responses from 17,000 people at 2,300 MassMutual-administered