Spending in Retirement
Learn how to best work with clients to determine their optimal retirement spending plan.
Retirement Advisor Profile
By Elizabeth D. FestaWhen Jason Mattox speaks at broker/dealer and investment advisor conferences, he has one message to convey: real estate should be in clients' portfolios, preferably non-publicly...
September 01, 2006
Extending SavingsCareless treatment of retirement plan assets at the owner's death could cost beneficiaries hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax-deferred growth. However, even those with...
September 01, 2006
News & ProductsA recent report by Hewitt Associates has found that while the majority of employers have been slow to adopt Roth 401(k) plans, a number of...
September 01, 2006
Some Good News on PensionsAdvisors are hailing the recently passed pension reform legislation as a treasure trove of goodies that's long overdue. The whopping 900-page legislation, called the Pension...
September 01, 2006
Bust of Boom?Anxieties swirl around financial planning for baby boomers as they begin entering what have traditionally been known as the retirement years. Most advisors are now...
September 01, 2006
Board to Death: ReloadedOne the things I love most about covering financial planning is the CFP Board. They may be the worst thing to happen to the planning...
August 23, 2006
Big Changes Since 1960The passage and signing into law of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which is aimed at pushing companies to shore up their pension plans and ensure workers get their promised retirement benefits
August 23, 2006
Boomers Need HelpIt seems that every newspaper, magazine and television news program of late has covered the subject of baby boomers and retirement. Yet, despite the deluge of news and information available to the public, the general feeling in the retirement planning industry is that most boomers are still not equipped to...