Spending in Retirement
Learn how to best work with clients to determine their optimal retirement spending plan.
The Government's Role in Retirement
By Melanie WaddellA new Government Accountability Office analysis has found that retiree health insurance and pension plans are strongly associated with when workers retire.
July 01, 2007
Lesson 6: Longevity RiskOne often reads that at the end of the 20th century, life expectancy in the U.S. hit a record high of approximately 73.6 years for...
July 01, 2007
Stable Value or Not?As the Department of Labor prepares to finalize its proposed regulation on qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) in 401(k) plans, the debate rages on as...
July 01, 2007
NEWS & PRODUCTS, JULY 2007A new group has been formed to help independent third-party recordkeepers' voices be heard on Capitol Hill. The Council of Independent 401(k) Recordkeepers (CIKR), a...
July 01, 2007
Retirement RedefinedIt seems retirement has been redefined, and the new definition includes part-time work. This change from the traditional retirement vision of sitting on a porch...
July 01, 2007
Portrait of a Branch ManagerReaching into a credenza drawer, Cynthia Laden Newman scoops out heaping handfuls of Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Twix and Butterfingers from boxes and plunks the mini...
June 28, 2007
Inflation-Adjusted Guaranteed IncomeTo help retirees keep pace with inflation and still have guaranteed income, Minneapolis-based Thrivent Financial for Lutherans introduced this month a new single-premium immediate annuity. The...
June 28, 2007
Fixed-Income a Great Fit for RetirementFixed income is an asset class that offers plenty of upside for investors, in particular those planning for retirement. Yet, says Jim Tracy, national sales director for Minneapolis-based The Hartford Mutual Funds (a division of Hartford Life), many investors and financial advisors are more than a little wary of fixed...