Income Planning
Learn what experts and top advisors say about the best ways to work with clients to determine and build successful retirement income plans.
October 30, 2008
Older Workers Expect to Delay Retirement Due to Economic TurmoilIf the economy does not improve significantly, over six in 10 workers aged 45 and older say it is likely they will delay retirement and work longer, then spend less in retirement.
October 30, 2008
New regulations for reverse mortgagesNew regulations regarding reverse mortgages will raise the loan limit on mortgages guaranteed by the federal government, according to the New York Times. The new...
October 30, 2008
Global REIT markets continue to cope with financial crisisAsia and Europe's public markets continue to outperform the North American REIT market. However, global REIT markets continue to cope with the credit crunch --...
October 30, 2008
Help the richNow long forgotten, in July 2005 the Congressional Budget Office expressed surprise at the extra $100 billion in unexpected tax revenue it received. There it...
October 30, 2008
Nationwide Plan Gets Ahead of Fee Disclosure CurveColumbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Retirement, a provider of retirement plans, is getting ahead of both regulation and legislation calling for increased fee disclosure in retirement plans with the release of its new 401(k) plan, Clear Advantage.
October 29, 2008
History LessonsIt has been nearly 80 years since Franklin Roosevelt won his first of four presidential elections, launching his wife, Eleanor, onto the national political stage.
October 28, 2008
Boomers bet on long-term careA majority of boomers are concerned about long-term care, enough to determine how they will vote in next week's election. Eighty-four percent say the candidates'...
October 28, 2008
Obama addresses pressing boomer issuesPresidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama sat down with AARP's Prime Time Radio yesterday to discuss those issues facing boomers. On health care: "It's very important that we...
October 24, 2008
Massive financial industry layoffs expected - where to go from hereAfter more than 110,000 have lost their jobs in the financial-services industry, experts are predicting many more to come -- 200,000 before the year is...
October 23, 2008
Covering the crisisWhat do you think of the media's coverage of the financial crisis? Are we blowing everything out of proportion or ignoring the real problems?