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 23, 2008
Bond ETFs threatened by credit crisisExchange-traded funds' relative stability is being threatened by the crisis affecting other markets, according to MarketWatch. The site reports bond ETFs have suffered unusual premiums...
October 23, 2008
Rescue fund likely to induce bank takeoversIn determining which banks will receive part of the $250 billion rescue plan, the Treasury announced it will "look very favorably" on healthy institutions making...
October 21, 2008
SEC still taking comments on indexed annuities proposalMembers of the public have until Nov. 17 to weigh in on a proposal to regulate indexed annuities as securities. The U.S. Securities and Exchange...
October 21, 2008
Regulation Takes Center Stage of CrisisAs Congress gears up for a week-long series of hearings on financial regulatory reform--the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing October 21.
October 21, 2008
A generational crashJoe White of the Wall Street Journal thinks boomers have dug themselves into a financial hole. And this is not the time to be digging...
October 20, 2008
Week of October 19 is National Save for Retirement weekThe National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators has declared the week of October 19 through October 25 "National Save for Retirement Week." For updates...
October 20, 2008
Clients want more 'green' mutual fundsClients are demanding mutual fund families and financial professionals who offer clean energy and "green technology" investment vehicles to investors. A new survey of the...
October 16, 2008
Blame gameA poll by Eons.com found 63 percent of people 45 or older think our current financial situation is thanks to the combined efforts of Wall...
October 16, 2008
Dodd -- Passing the bailout buckI find I use the word chutzpah too often, but then again I often write about politicians. Back during the 9/11 hearings, Jamie Gorelick was...
October 16, 2008
Boomer execs: What they're doing wrongInvestment advisors at MullinTBG have identified five mistakes executive pre-retirees tend to make. The number one mistake listed by the firm is trying to invest...