Thursday, May 4, 2017 2017 Brings New Changes to Full Retirement Age Every worker’s dream is to enjoy a secure retirement. Social Security is here to secure today and tomorrow. Part of that commitment is ensuring you have the most up-to-date information when you make your retirement decisions. READ MORE >>
Thursday, April 20, 2017 The pension-style retirement product you should know about Chances are you’re like most Americans and, regardless of your age, you aren’t saving enough for retirement, if you’re actually saving anything at all. Nearly 40 million U.S. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 How to save for retirement when politicians keep making it harder retirement savers, beware. The government seemingly has designs on making it harder for you to save for retirement. In recent weeks, for instance, President Donald Trump signed a resolution eliminating an Obama-era regulation that allows states to create retirement accounts for low-income workers. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 A Simple Way to Get Guaranteed Income in retirement People crave guaranteed income in retirement, but they cringe at the mention of the word "annuity." That disconnect can make it tough to ensure a steady flow of dollars in later life. One answer: Go with an annuity, but keep it simple. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Future Winners And Losers In Retirement Portfolios In the next two years, advisors are expected to tilt client retirement income portfolios toward exchange-traded mutual funds, fixed annuities, long-term care policies, and other investments, a new report concluded. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 The Big Chill For Annuities In 2017 With the Department of Labor's 1,000-page fiduciary regulations due to take effect in April 2017, and a new anti-regulatory administration about to take office in Washington, insurance carriers are facing a double whammy of uncertainty. READ MORE >>
Thursday, March 30, 2017 Fixed Indexed Annuity Benefits Are Still In Demand There is still a case to be made for buying fixed indexed annuity products. Before they were included in the DOL’s fiduciary rule, FIA sales were sky high and on an eight year streak of increases. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Here’s an ‘income menu’ that could help retirees make their savings last Workers understandably fret about the shift from traditional pensions to 401(k)s and similar defined-contribution plans. The investment risk is now almost entirely on their shoulders, as is the responsibility of figuring out how to make their savings last 30 years — or even longer. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 The Fate of the Fiduciary Rule It’s hard to turn on the news without hearing about a variety of confirmation hearings for several of President Trump’s appointees, and lately they’ve been focused on Alexander Acosta, the appointee for head of the Department of Labor. READ MORE >>
Monday, March 27, 2017 Generate Income in Retirement with a Fixed Lifetime Income Annuity One of the challenges of retirement is converting your personal savings into retirement income. Two common approaches used to generate income from personal savings are: Systematic withdrawals A fixed lifetime income annuity READ MORE >>
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