Annuities
The New York Times - July 19, 2008
You have heard that Fannie and Freddie, their gentle names notwithstanding, may cripple the financial system without a large infusion of taxpayer money. You have gleaned that jobs are disappearing, housing prices
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Washington Business Journal - July 14, 2008
Almost three out of five new middle-class retirees will outlive their financial assets if they keep up their pre-retirement ways of living, according to an Ernst & Young LLP study on behalf of Americans
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New York Times - July 13, 2008
IT’S dispiriting indeed to watch the United States financial system, supposedly the envy of the world, being taken to its knees. But that’s the show we’re watching, brought to you by somnambulant regulators, greedy bank
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The Wall Street Journal - July 10, 2008
When prices are rising and bills are pressing, any available cash may seem like the perfect solution to a short-term crunch. And that means people switching jobs these days may be more tempted than ever to cash
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U.S. News & World Report - July 11, 2008
Baby boomer women are more likely to have a more financially secure retirement than their predecessors. A new study found that men and women at large companies are both on track to produce the same share of
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Palm Beach Daily News - July 6, 2008
Are the rocky financial markets making you sick?
It could be time to consider the cardinal rule of investing: If you can't sleep at night, keep more money safe — in cash instruments guaranteed directly by the
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USA TODAY - July 2, 2008
Long before workers at the San Diego Food Bank began distributing cardboard food cartons from the back of a truck on a recent day, elderly men and women, many needing walkers and metal canes, formed a line in a church parking
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New York Times - July 3, 2008
RISK-AVERSE? Clueless as to what P.&.L means? You, too, can be an entrepreneur.
Not the hard-driving type who makes the business news pages. Rather, the laid-back, come-what-may variety. Many of them are part of
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, June 26, 2008
Rising costs of food and fuel, declines and volatility in the housing and financial markets, and an ever-tightening credit crunch have gathered to form a perfect storm that could lead some Americans
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The Providence Journal Saturday June 28, 2008
A new state law designed to protect consumers from the risks of “reverse mortgages” mandates greater disclosure of fees charged by lenders but still permits them to penalize borrowers who pay
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Editor's Note: It has been and remains the position of NewRetirement.com that the decision to purchase an annuity and the decision to get a reverse mortgage are seperate, independant decisions, that should be made only after careful review of the
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The International Herald-Tribune, November 22nd, 2007When they were young, members of the U.S. baby boom generation did
not do things the way their parents did. But now, as they start to
retire, some may wish they could retire the way their parents
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Marketwatch, October 11th, 2007Everyone is tripping over themselves to launch retirement income
products, funds (and annuities) that take the fuss and mess out of how
retirees figure out what they can withdraw from their nest eggs without
having to
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Investment News, August 28th, 2007While income annuities are the most cost-effective way to provide
income at retirement, investors are reluctant to purchase them,
according to a new study.Consumers aren’t annuitizing enough of their portfolios, according
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New York Daily News, August 13th, 2007Lynne Mulhall was surprised by a postcard that warned her about a
potential issue with some of her annuities. "As far as I know, I don't
have any annuities. But you never know," the New Jersey woman wrote.
"Dear
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