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The 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey: Confidence Stabilizing, But Preparations Continue to Erode
Employee Benefit Research Institute, March 10th, 201020TH ANNUAL RCS: The 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey—the 20th annual wave of this survey—finds that the record-low confidence levels measured during the past two years of economic decline appear Read More
Partner In Time: Retirement Funds You Can Age With
National Public Radio, March 3rd, 2010Investing for retirement can be complicated. There's lots of jargon, lots of investment choices and lots of worry about whether your investments are safe. What if you could replace all that with one simple act? Read More
Study: States must fill $1 trillion pension gap
Yahoo News, February 18th, 2010States may be forced to reduce benefits, raise taxes or slash government services to address a $1 trillion funding shortfall in public sector retirement benefits, according to a new study that warns of even more debilitating Read More
5 Proposals in Obama’s Budget for Retirement Savers
US News & World Report, February 2nd, 2010President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2011 includes many proposals aimed to help workers prepare for retirement. Here’s a look at the retirement projects the White House is asking Congress to fund. Read More
Is annuity offer too good to be true?
Dallas Morning News, February 4th, 2010My wife and I are retired, in our 70s and live comfortably on Social Security, dividends and some CD interest. We have recently received an offer through AARP to invest in a fixed immediate annuity with a cash Read More
Fifteen Ways to Slash Spending in Retirement
Business Week, February 4th, 2010 Workers approaching retirement are often told by experts that they will need only about 80% of their income after they stop working to maintain the same lifestyle. After all, expenses fall when retirees don't need Read More
Annuities: What You Need to Know
The New York Times, January 27th, 2009Annuities are a basic staple of modern portfolios, the financial equivalent of a backstop to guarantee a minimum of income in retirement. They work like an old-time corporate pension plan, paying out a regular amount Read More
Obama to push automatic Individual Retirement Accounts in State of the Union address
Risk.net, January 26th, 2009President Obama will announce measures to introduce automatic individual retirement accounts (IRAs) in the annual State of the Union address on Wednesday, according to David John, principal to the Retirement Security Project Read More
How much is enough to retire on varies widely
San Jose Mercury News, January 19th, 2009Q: Is there a way to calculate how much money I will need to sustain myself in retirement? My net worth is just above $2 million now, half in liquid assets and half in real estate. I will be 60 next month, but, Read More
Allstate CEO sees flat economy, challenges ahead
KansasCity.com - January 17, 2010When Thomas Wilson, chairman and CEO of Allstate Insurance Co., scans the economic horizon, he sees a landscape that requires adaptation: Real estate remains in the dumps, car sales are sluggish, the unemployment rate Read More
DALBAR Announces Its 2009 Service Award Winners in Financial Services
Yahoo Finance - January 12, 2010 Today DALBAR released the 2009 winners of its annual Service Awards. For twenty years, DALBAR has conducted rigorous testing of service delivery and, each year, identified those mutual fund, broker/dealer, annuity, Read More
Coming down with gold fever - 5 myths about buying gold
CNN - January 7, 2010At Harrod's department store in London, you can pick up a South African Krugerrand or a 27-pound gold bar along with a sweater and bed linens. Gold is sold like candy out of train station vending machines in Germany. Indian households Read More
Retirement planning for the laid off
CNN - January 8, 2010 Question: I'm 57 and I think there's a good chance I'll be laid off this year. If that happens, I'll have to move my 401(k) balance to an IRA. On the recommendation of a finance professional, many of my former co-workers have Read More
Thinking Hard About Retirement and Death
The New York Times, December 25th, 2009WITH 2010 a few days away, there are several tax matters that wealthy investors need to consider next year. The two at the top of the list are whether they should convert their taxable retirement account to a tax-free Read More
At Tiny Rates, Saving Money Costs Investors
The New York Times, December 28th, 2009Millions of Americans are paying a high price for a safe place to put their money: extremely low interest rates on savings accounts and certificates of deposit.The elderly and others on fixed incomes have been Read More
 
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