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Financial Advisor June 2006 Marla Brill |
When It Pays To Delay Pulling the trigger on Social Security benefits before full retirement age, a course of action many financial advisors recommend, appears to be the rule rather than the exception in this country. But taking Social Security benefits early may not be best. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2007 Joel Bruckenstein |
Retirement Software: Do You Have What Boomers Need? Here is a radical proposal for serving the next generation of retirees more effectively -- and profitably. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
Advisor Pulse If a new survey is to be believed, advisors who help their clients with retirement planning -- and that's most of you -- will soon face a difficult choice: Change the way you service clients or watch your profits shrink. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Gail Buckner |
An Old Friend One of the most important ways advisors can assist their clients in preparing for retirement is by helping them change their mind-set about Social Security. |
Investment Advisor January 2008 Kara P. Stapleton |
FutureSelf Advice A survey that asked 500 respondents of all income levels to take a trip back in time and think about what advice they would give to their younger selves shows one in four participants would tell themselves to begin saving for retirement sooner. |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Don't You Dare Retire Early! You might regret leaving that job. As appealing as early retirement seems, for many Americans it's not so wonderful. |
Financial Advisor July 2008 Tracey Longo |
Can Advisors Protect Retirees From Themselves? Fear of loss and greed for gains accelerates when investors retire. This has financial services firms working overtime to find ways around investors' emotions. |
Financial Advisor November 2011 Jim Frederick |
Building A Moat Advisors give longevity insurance another look as clients face longer life spans and financial anxiety. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Jim Grote |
What Retirement Means Now To your affluent clients, retirement anxiety has as much to do with emotional issues as financial ones. The newest thinking adds human capital, everything from earning capacity to feelings of personal satisfaction, to the funding equation. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 John Papadopulos |
The Harsh Reality Of The 30-Year Retirement Many people just don't think about longevity risk and income planning, and some never even consider the risk that the money they save for retirement might not be enough to sustain them for the rest of their lives. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2011 Matthew Leung |
The New State Of Social Security Less than one-third of clients know how much they will need to save to supplement social security benefits during retirement. Even fewer clients know what their spouse's Social Security benefits will be. |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Jeff Schlegel |
The Coming Retirement Wave Are Americans financially prepared for life after work? |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Kevin Burke |
A Less-Taxing Retirement Fear of a too-small nest egg is the driving force behind many an advisor/client relationship. But such a high level of anxiety might be out of place. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2007 David Macchia |
Protect Retirement Financial advisors should pay attention to ROI -- not return on investment, but reliability of income. Planners must help clients assess the real capacity of their portfolios to generate long-term retirement income. |
Investment Advisor April 2006 Melanie Waddell |
Catch Up How financial advisors can meet the challenge of keeping pace with their clients' retirement needs in a changing world. |
Financial Advisor May 2012 Joel P. Bruckenstein |
Optimizing Social Security When is the best time to start taking benefits? New software helps answer that question. |
Investment Advisor December 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Not So Bad After All? A new survey finds that couples are in agreement on saving for retirement. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2012 Mark Miller |
Five Ways to Change Your Clients' Retirement Math These basic moves can make a big difference. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2011 J. Graydon Coghlan |
Retire Later, Collect More If your clients want to receive full Social Security benefits, it's important that they wait until their official retirement age. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Scott Schutte |
Under the Radar Planning for retirement got more challenging recently, thanks to the Social Security Administration's (SSA) announcement in December 2010 of new rules surrounding so-called interest-free loans. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Christine Fahlund |
Smart Ways to Talk About Retirement & Social Security Use these concepts to frame conversations with your clients. |
Financial Advisor August 2007 Tracey Longo |
What's Your Retirement Brand? Unless you're branding yourself a retirement income planning specialist and it's clear in clients' minds you're going to do retirement income planning for them, your client relationships honestly may be in peril. |
Investment Advisor May 2007 James J. Green |
They Need to Stay Flexible When calculating the amount of income that a client will need in retirement, financial advisors need to look at many factors, not just longevity, to come up with an accurate amount. |
Investment Advisor September 2006 |
Retirement Planning: Behind the Numbers Retirement planning is slowly evolving into a multidisciplinary field that includes not only accumulating assets for retirement and managing/protecting them within retirement, but also integrating retirement as a key transition in life. |
Investment Advisor August 2008 |
Retirement News and Products Charles Schwab Trust Company has expanded its offering of target date collective trust funds for retirement plans to include the Schwab Indexed Retirement Trust Funds... A new study suggests allowing retirees to "test-drive" lifetime income... etc. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 Kathy Gevlin |
See Dick and Jane Retire...Without the Right Plan As baby boomers approach retirement, studies show a large majority of them are inadequately prepared for the financial planning challenges. Now's the time for planners to retool their retirement offerings to better meet consumers' needs. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Katie Libbe |
Learning From Clients' Fears The retirement landscape is changing, and baby boomers are eager for help with navigating the new reality. Anxiety is high not only about saving for retirement, but having income in retirement has also become a major concern. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Retirement Income: The New Solutions The boomer retirement wave is here, and so are new products designed to turn their hoarded assets into cash flow. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
What If You Haven't Started Saving Yet? According to a recent study, only 28% of Americans think they'll have enough cash for a comfortable retirement. If you're lumped in with the other 72% of Americans, it's no reason to panic. Read on to see what you can do. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2010 Robert Brokamp |
4 Reasons to Delay Retirement Working just a few more years can put your retirement on a much stronger foundation. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Kevin McKinley |
Waiting Is the Smartest Part For clients with longer life expectancies and multiple sources of retirement income, delaying Social Security payments can provide a gain far greater than the pain of postponement. Here are three reasons why waiting can be worthwhile. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Get the Most From Social Security The right decision is harder than you think. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Temma Ehrenfeld |
Stop Saving Your new clients, the Eager-Retirees, have accumulated $500,000 by saving 15% of their joint salary of $100,000 a year. They come to you asking if they can afford to retire in two years, when they'll both be 62. |
Financial Advisor August 2008 Jef Schlegel |
The Clock Is Ticking If you believe the hype, the retirement picture isn't pretty. How secure are your clients' retirement plans? |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 Kristen French |
It's Triage Time There are millions of baby boomers zooming toward retirement who have vastly underestimated their future financial needs. In other words, for financial advisors and their clients, it's triage time. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Savita Iyer |
Still Not Ready Although they might be confident in their savings for retirement, when it comes crunch time, many affluent retirees and pre-retirees find themselves ill equipped because they do not have an adequate retirement plan in place, according to a recent survey. |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Should You Stop Worrying About Retirement? More than ever before, people are worried about whether they'll be able to retire with financial security. New research suggests that people are better off than many thought. |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
Do You Want to Work Forever? How will you retire if you're not saving enough? |
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
When the Best-Laid Plans Go Awry Retirement doesn't always happen when or how you plan. It is therefore important to start saving early. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Suzanne McGee |
Rethinking Retirement Income Helping your financial planning clients to keep sitting pretty in retirement is more complex than ever. How will your practice adapt? |
On Wall Street October 1, 2008 Judith Schoolman |
5 Questions with Jean Setzfand The director of financial security at AARP provides tips on safeguarding retirement income. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
The Retirement Puzzle Serving retirees might be a lot less profitable than most financial planners imagine. There are certainly opportunities in catering to this wealthy crowd, but only if you know where to look. |
Investment Advisor March 2007 |
How to Capture the Growing Retiree Market Financial planning has historically focused on helping people achieve major financial goals. But what about retirees, who, for the most part, have already achieved their goals and simply want to preserve their way of life? |
AskMen.com March 18, 2001 Luis Rodrigues |
Start Planning For Your Retirement |
Financial Planning August 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
White Paper: Consumers are increasingly anxious about their financial futures. Even so, many overestimate how long they can keep working and how much money they'll need in retirement. Financial services firms haven't adeqately addressed the challenges facing baby boomers. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Li et al. |
Meeting the Need Your clients need your help managing their retirement income. This three-stage process offers you a practical framework to serve them well. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 |
Five Questions with Robert Arena Bob Arena is well aware that baby boomers are juggling their own retirement needs against school expenses of children and living costs of parents and talks about how advisors can help their clients handle all these responsibilities. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Greg Salsbury |
Harvest Time As Americans live longer, advisors need to switch their emphasis from accumulating assets to making existing assets last. |
Registered Rep. March 13, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
EBRI Study: Americans More Pessimistic About Retiring Well, Fewer Going To Advisors Saving for retirement, and using a financial advisor to provide help in planning for the golden years, are a low priority for American workers, an annual survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute says today. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Kara Stapleton |
Numerology The number of Americans covered by a government health insurance plan as of 2005 was 38.1 million... Americans age 55 who live to age 90 would need to have accumulated $210,000 (by age 65) to pay for insurance to supplement Medicare... etc. |