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Investment Advisor January 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Retirement News News from the SEC, MetLife, and Fidelity: SEC will present recommendations on target date funds early next year... MetLife and Fidelity Investments have introduced a new deferred variable annuity product... more... |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Why a Roth Could Be All Wrong for You Even with all their features, Roth IRAs might not be your best choice. |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Investment Won't Save Your Retirement Annuities can't work if you don't have the money to buy them. |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Are Variable Annuities Right for You? Variable annuity sales are way up, but are they a smart move? |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Make This Move Now and Save Your Retirement 401(k)s are back -- but you have to use them wisely. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Fall for This False Retirement Promise By taking matters into your own hands, you can build your own comfy retirement through annuities, dividends, or a combination of both. |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Stop Juggling Your Retirement Investments Consolidate and conquer. |
Financial Advisor December 2007 Jeff Schlegel |
The Changing Face Of 401(k) Plans The 401(k) plan has become a bedrock of the American retirement account, but its foundation is becoming increasingly fluid with evolving rules, products and attitude shifts that add choices -- and complexities -- for plan participants and their sponsors. |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 John Rosevear |
What to Do When Your 401(k) Stinks Sometimes, your 401(k) isn't everything it's cracked up to be: Making the most of a bad investment menu. |
Registered Rep. November 16, 2010 Alan Lavine |
Growth Opportunities: Immediate Annuities And Qualified Retirement Plans There's a window of opportunity for financial advisors to build business: They can use annuities available in 401k plans to help workers with their post-retirement income. |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Where Smart Investors Put Their Money More investors are taking advantage of this strong retirement-based opportunity. Are you? |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Avoid This "Safe" Investment Today Guaranteed investments cost too much. |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Let the IRS Help You Retire Rich Make the most of tax-favored accounts. |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Alan Lavine |
New Opportunities With 401(k)s Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options. |
The Motley Fool September 22, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Your 401(k) Isn't as Bad as You Think Although the vast majority of 401(k) plans have investment options that are good enough for workers to create strong retirement portfolios, most workers aren't up to the challenge. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Saving for College Just Got Cheaper Lower-priced 529 plans help you save for college more effectively. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
4 Reasons to Stiff Your Retirement Accounts Sometimes, it's smarter to keep money available. |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Perfect Day to Start Saving for College May 29, aka tomorrow, is a special day for college savings plans. On Saturday, the College Savings Plans Network is celebrating 529 College Savings Day. |
Investment Advisor November 2007 Melanie Waddell |
New Options in 401(k)s Immediate annuities and longevity insurance help tackle retirees' income conundrum. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2009 John Rosevear |
The Most Compelling Reason to Invest Now Used wisely, your IRA can be the difference between a comfortable retirement and just getting by. |
The Motley Fool August 19, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Miss Out on the Next 50% Return Lots of people did two years ago. Don't make the same mistake now with retirement funds. |
Financial Advisor September 2009 John Carl |
Your Clients' Retirement DNA Understanding a client's many savings plans, as well as her career path and investment choices, means you're ready to analyze how she's uniquely positioned for retirement. |
The Motley Fool June 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Smart Move Will Save Your Retirement Leaving your investments alone while continuing to make new contributions is more likely to pay off in the long run. |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2010 Hank Coleman |
Investing Options for Military Members -- Why You Can't Afford NOT to Invest Just do it! |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Should You Ditch Your 401(k)? Usually, unless a plan is really bad, it's worth trying to salvage it -- at least to some extent. In deciding whether to participate and how much to contribute, keep the following four ideas in mind. |
Entrepreneur March 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson |
New Horizons More choices for 401(k) and 403(b) plans mean the sky's the limit on your retirement-planning options. |
Financial Advisor September 2007 Alan Lavine |
Looking For Certainty Sponsors of 401(k) and 403(b) plans want employees to draw a stable source of retirement income from them. But it's a daunting task to manage a portfolio of mutual funds while withdrawing money, based on government-mandated minimum distribution rules. A few plan sponsors already have begun adding income replacement funds to solve this problem. |
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Rich Duprey |
The No-Sweat $1 Million Portfolio Simple steps that don't require choosing individual stocks can make you a millionaire. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
Apathy, Spending Spree, or IRA? With the average 401(k) balance in the $50,000 range, it seems a shame to either fritter away those retirement dollars by cashing out or forgetting about long, lost accounts until it's too late. Which will it be when you leave your old job? |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
I Love Roth 401(k)s If you've ever looked into opening an individual retirement account, you've no doubt discovered the Roth IRA. Now there's a new option for its devoted fans, the Roth 401(k). |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Will This Save You From Financial Disaster? An administration initiative seeks to make IRA investing automatic. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2006 Buz Livingston |
A Lesson for Teachers Tax-sheltered annuities have three strikes against them. They have high annual expenses, lousy investment choices, and burdensome surrender charges. Teachers, beware. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Chuck Saletta |
Forget Your Kids! Focus on Your Own Future If it comes down to choosing between funding a child's college education, or funding your own retirement, focus on your own future first. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
Stop Paying a Toll to Invest in Your 401(k) The fine-print fees are stealing from your retirement. |
Financial Advisor July 2008 Alan Lavine |
On Target, Or Not Think you can plunk down money on any target date fund as a low-risk way to accumulate retirement savings? Think again. |
Entrepreneur September 2007 |
Easy Does It Life cycle funds make retirement investing simple. |
The Motley Fool March 3, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Don't Max Out Your 401(k): Redux Maybe stuffing your employer-sponsored retirement plan isn't your best bet. |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 J. Graham |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Annuities may sound good, but their costs overwhelm their benefits. Stockbrokers and financial advisors love to sell annuities because of the high commissions they reap. My ex-broker sold one to me, and it has proven to be the most restrictive, highest-cost, least-liquid, and poorest-performing investment in my portfolio. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Donald Jay Korn |
Are Unmatched 401(k) Contributions a Good Idea? Without an employer contribution, some clients may do better skipping the 401(k) plan and putting the money elsewhere. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
The Best Parking Spots for Long-Term Savings Please start making plans for the way-off future ASAP. The sooner you get your retirement savings squared away, the better off you'll be. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 John Rosevear |
The Secret Downside of Your 401(k) Workplace savings plans can be expensive, and these hidden fees could be killing your performance. |
Knowledge@Wharton August 27, 2003 |
How Much Money Will You Need for Retirement? More Than You Think What you don't know can't hurt you, according to the old saying. When it comes to retirement planning, though, the old saying doesn't apply. |
The Motley Fool June 25, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Should You Stay Away From Your 401(k)? Its best features are disappearing. |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Get the Savings Munchies! Stick to your savings goals despite all the available distractions. |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Build a Better Retirement Plan Learn how to make the most of retirement plans available to you. |
Investment Advisor August 2009 Melanie Waddell |
More Annuities Used in Income Portfolios Advisors are increasingly turning to annuities to help cover their clients' basic needs in retirement. |
CFO December 1, 2010 David M. Katz |
The Check Will Be in the Mail Can annuities help ease employees' fears about having enough money in retirement? |
CFO May 1, 2003 Roy Harris |
Security Blanket Management options for 401(k) investments protect both participants and sponsors. |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2004 |
Make Your 401(k) Work Harder Take one minute to maximize your employer-sponsored retirement plan. |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
The Millionaire in the Next Cubicle For many if not most of us, the money we've socked away in our employer-sponsored retirement plan represents the lion's share of our nest eggs. Trouble is, all too few of us take maximum advantage of our plans. |