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Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2002
Jack McAllister |
After the Fall Companies are not waiting for Congress to act; instead leading firms are fixing their 401(k) plans... and real estate stocks are part of the solution.   |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2003
Art Gering |
Undefined Contributions Although a large number of companies invest in real estate in their defined benefit plans, many deny their employees the same advantages in their 401(k) plans. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2004 |
Gaining Speed The diversification benefits of REITs is becoming more widely known, and significantly more 401(k) plans now include a real estate option. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2003
Steve Bergsman |
REIT Rookies Why have a number of fund managers, plan sponsors and providers come off the bench to make a play for REITs? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Michael Fickes |
The Emerging Retirement Option It has taken years, but REITs are blossoming in the defined contribution market. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2006
David Liebrock |
Mining 401(k) Gold Small- and mid-sized companies are looking for help with their retirement plans. Here's how to reach out to this untapped market. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2002
William D. Sanders |
Opening the 401(k) Marketplace It may well be that the 401(k) marketplace has the greatest potential for spurring significant growth in real estate stock investing over the next decade. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jan/Feb 2008
Allen Kenney |
The Time of Your Life Life cycle funds gain popularity by enabling investors to choose tailored investment plans. REIT Usage in Life Cycle Fund Products: AllianceBernstein Retirement Strategies -- 10%... JPMorgan Smart Retirement Funds -- 4% to 6%... etc. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Art Gering |
A Perfect Fit Over time, REITs have proven to be the missing piece for building a well-diversified portfolio. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2008
Allen Kenney |
On the Road to Retirement Target date funds are taking a closer look at where retirees will end up, and changes are coming that could pay dividends for REITs. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Christopher M. Wright |
A Defined Benefit Pension Plans Reap the Benefits of REITs... REITs Shine in Research Studies... Benefits of REIT Investing... True Diversification... etc. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2011
Danielle Reed |
Alternative Benefits Defined benefit plans have relied on a much broader range of asset classes and have historically outperformed defined contribution plans, says Bill McDermott, head of defined contribution services at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. |
Financial Advisor
December 2003
Jeff Schlegel |
Qualified Plans Rock Through Bear Market The rising demand for advice is changing the 401(k) business. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2009
E. Thomas Foster Jr. |
Seek Opportunities to Help Employers With Retirement Plans Financial advisors whose business clients sponsor 401(k) or other defined contribution plans can provide critical assistance in helping educate both plan sponsors as well as participants in making the most of their retirement plans. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
October 11, 2012
Stan Luxenberg |
Savers, at Last. . . The 401(k) has long been considered a failure at truly preparing anyone for retirement -- especially since the recession. Less noticed is that the plans are, slowly, getting much better. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2005
David E. Simon |
Industry Status Report REITs now represent 15% to 20% of all U.S. institutional-quality real estate. The REIT industry today invests in all major property types and geographic regions in the U.S. and is in the early stages of international expansion. |
Registered Rep.
August 28, 2015
Mark Miller |
Managed Accounts in The Workplace Retirement savers who get professional help with their 401(k) portfolios stand a good chance of seeing better outcomes than those who don't. |
Registered Rep.
June 12, 2007
Christina Mucciolo |
Retirement Plan Participants Want Financial Planning When it comes to retirement planning, employees with 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans want more financial planning, and they aren't getting it through their retirement plans, according to a new report. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
June 2007
Sydney LeBlanc |
Are SMAs Appetizing For 401(k) plans? Essentially "do it yourself" plans, more 401(k) participants than ever before are asking for professional investment advice and a larger number of these individuals are educating themselves about their investment choices, including separately managed accounts. |
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. |
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. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien |
White Paper The fund industry often analyzes the performance of target-date funds using incorrect assumptions about participant behavior. Investors contribute less to funds, and contribute more erratically, than is generally believed. |
Investment Advisor
October 2006
Melanie Waddell |
ETFs for 401(k)s Are OK Plan sponsors should refrain from using stable value funds as default options in 401(k) plans. Plan sponsors should instead offer participants an option that provides long-term growth, like a mutual fund that invests in ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2007
Rich Duprey |
A 401(k) Balancing Act Traditional pension plans can show us how to build a plan we can rely on in our own 401(k)s. They regularly rebalance their assets, making sure that no particular asset class takes on too large a portion of the portfolio. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
August 12, 2011
Diana Britton |
Retirement Income Fever The industry has responded to the great wave of retirees that has just begun with an increased focus on creating retirement income streams -- successfully. It's always a tough feat, what with expanding life expectancies and estimating health care needs far out in the future. |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Roy Harris |
Security Blanket Management options for 401(k) investments protect both participants and sponsors. |
CFO
May 1, 2007
Russ Banham |
To Rollover, or Not? Why retirees should think twice before shifting 401(k) assets into an IRA. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Folio(k) Retirement Platform Includes ETFs Folio Institutional is furthering its foothold in the retirement planning space with the launch of a 401(k) platform using target-date folios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2005
David Braze |
10 Ways to Mismanage Your 401(k) Any one of these mistakes has the potential to cost us thousands of dollars in the amount we will eventually accrue for retirement. |
CFO
August 1, 2002
Kris Frieswick |
Honey, I Shrunk The 401(k) The bear market has clobbered 401(k) accounts -- and could spark a revival of defined benefit plans. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Are You a 401(k) Screw-Up? Don't make any classic mistakes -- be a smart saver. |
CFO
April 1, 2006
David M. Katz |
Sprucing Up the 401(k) With other retirement vehicles in dire shape, plan sponsors are rethinking their defined-contribution offerings. |
CFO
May 1, 2009
Lynn Brenner |
Are Target Funds on Target? The "simple" investment option may be more complicated than you think. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2010
Craig L. Israelsen |
The Responsible Investor Investors who rely on portfolio performance to do the heavy lifting (that is, to make up for insufficient contributions during their working years) will usually fall into the trap of having too much equity exposure and therefore be exposed to too much risk. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Retirement News & Products Retirement news and products: Research by Cerulli Associates focuses on the "bookends" of the 401(k) market... Spectrem Group study found 34% of U.S. employers have reduced or eliminated matching contributions to defined contribution retirement plans... |
Real Estate Portfolio
Special Issue 2005
Christopher M. Wright |
Global REIT Indexing--The Shape of Things to Come An interview with two industry experts on the impact of indexing on global real estate to raise the profile of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT series among investors worldwide. |
CFO
December 1, 2009
Randy Myers |
A Question of Balance The much-maligned 401(k) plan is being beefed up. So are the penalties for failing to manage it well. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2006
Ryan Popple |
Beware the Botched 401(k) While 401(k)s offer more control and impressive tax benefits, they also chronically underperform managed pension funds. We are going to need our 401(k)s for our future financial security, and we have to do a better job of managing them. |
CFO
December 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
The New Mix With so much riding on 401(k)s, more and more companies are reconsidering their plan offerings. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Retirement and Irrational Man, Part 2 If you've stuck with the default options in your 401(k) because you were automatically enrolled in the savings plan, it's time to take a look at your contributions and investments. |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2009
Amy Feldman |
Can an Improved 401(k) Save Your Retirement? Asset managers and insurers are trying to develop a hybrid 401(k), combining guaranteed income and an investment portfolio. |
Investment Advisor
February 2008 |
The ETF Solution Forward-thinking companies and their advisors are increasingly allowing 401(k) plan participants to leverage the benefits of ETFs. |
Registered Rep.
February 9, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
RIA Rising: Employees Dig a Tad Deeper for 401(k) Contributions Last year's market volatility apparently didn't discourage retirement savers from sticking to their plans, but it didn't encourage more frugality either. |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2011
Cameron Short |
The Doctor Is In And Needs Retirement Planning The threat of the Bush tax cuts expiring in 2010 prompted many high-net-worth individuals to review their qualified plans to ensure maximum income deferral capabilities. |
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. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2012
Donna Mitchell |
The BIG Fix Familiar as 401(k)s are, planners love to hate them, and they'll readily cite long lists of faults with the plans themselves, as well as the way the $2.8 trillion 401(k) industry operates. |
