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The Crisis in Retirement Planning
Corporate America really started to take notice of pensions in the wake of the dot-com crash, in 2000. Interest rates and stock prices both plummeted, which meant that the value of pension liabilities rose while the value of the assets held to meet them fell. A number...
Promoting Women’s Equality in Retirement Planning
Since 1971, the United States has celebrated Women’s Equality Day on August 26. Although the occasion originally commemorated the passage of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, today it recognizes and encourages people and organizations to promote...
MAKING THE NEST EGG LAST: BEST PRODUCTS FOR SENIOR CLIENTS
Entering retirement can be a particularly jarring experience for seniors, and not only because they’re leaving behind the familiar world of work. For the change also requires a shift in one’s financial orientation — from savings accumulation to decumulation. Above...
Retirement Savers Seeking Protection Amid Market Volatility: Allianz
Nearly three in four affluent respondents to an Allianz Life survey said they'd be willing to give up some gains for protection. Second-quarter market volatility is making Americans increasingly worried about their finances and retirement savings, with only 31% in a...
Back to School: Five Surefire Ways to Boost Your Financial Education
August is an exciting time of year. As the start of a new semester approaches, families across the country begin to pull themselves out of vacation mode and think more critically about the future. A spirit of learning is in the air, which makes things just a little...
Why healthy clients need to save more for retirement
Tax-free health savings accounts, Roth IRAs, insurance and annuities can help cover retirees' future health-care costs Here's a counterintuitive thought: Healthy clients are likely to have higher medical costs in retirement than their less-healthy counterparts. Why?...
Health Care For Elderly Seniors: Can Annuities Help Cover the Costs?
America’s senior citizens have their backs to the wall financially a new study confirms. Professor John Pottow, a law professor at the University of Michigan, reports that the rate of United States (U.S.) seniors entering into bankruptcy is on the rise. Pottow’s study...
How to Transform Financial Stress into Retirement Confidence
Financial stress is the number one source of stress for employees, according to a Price Waterhouse Coopers 2019 survey. Financial matters outrank any other source of stress combined, including health and relationships. Retirement can be a key driver in that stress...
Annuities: Why You Need To Know How They Work
You need to know how they work, because many financial planners recommend them to their clients for retirement planning purposes. In fact, one study shows that almost 90 % of planners recommend them. Does that mean you need them? Well, you can decide if you do, and if...
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