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By Warren S. Hersch |
May 23, 2012
AnnuitySpecs.com says sales of FIAs were up 13 percent, with a year-ending total of $8 billion.
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By Andy Stonehouse |
May 23, 2012
Towers Watson research indicates companies are still committed to retaining DB benefits for new employees, as a recruitment and retention tool.
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By Paula Aven Gladych |
May 22, 2012
The Plan Sponsor Council of America’s 2012 403(b) survey found that more plans offered automatic enrollment in 2011 compared to 2010 and nearly half offered target-date funds as their default investment option.
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By Noah Guillaume |
May 22, 2012
Pacific Life expanded its list of variable annuity products with Fidelity VIP FundsManager 60% and First Trust/Dow Jones Dividend & Income Allocation Portfolio.
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By Andy Stonehouse |
May 22, 2012
Though it can be helpful in wealth transfer, retirement advisors have been avoiding conversations about life insurance with their clients.
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By Allison Bell |
May 22, 2012
A company that helps retirement planners think about acute health care costs is adding a tool planners can use to analyze long-term care costs.
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By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne |
May 22, 2012
Despite improvement in nonprofit retirement plans, financial advisors are needed to close the still yawning gap between 403(b)s and their corporate cousins, 401(k)s.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
May 21, 2012
The database provides real-time data on more than 100,000 variable annuity subaccounts and 1,950 annuity contracts.
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By Paula Aven Gladych |
May 18, 2012
Nevin Adams was named director of the American Savings Education Council, a program of the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute, as part of his responsibilities as director of education and external relations at EBRI.
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By Paula Aven Gladych |
May 16, 2012
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America is sponsoring its fourth annual WOMENETWORK Symposium May 16-18 in Minneapolis.