Advisor Sales Strategies

An independent study by the Society of Actuaries suggests how companies can meet the challenge of increasing pension funding requirements while still preserving pensions.

The Hartford is launching a campaign to encourage people to take advantage of their employers 401(k) or other retirement plan for National Save for Retirement Week, Oct. 16-22. The Its in Your Power campaign is reaching out to 1.4 million plan participants, 32,500 plan sponsors and their financial advisors.

Reforms a loaded word. Its not as menacing as legislation or as trivial as fix, and its mixed connotation has plagued the Obama administration since Dodd-Frank.

Americans do not know what it takes to be financially secure in retirement, according to the results of a survey by the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

A recent survey by the Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America found that 51 percent of non-retirees question whether their 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans are adequate ways to save for retirement. Twenty-seven percent of respondents said they believe the safest place for their money, after paying their expenses,...

The market crash of 2008 prompted many individuals to learn more about and take better control of their retirement assets. Because of this trend, many companies offer online tools to help plan participants plug in numbers and see just how well they have planned for retirement.