Advisor Sales Strategies

If benchmarking and self-assessment is such a great idea, why do so few 401(k) plans do it?

Heres where the proof is in the pudding. A new Franklin Templeton survey released Thursday finds 66 percent of those who map out a retirement strategy with a financial advisor have an understanding of how much of their retirement savings they will withdraw annually in retirement.

It's the most expensive metropolitan setting in the United States, and the results may be grim for hard-working New Yorkers, more than a third of whom can't afford to retire.

More half of Americans worry about maintaining their standard of living, according to a new poll.

Industry trade groups met with the Department of Labor on Tuesday to clarify the departments request regarding what impact the conflicts of interest faced by brokers who advise IRAs have on IRA investors.

Employers are becoming increasingly concerned about employees ability to save for retirement, prompting many of them to rethink their retirement benefits plan strategies and assist their employees in better preparing for retirement.

Many Baby Boomers are cashing in life insurance policies to help pay for retirement. These transactions are called life settlements, and they have become popular in recent years as an alternative retirement vehicle.

Women continue to lag behind men when it comes to overall financial and retirement planning, so plan sponsors and financial services companies need to do a better job of helping them do both.