Investment Instruments

When used properly, life insurance can be an integral part of a well-rounded retirement plan.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company recently introduced the Structured Investment Option for its EQUI-VEST series of variable deferred annuities available to employer-sponsored retirement plans.

According to the Insured Retirement Institute, sales of new variable annuities increased at a double-digit rate in 2010.

Vanguard is making its target-date retirement mutual funds more accessible to small investors by cutting the required minimum initial investment to $1,000 from $3,000.

Vanguard is making its target-date retirement mutual funds more accessible to small investors by cutting the required minimum initial investment to $1,000 from $3,000.

According to new findings from Fidelity Investments, the average 401(k) account balance reached an all-time high at the end of the first quarter, hitting at nearly $75,000.