Retirement Trends

Symetra Chief Executive Officer Tom Marra and Fidelity & Guaranty CEO Lee Launer have lauded Iowas approach to indexed insurance products, which some consumer groups have criticized as potentially risky retirement vehicles.

Women still earn lower wages than men and are more likely to work part-time or take time off to care for their children, parents or disabled relatives, which can further lower their earnings.

There was a mixed response to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's comments last week on a time frame for future interest rate increases, with some analysts viewing it as a mistake and others finding it encouraging.

Bullard noted that in 2006, the housing prices had already started to peak at the same time the Fed was tightening its policy.

I found myself at the opening session of the NAPA 401(k) Summit in New Orleans earlier this week listening to Preston Rutledge, benefits tax counsel for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.

A study found that one in three of respondents thought it was very useful to hear an estimate of the monthly retirement income they might expect from their plan and another 49 percent thought it was somewhat useful.