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Boomer Decumulation May Depress Asset Prices
Wed, Aug 11, 2010
The problem is that the demographic group that is selling homes and investments—the postwar BabyBoom generation—will be larger than the group that will be buying the assets.
Industry Views
Found in Translation
Annuity issuers are reaching out to non-English-speaking investors through websites written in Spanish and Asian languages, according to Corporate Insight.
Behavioral Economics and Retirement Investing
PIMCO and its Allianz affiliates recently sponsored a new study, “Behavioral Finance and the Post-Retirement Crisis.” PIMCO Retirement Product Manager Tom Streiff explains how the study’s findings can foster the development of successful retirement income products.
Industry Views are special reports that are sponsored and independent from RIJ's editorial content.
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Research
Retirement Assets Reach $16.5 Trillion 1st Quarter: ICI
Wed, Aug 11, 2010
Assets in target date mutual funds grew 9.8 percent in the first quarter. Lifecycle mutual funds managed $281 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2010, up from $256 billion at year-end 2009.
They're Relatively Well-Off
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
The median annual income for people over age 65 in the United States is only $18,000, including public assistance and financial help from friends and family. The average—skewed upward by the highest incomes—is almost $29,000.
On Second Thought, Make That a Single-Dip
Wed, Jul 14, 2010
Vanguard analysts put the chance of a double-dip recession at about 20%. The bond yield curve suggests only a 6% risk, but the yield curve isn't as reliably predictive as it used to be, they say.
