The Income Expert

By Kerry Pechter
In this video, Mark J. Warshawsky, director of Retirement Research at Towers Watson, discusses his new book, Retirement Income (MIT Press, 2012) with RIJ editor Kerry Pechter. Their conversation focuses on the author's recommended strategy of buying a series of immediate annuities during retirement.

Low Hanging Life Insurers

By Stan Luxenberg
Patient investors in search of stock-market bargains might consider the shares of U.S. life insurance companies.

Science, Business, or Something In-Between?

By David Lindorff
In the retirement income field, research ranges from almost “pure” science to borderline business promotion. It's not always easy to identify the boundary between the two.

The Best Retirement Research of 2011

By Kerry Pechter
What were the most significant decumulation research papers published last year? These ten articles can certainly claim to be among them.
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Weiss Ratings names its favorite VAs

By Gavin Magor
Gavin Magor of Weiss Ratings has selected what he calls the nine best variable annuity contracts. His criteria? Low fees, no front-end loads, no surrender charges and a solid investment portfolio.

Middle-income Boomers ignorant of Medicare: Bankers Life

By Editor Test
Although Boomers cite uncovered healthcare expenses (80%) and becoming ill (74%) as their top financial concerns about retirement, many appear to be taking a “learn as you go” approach to understanding Medicare’s coverage and costs.

The Bucket

By Editorial Staff
Brief or late-breaking items from LPL, McCamish Systems, Ebix, Allianz Life, Fidelity, Lincoln Financial and Mutual of Omaha.

$300 Billion, Up for Grabs

By Editor Test
Cogent Research's new 2012 Assets in Motion study can help you understand and benefit from the rising flow of money from qualified plans to rollover IRAs.

Indexed Annuities, Unbundled

By Jack Marrion
Lower prevailing interest rates have led to unbundling of indexed annuity features and, as a result, greater transparency.