Estimating Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs in Retirement
Couples can expect to spend $200,000 or more on premiums, deductibles and co-pays in retirement. This article is the first in a series on retirement risks.
The View from Taroko Gorge
Touring this marble-walled canyon, I could see millions of years into Taiwan's geological past and a few years into its demographic future.
Taiwan Grapples With Retirement Finance
Over lunch in Taipei, economist Jack Wu explained the pension dynamics of an aging society.
Unsolved Mystery
In Matt Greenwald's "mystery shopper" experiment, near-retirement couples met with eight financial advisors to find out if they would recommend income annuities. None did.
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House Passes Historic Health Reform Bill
The so-called “public option,” declared dead last summer, is very much alive in H.R. 3962.
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Prudential To Launch TV Ad Campaign
In other news, Prudential said gross variable annuity sales for the third quarter reached a record $5.8 billion, compared to $2.5 billion a year ago. Net sales were $4.4 billion in the quarter.
With New Accounting Standard, AIG Remains Profitable
The $455 million profit in the third quarter compared with a loss of $24.5 billion for the same period in 2008. AIG is 80% owned by the U.S. government.
With Stocks, the “Enemy Is Us”
Investor sentiment leads rather than follows the market, two economists say. And that may make stocks fundamentally risky.
Old-Age Poverty Higher in U.S. Than Most Developed Countries
About one-fourth of over-65-year-olds in America have incomes lower than half the U.S. median household income, a report by the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said.
RIJ Reaches a Milestone
Next week, Retirement Income Journal will begin charging a subscription fee. Our readers say we're worth it.
