Marshmallows and Social Security

Should US retirees delay claiming Social Security until age 70, even if they have to spend savings until then? The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College proposes that strategy as a default option in retirement plans.
International

Why high returns leave Dutch DB plans unhappy

By Editorial Staff
'As the high returns are largely due to dropped interest rates, the rosy figures will in part disappear as soon as interest rates rise again,' said a Dutch pension consultant.
Anecdotal Evidence

‘Top of Mind’ Wealth Management Platforms

By Kerry Pechter
Fidelity, Charles Schwab and Vanguard were the three firms most often named by investors without hints, according to Cerulli Associates. (Forty years of brand-building never hurts.)

SECURE Act still stuck in Washington gridlock

By Editorial Staff
With the impeachment hearings and the looming 2020 election taking up much of legislators' bandwidth, the SECURE Act continues to be going nowhere fast in the Senate.

COVER STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

November 7, 2019

How to Choose an Annuity Issuer

By Kerry Pechter
Shopping for an annuity, like shopping for a car, involves questions about the manufacturer of the product. Do their products perform as expected? Will service quality be high? Are they likely to stay in...
October 31, 2019

Time to Put Benjamins Back in the Sock Drawer?

By Kerry Pechter
At the LIMRA annual conference in Boston earlier this week, MIT economist James Poterba described how low interest rates make saving for retirement more of a challenge.
October 24, 2019

Pitching Income Annuities on Greed

By Kerry Pechter
Speakers Wade Pfau and Curtis Cloke showed planners at the Financial Planning Association's 2019 conference in Minneapolis that income annuities can provide growth as well as protection.