The Five Most Important Retirement Income Decisions

'Many of the decisions presented here are beyond the skills of most pre-retirees and retirees,' writes the author, a research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity. 'They’re going to need help.'

A Look at Biden’s Social Security Plan

By Kerry Pechter
There's more to Biden's proposal than raising payroll taxes on >$400k earners. The wealthy would see their benefits go up more in dollars, while the poor would see theirs rise more on a percentage basis. The Social Security 'funding gap' remains unresolved under the proposal, however.

Honorable Mention

By Kerry Pechter
Protective’s new fee-based VA available at RetireOne; U.S. could save trillions in health care costs in coming decades: McKinsey; Vanguard adds new manager to its International Value Fund

COVER STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

October 8, 2020

A Closer Look at CLOs (and Other U.S. Credit)

By Kerry Pechter
Bond mavens, check this out. A new SEC report describes how most of the $54-trillion dollar U.S. credit market survived last spring's financial crisis. It covers securitized 'leveraged loans,' which provide high-octane fuel for...
October 1, 2020

She’s Got Advice for Life Insurers

By Kerry Pechter
'Insurers can't remain wedded to product sales, which are becoming commoditized in a future that trends toward financial advice,' says industry veteran Michelle Richter, who just launched Fiduciary Insurance Services, LLC.
September 24, 2020

Searching for Yield? Here’s Where to Look

By Kerry Pechter
Bond gurus Anne Mathias of Vanguard and Rick Rieder of BlackRock spoke at the Morningstar Investment Conference last week. Emerging markets, real estate debt, and asset-backed securities are potential sources of yield, as...