Pacific Life and Principal Add Payout Options to 401(k)s

The three 401(k) annuities described here differ in their pre-retirement crediting mechanisms, their flexibility for the owners, and in the scope of their guarantees. (This article includes current map of 401(k) income option universe, from DCIIA.)

Research Roundup

Enjoy these summaries of six recent research papers that illuminate issues in retirement today. We include work by leading retirement researchers at Harvard Law School, schools of business at Stanford and Duke Universities, and other major academic institutions.
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Fall Issue of The Journal of Retirement Appears

Here's a list of the eight articles in the current issue, along with abstracts of their content. The featured authors include Moshe Milevsky of York University and CANNEX, David Blanchett of Morningstar, and Steve Feinschreiber of Fidelity.

RetirePreneur: Steven Saltzman

Steven Saltzman is the founder of Saltzman Associates, a consultancy that works with marketers, institutional distributors and insurance underwriters.
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LIMRA links undersaving by Boomers to spending on family cellphone plans

“Parents of Millennials, even those over the age of 22, are providing considerable support to their children at a time in their lives when saving from retirement should be a priority,” said Deb Dupont, associate managing director, LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute.