All Retirement Content http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/p/pweb/rssSubscribe.php Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:02:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/images/t/bsMagTheme/bs-logo-rss.gif http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/main Benefits Selling RSS Feed http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=d9934b7169eb63ac124332252cb90e35 As the trifecta of holiday madness approaches, maintaining retirement plans can fall by the wayside. Danielle Andrus Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=a217ac5911124a6c876cae899c2c8fff As a growing numbers of workers leave the office to head home into retirement, they're taking with them an incredible amount of assets into the IRA market. In 2007, IRA assets grew 12.5 percent, the fifth straight year of double-digit growth, according to a September Employee Benefit Research Institute study. Kathleen Murphy Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=72a07ab1c1e6fde1229bafc34c9fdd6d 48 percent of American workers plan to retire at age 67. Benefits Selling staff Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=2de89e8986d50da64e945b5c8ca4450c Recent developments in the retirement-plans industry are placing a premium on sound investment advice - and plan sponsors are seeking solutions that minimize their fiduciary risk exposure. David Ahrendt Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=e37e77de2939bf2ea5d1a9de7d37b545 As the economic downturn continues, clients who are retirement plan rich, but cash poor, will more frequently use 401(k) debit cards to pay for bills they can't quite manage with regular income. Steven McCarty Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=b605e2f8b7c17128289da06880825296 Percent of all workers participating in defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans, 1999-2006 Benefits Selling staff Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=fb1a17e84790a7a7115907d72d0ffcbf 71 percent of adults consider work as part of their "ideal retirement." Benefits Selling staff Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=bb213adf9a67d1671d6e5d5fc3e49e55 Fewer than one-third of today's employees are expected to meet 100 percent of their needs in retirement. Benefits Selling staff Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=53bd110fa873a226823f2381d6a512e7 The gap between what people need to save for retirement and what they are saving is getting larger all of the time. Benefits Selling staff Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=0a8e748504b877d82766cf8659785204 An abundance of new research shows that workers who stay in the work force for a couple of extra years increase their chances of maintaining a comfortable lifestyle in retirement. Benefits Selling staff Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=c3c5b85e60510184fac856a39ee4bb54 The political conventions are already history, congressional incumbents are in full campaign mode and a lame-duck president is facing his final months in office. James A. Klein Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=dec2b280767d5535c5d8985e26f1c290 A press release from the Securities and Exchange Commission last week announced an agreement between the SEC and the Department of Labor to formalize the longstanding information-sharing relationship between the two agencies. Danielle Andrus Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=9560bcb9f899c1b599a95ffe4895ab3e A new survey conducted by Ernst & Young LLP for Americans for Secure Retirement shows more than half of new middle-class retirees will outlive their savings. Danielle Andrus Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=7d95188f45e55587d6c88624f77e9d4e FINRA has formed a partnership with the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans to help employers and employees protect themselves against early retirement scams. Danielle Andrus Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=395b3be7eda96790fd22b2621500d5b2 Women live longer than men. Women spend less time in the work force than men. Women earn less than men. Mike Werling Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=eee24f037516e908b5c879218a846af0 America's Health Insurers wanted to find out how much baby boomers -- many of whom plan to work long into traditional retirement years -- know about the public safety net available to disabled workers, programs like Social Security Disability Insurance and Workers' Compensation. Mike Werling Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=181b9c7b568fc047666339c16efd8c4c ENWISEN, A WEB-BASED HR SERVICES COMPANY, announced a partnership with Oracle, a software company, to provide human resource communication software to Oracle and Human Capital Management customers. Amanda Buchanan Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=705e57eb06e1097a176f0e63f033eec3 "Our company pays for our health insurance, so I don't know how many questions people have regarding that, but we also get the chance to contribute to a 401(k) matching program." Benefits Selling staff Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=3abeff0b05a14e483d0128fd35248f41 IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, a provider of financial sales software for the banking, capital markets and insurance industries, announced that The National Life Insurance Co. has selected the company's Retirement Road Map sales system for its national field representatives. Amanda Buchanan Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=e0f8d00d12d6d58ca98d24078dc70d94 As the first wave of Baby Boomers turns 60 this year, becomes eligible for Social Security in 2008, and reaches traditional retirement age in 2011, you can expect to read and hear a great deal about this generation - especially about its youthful perspective and high expectations. Bryant W. Kirk Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=bd0a2119b32ad0f394a6955913226cb3 A penny saved still manages to earn - as long as workers leave it in the 401(k) account. Average account balances jumped 10 percent last year, according to a new study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Investment Company Institute. Benefits Selling staff Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=e4e5e8a0cfab608f2696774012272dc1 "I think they take real good care of us here." Benefits Selling staff Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=c3f9cc5155bc8e2d5f0c9703a727f559 WITH THE SUNSET of the Roth 401(k) sunset provision, it appears more companies are interested in adding a Roth feature to their retirement plan. Mike Werling Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=de26d4c2475a76d7a243ccdf43c4022c ACCORDING TO THE LATEST information from the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, employers are shortening the waiting periods for new employees to participate in profit sharing and 401(k) plans. Mike Werling Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.benefitssellingmag.com/r/bsMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=8c0d5f939b7e4692801350f205a91e0f THERE'S BEEN A LOT of press lately about the dismal state of Americans' savings habits, about how the savings rate has dropped to its lowest point in 76 years -- since the Great Depression. Mike Werling Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:30:00 +0100