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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2012
Advisers prefer leaving alts in VAs to others

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2012
Life insurance guidelines could tie captive agents' hands

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2012
ESOPs may help business owner clients retire

When it comes to alts in VAs, advisers not DIYers: Jackson National
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 20, 2012
When it comes to alts in VAs, advisers not DIYers: Jackson National

Some 40% of new flows are going in Guidance Portfolios, a packaged strategy; 'counter-correlated sleeve'

Genworth's Joelson steps down from running $75B portfolio
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 20, 2012
Genworth's Joelson steps down from running $75B portfolio

Genworth's chief investment officer Ronald Joelson, who oversees $75 billion in assets, is leaving to join Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance.

Freeing some seniors from required IRA distributions is worth the cost: J. Mark Iwry
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
Freeing some seniors from required IRA distributions is worth the cost: J. Mark Iwry

Worth the cost? Proposal would exempt from required IRA distributions seniors with less than $75,000 in retirement assets

3% deferral rate for 401(k)s not nearly enough: Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
3% deferral rate for 401(k)s not nearly enough: Mary Beth Franklin

Says employers need to at least triple standard salary set-aside for workers

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
Why IRAs aren't the same as 401(k)s

Delaying Social Security benefits 'best deal in town'
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
Delaying Social Security benefits 'best deal in town'

Convincing a client to delay taking Social Security may be a hard sell. But a little math shows why it's very good advice. IN's retirement expert, <b>Mary Beth Franklin</b>, runs the numbers for you.

Mary Beth Franklin: Will 401(k) fee disclosure boost index funds?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: Will 401(k) fee disclosure boost index funds?

With plan fiduciaries looking at costs more closely, passively managed funds likely to be attractive

Bought for $881, this LTCI policy's paid out $1.7M
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
Bought for $881, this LTCI policy's paid out $1.7M

Buyer began receiving benefits at 46 &#8212; and has been filing claims for 15 years; 'not the lottery'

Long-term-care insurance suddenly short on sellers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
Long-term-care insurance suddenly short on sellers

Pru the latest marquee carrier to exit from the individual LTCI business; last day for sales is March 30

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 18, 2012
Financial planning firm dragged into NBA union firestorm

Union chief Hamilton requests resignation from Prim Capital; accusations of nepotisim

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 17, 2012
Navigating the 2013 investment taxes

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 17, 2012
No sure thing, but these strategies offer healthy yields

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2012
SEC official warns insurers about VA benefit exchanges

Variable annuities aren't the great deal they used to be, what with insurers pulling back on generous benefits and offering to exchange onerous payouts for a bump up in account values. But now, an SEC official has fired off a warning shot about such practices

Finra: brokers must update client info even if they keep their VA
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2012
Finra: brokers must update client info even if they keep their VA

Will require that brokers perform reasonable due diligence to understand the nature of the recommended strategy or securities product and whether it's suitable

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2012
FSI takes DOL's Borzi to the mat

Borzi, Schapiro demonstrate power of tough regulators
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 10, 2012
Borzi, Schapiro demonstrate power of tough regulators

In the middle of a presidential election year, it's natural to focus on the combat for the White House. The real impact of the vote this November, however, will be felt at the regulatory level by the personnel who are appointed by the president and implement financial-services rules.

Dueling fiduciary standards from SEC, DOL 'not workable,' says industry expert
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 10, 2012
Dueling fiduciary standards from SEC, DOL 'not workable,' says industry expert

But Labor's Borzi says single standard impossible since two agencies operate under different statutes