Retirement

Why Your Retirement Just Became More Expensive

The extreme gyrations in the stock market over the past week create great headlines and quite a bit of trading activity.  Equally if not more important for retirees, however, is the related action in bond markets.

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Demand for Annuities is Strong Despite Low Consumer Awareness

It is challenging to think of another sector of the U.S. economy that has the same puzzling mix of characteristics as the...

For Retail Investors Who Want to Sleep at Night

It is the afternoon (markets are closed) of August 9 2011, and millions of retail investors around the world must be asking themselves whether they can continue to stomach the gut-wrenching capital market...

Writing the Book on Retirement Portfolios

Anyone thinking about retirement income should pick-up a copy of Retirement Portfolios by Michael Zwecher.  This recommendation applies to both financial...

DFA Retirement Income Efforts

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) appears to be ramping-up its retirement income efforts. Advisor One reported on the recent DFA-sponsored retirement planning conference in Chicago. DFA's retirement income efforts appear to be largely focused on the defined contribution or 401k market. DFA's retirement income offering is named "Managed DC." The product appears to be offered exclusively in the retirement plan market. DFA has a huge presence in the asset accumulation space with $232 billion in...

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