Retirement planning

The Social Security Administration announced a 1.7% cost-of-living adjustment for 2013. That adjustment will also cause an increase in the maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security tax.

MFS Investment Management has expanded its Defined Contribution Investments Only specialist sales team from seven to nine, with the addition of new positions in the Mid-West and Southeast.

Planners concerned with the health of their clients’ pensions should take note that U.S. corporate pension plans managed a modest funding recovery in September, despite remaining in overall deficit status.

As 75 million Baby Boomers stand at the edge of retirement, most will have to look beyond government programs to sustain their standard of living. Here are six things advisors and their clients should be aware of when setting aside income-generating retirement plans.

Northern Trust has promoted Darius Gill to managing director of the Foundation & Institutional Advisors group in the Central Region, which includes Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin.

The Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors has elected ICI Chairman Greg Johnson, president and chief executive officer, Franklin Resources, to serve an additional one-year term.

Most households with between $100,000 and $500,000 in investable assets do not have a retirement income plan and have not worked with a financial advisor, presenting a “sweet spot” for asset managers, according to findings from a Cerulli Associates retirement report released on Wednesday.

Although most of your clients are focusing more on retirement planning and taking the necessary steps to prepare, there are some danger signs advisors and clients must be ready for.

Although most of your clients are focusing more on retirement planning and taking the necessary steps to prepare, there are some danger signs advisors and clients must be ready for.

Advisors report that annuities are requested by clients more than any other unsolicited product, according to a new study from Cerulli Associates.

Some 25 million people a year are thinking about social security, opening a door to a massive market for advisors, Bill Meyer, founder and CEO of Social Security Solutions, said at the Retirement Income Industry Association conference.

Mercer Hammond has added a trio of national segment leaders to service three major components of the US investments market.

The Retirement Income Industry Association recognized the best marketing and thought-leadership in the industry during its annual conference

Fewer people are making a clear transition into retirement and the trend is creating unique challenges for advisors.

Commonwealth Financial Network launched "RetireReady," a customizable participant education program for independent advisors. The program will help advisors add value to retirement planning advising for sponsor clients.

Healthcare is often a big retirement concern for seniors, yet less than a third that have financial planners discuss Medicare plans with their advisors, according to a recent survey commissioned by Allsup.

For large U.S. companies and their employees, health care premiums continue to rise, albeit slowly. Meanwhile, most employers are reevaluating their retiree health insurance strategies, planning more emphasis on the individual rather than the group market.

With more and more Baby Boomers living longer and the senior population increasing faster than younger generations, we are entering the age of longevity. It's crucial that advisors help clients plan for this new chapter, said Louise Schroeder, a financial advisor and owner of Personal Financial Solutions, Inc.

It is often said that when men plan, the gods laugh. Nowhere is this perhaps more true than when it comes to planning for retirement. While we all acknowledge the risk that finances can play on our retirement plans, the reality is that threats to our retirement plans can come from all areas of our lives.

In a bullish sign for the planning industry., Financial Planning's Retirement Advisor Confidence Index - a monthly barometer of business conditions for wealth managers - rose in October.