Aug 28, 2014 | Do You Know, Pension Parameters, Planning for Longevity, Retirement Plans
If it ain’t broke, as they say, don’t fix it. But global retirement systems definitely are in need of fixes, according to a story by Marlene Y. Satter for benefitspro.com that cites an Ernst & Young report on the state of pensions globally. The article: “The...
Aug 25, 2014 | Retirement Plans
For this particular installment, we offer some cheer, not fear. Which is by way of asking, are you a glass-half-empty or glass-half-full type of person? Well, for those awash in what often seems to be a veritable torrent of depressing stories about retirement as a...
Aug 18, 2014 | Retirement Plans
We’ve come across another study suggesting that, over time, staying the 401(k) course during a financial crisis pays off. In a piece for fa-mag.com, Ted Knutson, citing a study released jointly by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the Investment Company...
Aug 14, 2014 | Retirement Plans
In a follow-up to a recent blog about picking a new mutual fund, let’s consider the alternative. Specifically, alternative mutual funds, which, according to an Associated Press story, are “hot, yet many investors have no idea what they do.” Excerpts from the AP story:...
Aug 11, 2014 | Boomer Retirement, Protect Your Family
We are all robots when uncritically involved with our technologies–Marshall McLuhan The celebrated philosopher and media theorist (and, let’s never forget, scene-stealing cameo actor in “Annie Hall”) was once again on to something, and one wonders what he might...
