Women face unique challenges and circumstances that put them at an even greater risk of not achieving a financially secure retirement, compared to men. A special one-hour edition of ClearPath – Your Roadmap to Health & Wealth will offer insights into the particular risks women face and clear-cut steps they can take to improve their […]
Today, nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® (TCRS) has released a new research report, Seventeen Facts About Women’s Retirement Outlook, which sheds light on vulnerabilities unique to women in their efforts to prepare for a secure retirement. The report is based on findings from TCRS’ 17th Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey of Workers, and is being […]
It’s the dream retirement many people anticipate for decades. Hang out around the pool all day. Play one round of golf after the other. Finally read that teetering stack of books on the nightstand. In retirement, every day is Saturday – only without the dread about what Monday morning back at the office might bring. […]
IRC 402(b) Global and Mobile International Retirement Plan International enforcement of Tax Compliance by the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) took effect on 1 July 2014 and for the OECD it begins in 2017. This reporting of foreign financial accounts dramatically effects the way employers establish, administer and financially report international retirement plans […]
Most people nearing retirement have had to adapt to a changing world along the way. At one time, retirement rested on what financial professionals like to refer to as a three-legged stool – Social Security, savings and a pension. That stool went wobbly, though, when most private-sector pensions began to disappear. “Years ago, the idea […]
Investor Sentiment Jumps Six Points in 2016’s Second Quarter, Following Three Quarterly Declines BOSTON, July 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Investor sentiment increased in the second quarter of 2016 as measured by the John Hancock Investor Sentiment Index, rising to +25 from +19 in the first quarter of this year. Sentiment had reached an all-time high of […]
$17 Billion a Year at Stake for U.S. Retirement Savers and Investors if House of Representatives Overrides President’s Veto Wednesday Millions of U.S. retirement savers and investors could suffer an estimated $17 billion in higher fees and lower returns on their nest eggs each year if the U.S. House of Representatives votes Wednesday to override […]
America’s Retirement Crisis Highlights The Need For Better Financial Advice Ideally, people investing for retirement always should have been able to feel confident that their financial advisors were giving them unbiased advice and recommending what was best for them. That wasn’t necessarily the case, though, which prompted the Department of Labor to issue new fiduciary rules […]
As older Americans approach retirement, many may be realizing their financial planning isn’t what it should have been. That could mean they need to postpone retirement – or abandon the idea altogether. “Most people don’t spend much time even thinking about retirement,” says Stephen Ng, author of “10 Financial Mistakes You Should Avoid: Strategies Designed […]
Three Most Affordable Overseas Retirement Havens in 2016 — InternationalLiving.com Cost of living can be a major concern for people on fixed pension, annuity, and other retirement income sources. In International Living’s 2016 Global Retirement Index, three countries stand out from the top 23 retirement locations in the world as having the best cost of […]
Why the US Government wants retirement savings in US Bonds According to financial research firm ICI, total retirement assets in the USA now exceed $23 trillion. $7.3 trillion of that is held in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Unfunded Social Security entitlements the government estimate is another $42 trillion. The US national debt has increased by […]
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RULE WOULD ADD URGENTLY NEEDED PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICAN RETIREMENT SAVERS OVERVIEW Every year, retirement savers in the IRA market alone lose at least $17 billion in savings due to conflicted investment advice. Today’s retirement market functions quite well for the broker-dealers, insurance companies, and mutual fund complexes that reap billions of […]