News

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  Top Portfolio Products: Goldman Launches Alts Fund

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  Also announced in the last week: an emerging-markets government bond index fund from Vanguard.

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  Early Boomers May Be Last Generation on Track to Retire Well

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  An analysis of income data by The Pew Charitable Trusts found that younger cohorts of investors are more likely to experience downward economic mobility in their retirement than older investors.

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  Half of Consumers Can Afford to Live to 75: Northwestern Mutual

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2013

  Findings released May 7 from Northwestern Mutual’s 2013 Planning and Progress study show 56% of respondents said they felt financially prepared to live to age 75.

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  Nationwide Releases Fee-Based Variable Annuity

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2013

  Nationwide is the latest company to join an industry push to convince advisors that their concerns with VAs have been addressed.

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  Financial Engines to Include IRAs on Income+ Offering

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2013

  Financial Engines, which claims to be America's largest independent RIA, announced it is expanding its services to include IRAs.

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  Top 10 Most Expensive States for Long-Term Care: 2013

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2013

  Will you or one of your clients be one of the 70% of people over 65 who will need long-term care? Genworth’s annual study on the cost of LTC indicates that if you are, you will be paying more for it this year.

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  Low Interest Rates Wallop Retirees: EBRI

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2013

  The low-interest-rate environment “has an extremely large impact on failure rates” when it comes to meeting retirement goals, EBRI's research director says.

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  Financial Security Necessary to Be a Good Person: N.Y. Life Study

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  Members of Gen X and Gen Y are less satisfied with their financial situation than their parents, according to a New York Life study released Thursday.

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  Longevity Is Killing Us: BlackRock’s Larry Fink

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is calling on government and business leaders to make the retirement funding crisis a national priority.

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  SEC, FINRA: Beware Pension, Settlement Income Stream Deals

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  In a joint alert issued Thursday, the SEC and FINRA provide investors with information about what to do before buying or selling such rights and urge them to proceed with caution.