Boston College

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  Top 4 Risks for Baby Boomer Retirement

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 25, 2011

  Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, wrote in Smart Money about the reasons retirement will be so much riskier for Baby Boomers than their parents and grandparents.

• Recession Means $2,300 Less in Average Annual Retirement Benefits

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2011

  Workers who were youngest when the recession began will be hit particularly hard.

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  Olivia Mitchell, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans: Extended 2011 IA 25 Profile

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 28, 2011

  When you think of retirement research, two people immediately come to mind—Alicia Munnell, director of the CRR and Olivia Mitchell, whose titles and C.V. stretch a bit further.

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  How to Handle the Anxiety of Retirement: RIIA Confab

  By Gerald Burstyn  |  March 22, 2011

  How great is the anxiety over retirement? A study shows even greater, for some, than the worry generated over the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York.

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  SEC Investigating Former Freddie Boss

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 16, 2011

  Richard Syron receives a Wells notice from the SEC.

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  FSI OneVoice 2011: Center for Retirement Research’s Munnell on Baby Boomers' State of Mind

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 2, 2011

  Alicia Munnell's message—the preparedness (or lack thereof) of baby boomers for retirement—was not new to her audience, but the statistics she provided and the tone of her presentation provided clarity for the challenges faced by the boomer generation.

• Poverty Rates Drop for the Elderly

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 28, 2010

  According to a new issue brief from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, those 65 and over saw a decline in their poverty rate.

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  Minority investors need retirement help

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2010

  Not exactly news, but minority investors need help, and represent a major opportunity to increase your business if you fully understand and address their needs...

• The latest 'wrap' on 401(k) guarantees

  By David Port  |  July 1, 2010

  The groundswell began with little fanfare. First one major insurer rolled out a guaranteed income vehicle specifically for defined contribution plans, then another. Then came...

• Center for Retirement Research Argues for Use of Longevity Bonds

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 8, 2010

  The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College released Tuesday, June 8, a new issue brief that makes the case for so-called longevity bonds.