retirement solutions

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  Your Retired Client Doesn’t Have to Run Out of Money

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 6, 2012

  Advisors can help clients avoid running out of money before they die by computing a funded ratio that measures surpluses or shortages, say Russell's ‘Adaptive Investing’ researchers.

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  ‘Retiring Isn’t About Age’: Merrill Affluent Survey

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2012

  The majority of those surveyed (59%) also believe the age at which Americans are eligible to collect Social Security should be raised.

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  Northwestern Mutual to Recruit 5,000 Finance Professionals in 2012

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 2, 2012

  Against a backdrop of high U.S. unemployment along with a shortage of job creation, Northwestern Mutual expects that more than 50% of the new financial representatives will be career changers.

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  New York Life Promotes Blunt, Kim

  By John Sullivan, Advisorone  |  January 20, 2012

  New York Life Insurance Co. announced Friday that its insurance group and its investments group will be now run by two executive vice presidents, Chris Blunt and John Kim, respectively.

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  New Hire Roundup: Prudential’s King Named SVIA Chair; Cambridge Promotions

  By Marlene Y. Satter  |  January 12, 2012

  This week in new hires, James King of Prudential Retirements Stable Value Markets Group was elected as SVIA chairman of the board, and Cambridge announced several internal promotions.

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  Asset Management Will Face Greater Headwinds in 2012: McKinsey Report

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 18, 2011

  The U.S. asset management industry’s apparent resilience has temporarily masked serious challenges related to costs, productivity and growth, according to a report by McKinsey & Co.

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  BofA’s Darnell to ‘Get Out of Way’ of Merrill Brokers

  By Janet Levaux  |  September 28, 2011

  Sallie Krawcheck’s replacement at Merrill Lynch says he wants to improve results at the brokerage firm, which just grabbed four advisors from rivals Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley.

• Lincoln Financial Predicts Strong Market for Certain Products in 2011

  By John Sullivan, Advisorone  |  January 27, 2011

  Guarantees, combination LTC products, voluntary coverage are all mentioned.

• Global Pension Funding Levels Edged Higher in 2010

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  January 14, 2011

  Global pension funding levels were up to 87% at year-end 2010, according to analysis released Friday by Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corp.

• A catalyst to rebuilding retiree trust

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2009

  No secret; in the current bear market, retirees and near-retirees are hardest hit. They've accumulated the largest assets levels, and with interest rates at historically...