Tag: Retirement Income

Products | July 6th, 2010

OvaCurrus Announces New Strategy for Lifetime Income

July 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - OvaCurrus LLC, a product design and strategy consulting firm, announced a methodology to deliver sustainable, inflation...

Benefits | June 29th, 2010

Participants Prize Retirement Plans – More

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than half of 401(k) retirement savings plan participants report that their...

Benefits | June 29th, 2010

Poll Shows Support for Income Guarantees in 401(k)s

June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey indicates three-out-of-four (77%) U.S. adults support the concept of modifying the 401(k)...

Benefits | June 18th, 2010

Research Cautions against 4% Spending in Retirement Rule

June 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The “4% rule" - the most commonly offered advice for spending in retirement proffered by...

Benefits | June 16th, 2010

Kohl Senate Panel Eyes Lifetime Income Options

June 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, (D-Wisconsin) Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, held a hearing...

Products | June 14th, 2010

ICMA-RC to Offer New Retirement Income Product

June 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ICMA-RC has announced a new retirement income solution for state and local government employees.

Benefits | June 11th, 2010

Demographics a Factor in Retirement Income Sources

June 11, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Gender, marital status, age, education, and other demographic variables have a significant impact on the...

Products | June 4th, 2010

SunTrust Adds Guaranteed Income Option to 401(k) Offering

June 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) –SunTrust Banks has added a guaranteed lifetime income investment option, ClearCourse, to its institutional 401(k) investment...

Benefits | June 3rd, 2010

Annuity Buyers Flocking to Lifetime Income Guarantee

June 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An insurance trade group reported Thursday that more than 81% of variable annuity purchasers opted...

Reader Responses | May 27th, 2010

SURVEY SAYS: Should There be a DC Distribution Default?

May 27, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While there is a growing interest in crafting/implementing/deploying a workable lifetime income solution, most of...

Opinions | May 26th, 2010

IMHO: Decision Decisions

May 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As a parent, you spend a lot of time telling your kids what to do,...

Administration | May 24th, 2010

Poll Finds Simplified Annuity Activity on the Horizon

May 24, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Nearly two-thirds of insurers and others in a recent survey indicated that they either offer...

Opinions | May 19th, 2010

IMHO: Live Long and Prosper?

May 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I’ve been a huge Star Trek fan for most of my life.

Benefits | May 17th, 2010

Annuities Get a Behavioral Finance Makeover

May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An appreciation for the influences of behavioral finance has had a critical...

Benefits | May 17th, 2010

Group Pushes for Senior Citizen Inflation Measure

May 17, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A Washington, D.C. senior-citizen advocacy group on Monday applauded a new piece of Congressional legislation...

Compliance | May 14th, 2010

GA Retirees Get Relief from Tax on Retirement Income

May 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has signed a bill that eliminates taxes on retirement income for...

Benefits | May 4th, 2010

Current Retirement Income Options Have Drawbacks: GAO

May 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Following the deadline for responses to the Department of Labor and Treasury Department’s Request for...

Benefits | May 4th, 2010

SPARK Institute Argues Against Lifetime Income Requirements

May 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As responses to a request for public comment on use of lifetime income solutions in...

Benefits | May 4th, 2010

Nationwide Offers Proposal for Guaranteed Income in Retirement Plans

May 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. has introduced 401KIncome, a public policy solution that it says “provides...

Benefits | May 3rd, 2010

ING Encourages Use of Guaranteed Income Options in Retirement Plans

May 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ING said it broadly supports investing in guaranteed lifetime income options within a retirement plan...