All Retirement Content http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/p/pweb/rssSubscribe.php Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:02:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/images/t/bmaMagTheme/bma-logo-rss.gif http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/main Boomer Market Advisor RSS Feed http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=fea6c439430a00749033e6f66b50daa3 U.S. unemployment is at its highest level in over a decade, according to the Financial Times. Danielle Andrus Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=36bd104bc762c552235d53ac4599e1c7 After the $700 billion bailout in October, we're also painfully reminded about the $41 trillion from unfunded Social Security and Medicare costs. Boomer Market Advisor Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=3d988923c0f197aafc2ae970ed10f4eb AARP ranks the best companies and organizations that are addressing the employment needs of the aging boomer population. Marketing Staff Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=ca24d3447e3b58c99bd5d576c32c19c1 Senior centers across America are bracing for change. Jay Morgan, a moderator for a National Council on Aging online discussion group tells Stephanie Reitz of the Associated Press, "The boomers are going to have the same impact in senior centers that they had as babies when they were born, in schools, in the work force and in society in general. You can't really underestimate the impact." Boomer Market Advisor Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=1e92a56d66ee049cc156076a8503d558 According to new research, retirement income planning is where advisors are finding all the action. Through a new study sponsored by Transamerica, the Financial Planning Association says the demand for retirement income planning, retirement income products and services is increasing. Americans, the study concludes, are becoming aware of the importance -- and difference between -- the two phases of retirement: the accumulation or preparation phase, and the distribution or income phase. Boomer Market Advisor Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=0541b16e012f148d1d7fc9e890cf4ee5 As baby boomers shift from work to retirement, they're driving a huge influx of assets in the IRA market. In 2007, IRA assets grew 12.5 percent, the fifth straight year of double-digit growth, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Kathleen Murphy Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=b7b31435968e9e62899eba476de18f5c We turn to rollover expert Mark Lamkin of Louisville, Ky.-based Lamkin Wealth Management to help identify the most common mistakes made by boomers and their advisors. Boomer Market Advisor Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=8f7fcb3ebeed5f8b9ce9d4e2b5f6ae8f 61% - Percentage of working boomers who would like their employers to provide more consultation on benefits. Boomer Market Advisor Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=a6c3a620e8ba80e4d7f09b7e5d9cca3e A majority of boomers are concerned about long-term care, enough to determine how they will vote in next week's election. Danielle Andrus Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=9241b2a96b01eeae744a047e6a9ea764 Investment advisors at MullinTBG have identified five mistakes executive pre-retirees tend to make. Danielle Andrus Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=200503fe6817f0977e848b5a6b6106af 51% - Percentage of boomers working with a financial advisor who have rebalanced their portfolio in the past year, Boomer Market Advisor Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=3e612395af10e927890eddcc1cded7f9 For a Web site that spent two years researching the 50-plus market before it even launched, we had confidence www.preretirementlife.com considered all factors of pre-retiree life when they recently unveiled their 15 "must-do's." Marketing Staff Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=183b7e7efea24db6bfd2bc15ac9db379 The Hartford and the MIT Agelab recently took a hard look at "today's" boomer woman. Interestingly, most of their research centered on what is making the female boomer so worried right now - and appropriately, most of that research focused on retirement and the economy. Boomer Market Advisor Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=32cc6fd303c63c78608e0f1e1667a3d9 Making assumptions about your boomer clients' 401(k) investing habits is risky to your business. Anne Lester Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=6e3d65dfde12e299ae6b6bbe9d3dde9c I received a curious comment from a financial advisor during one of my presentations. Mathew Greenwald Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=5d0f1e7ff951e48de5aa86d2fd2f372f Baby boomers who didn't save for retirement counted on working longer as a Plan B. Boomer Market Advisor Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=a6525b8e1db148234b0a6315ec010e73 20% - Estimated percentage of the workforce that will be over 65 in 2014. Boomer Market Advisor Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=335621c4119f19d0c304337702000646 As if the U.S. economy needed any more inflation, a pair of economists have identified another type that could prove just as damaging to long-run U.S. growth as rising consumer prices: age inflation, according to the Wall Street Journal. John Sullivan Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=dd401c9d34a3fa74d90c86c239142cc5 $17.6 trillion - Total U.S. retirement asset accumulation at the end of 2007. Boomer Market Advisor Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=03133e9de062f0c7bfee092d8446b833 96% - Percentage of boomer business owners who think succession planning is important, however, 87 percent do not have a written plan. Boomer Market Advisor Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=f7a8767e50f5988efc711f4d2ade32d6 A study by Hewitt Associates shows that women continue to be behind in saving for retirement compared to men. Danielle Andrus Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=7af17333eb4950fdfb17a412ad9c8b69 66% - Percentage of boomers who feel it is harder to get ahead now than 10 years ago. Boomer Market Advisor Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=5a884270738dce80d247aa8f203b3706 72% - Percentage of working boomers who continue to work after retirement because they need income to live on. Boomer Market Advisor Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=fa6866a350f1ed336b1aab48b053c089 By now it's clear that IRA rollovers will be one of the primary forces shaping the boomer generation's retirement. John Sullivan Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.boomermarketadvisor.com/r/bmaMag/d/contentFocus/?adcID=7f10676ebbfd14eb03fcdc8c2645ae07 It's no secret the IRA rollover process will be a major factor in boomer retirement. 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