Think Retirement Income Ad 720 22 Aug 2013 | 06:13 pm

Think Retirement Income Ad 22 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm

Outflows from bond funds accelerate 22 Aug 2013 | 09:28 am

“The exodus from bonds suggests that if the Fed actually starts tapering—as opposed to just talking about doing something in the future—it might be more disruptive than Wall Street thinks,” said David...

Study faults retirement and investment websites 22 Aug 2013 | 08:25 am

Company sites that were evaluated included Ameriprise, E*Trade, Fidelity, Merrill Edge, Schwab, T.D. Ameritrade, T. Rowe Price and Vanguard.

Annuity Specs is now “Wink” 22 Aug 2013 | 08:23 am

Wink’s portal for life insurance and annuity information is LooktoWink.com. Visitors can find the AnnuitySpecs and LifeSpecs tools, which provide product details and comparisons.

Nominate Your Favorite Income Product 22 Aug 2013 | 08:03 am

RIJ is sponsoring an award to be given by the Retirement Income Industry Association this fall. Send us your nominees for the "most innovative income product" by September 6.

As Equities Rise, So Do VA Sales—A Little 21 Aug 2013 | 02:37 am

Prudential's variable annuity sales fell by 42% and MetLife's by 21% in the second quarter of 2013, compared to the first quarter, but other market leaders appeared to make up for the lost capacity, a...

It’s an Index! It’s an Income Calculator! It’s a Fund! 21 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am

BlackRock’s new CoRI helps older DC plan participants find out how large an income annuity they can afford to buy at retirement—but it stops short of helping them buy one.

Jackson National, New York Life, lead annuity sellers: LIMRA 21 Aug 2013 | 01:37 am

YTD, sales of deferred income annuities grew 151% to nearly $1 billion, versus the first half of 2012. DIA sales are on pace to reach $2 billion by the end of this year — doubling the prior year's res...

Pardon My Cynicism 14 Aug 2013 | 10:26 pm

Though well-intended, the proposal to put projections of future income on plan participants' statements may simply divert time and energy from more important issues that remain unresolved--like the fi...