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Volcker’s Minsky Moment
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
“The banks shouldn’t be running casinos on the side,” said former Fed chairman Paul Volcker at the Hyman P. Minsky Conference in New York last week.
Industry Views
401(k)s: They’re Not (Necessarily) Just for Employees Any More
A growing number of 401(k) plan sponsors, retirees, record keepers and regulators want retirees to stay in their plans well into, or even straight through, retirement, PIMCO has found.
Industry Views are special reports that are sponsored and independent from RIJ's editorial content.
DATA CONNECTION
Cover Stories
Annuity Products That Will Sell
Wed, Apr 14, 2010
At LIMRA's 2010 Retirement Industry Conference, consultant Timothy Pfeifer identified the deferred and immediate products that he thinks are ideal for insurers, distributors and investors today.
Turning Home Equity into Lifetime Income
Tue, Apr 06, 2010
A financial planner compares and contrasts three ways to create monthly income for life from a typical reverse mortgage.
Eating the Competition’s Lunch
Tue, Mar 30, 2010
MetLife’s Retirewise program offers hundreds of brown-bag seminars, like the one depicted in this ad, for 401(k) participants at firms where MetLife isn’t the provider.
Featured Stories
Off-Track Bettors
"It should be noncontroversial that we can’t afford any more innovation on Wall Street," says the author of several books on the financial system.
How Big Is the Gap in Public Pensions?
Depending on the rate one uses to discount future obligations, state and local government pension plans face a funding shortfall in the wide range from $1 trillion to $3 trillion.
News
What the ABACUS 2007-AC1 Offering Circular Says
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
In the Offering Circular for the CDO at the heart of the SEC lawsuit against Goldman Sachs, the investment bank disclaims any fiduciary responsibility toward other parties in the transaction.
New York Life Reports 2009 Financials
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Operating revenue reached a new high and the firm expanded its surplus by $2 billion, to $15 billion.
Principal Financial Introduces Participant Planning Tool
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
The new tool gives financial professionals access to a comprehensive library of education plans and materials, the company said.
Affluent Still Nervous, Merrill Lynch Survey Shows
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Almost three out of four affluent baby boomers ages 51-64 are concerned about whether their assets will last throughout their lifetime.
RIIA Weighs In on In-Plan Income Options
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Lifetime income options should be offered by all defined contribution plans, but they shouldn't be mandated elections for all participants, RIIA says.
