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Estimating Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs in Retirement
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Couples can expect to spend $200,000 or more on premiums, deductibles and co-pays in retirement. This article is the first in a series on retirement risks.
Industry Views
Should Annuity Firms Care About Social Media?
The annuity industry has been slow to adopt social media. But given the industry’s target audiences, does it matter? Download an excerpt from the report "Social Media: Trends and Tactics in the Financial Services Industry."
Industry Views are special reports that are sponsored and independent from RIJ's editorial content.
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Cover Stories
The View from Taroko Gorge
Thu, Nov 05, 2009
Touring this marble-walled canyon, I could see millions of years into Taiwan's geological past and a few years into its demographic future.
Taiwan Grapples With Retirement Finance
Wed, Oct 28, 2009
Over lunch in Taipei, economist Jack Wu explained the pension dynamics of an aging society.
Unsolved Mystery
Wed, Oct 21, 2009
In Matt Greenwald's "mystery shopper" experiment, near-retirement couples met with eight financial advisors to find out if they would recommend income annuities. None did.
Featured Stories
House Passes Historic Health Reform Bill
The so-called “public option,” declared dead last summer, is very much alive in H.R. 3962.
The Decumulation Beat
RIJ Reaches a Milestone
Next week, Retirement Income Journal will begin charging a subscription fee. Our readers say we're worth it.
News
Prudential To Launch TV Ad Campaign
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
In other news, Prudential said gross variable annuity sales for the third quarter reached a record $5.8 billion, compared to $2.5 billion a year ago. Net sales were $4.4 billion in the quarter.
With New Accounting Standard, AIG Remains Profitable
Tue, Nov 10, 2009
The $455 million profit in the third quarter compared with a loss of $24.5 billion for the same period in 2008. AIG is 80% owned by the U.S. government.
With Stocks, the “Enemy Is Us”
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Investor sentiment leads rather than follows the market, two economists say. And that may make stocks fundamentally risky.
Old-Age Poverty Higher in U.S. Than Most Developed Countries
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
About one-fourth of over-65-year-olds in America have incomes lower than half the U.S. median household income, a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said.
