We need to stop thinking about minimums when it comes to retirement plan distributions.
Employees with debt are contributing less to plans and are more likely to take out 401(k) loans.
Financial planners say headlines telling people they need a million or more to retire do more harm than good.
What should clients do with their cash now that interest rates have fallen?
The Retirement Plan Manager adapts plans to individuals' information, the company said.
The firm's Christine Benz expands on the 4% rule with her own take on retirement spending.
While some years suggest it's better to cut down, the current environment means retirees can again draw 4%.
Middle-aged clients who are underprepared for retirement will face challenges. But all is not lost.
Just indexing the new pay rate to inflation would be a mistake.
Some advisors refuse to use them. Others see situations where they can add value.
Advisors break down the complex considerations when clients with a 401(k) leave the workforce.
Despite shifting political winds, Roth IRA conversions currently still offer high-income clients ways to protect retirement money.
Locking in rates now will protect portfolios from any rate drop fallout, advisors say.
Registered index-linked annuities have benefited from Fed moves and demographic trends.
The agency has clarified that account inheritors must take distributions annually over a maximum of 10 years.
A PGIM survey suggests even $50,000 in savings can make all the difference in a retiree's outlook.
But their concerns about inflation and market volatility have eased.
The knowledge gap represents an opportunity for advisors, the company said.
IRA contributions for Gen X savers were up 30% from a year ago.
Critics said the proposal would have put heavy burdens on investors saving for retirement.