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Individual Retirement Account On the web: Prudential Retirement to Help Clients Fulfill New 403(b) Regulatory Requirements (Centre Daily Times)In response to the landmark regulatory changes to 403(b) retirement plans set to take effect January 1, 2009, Prudential Retirement has issued a new Planning and Resource Guide to help its 403(b) clients manage the transition to the new regulatory environment. The guide includes an overview of Prudential Retirement's service solutions for plan document and information sharing requirements, as ... Prudential Retirement to Help Clients Fulfill New 403(b) Regulatory Requirements (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)NEWARK, N.J.----In response to the landmark regulatory changes to 403 retirement plans set to take effect January 1, 2009, Prudential Retirement has issued a new Planning and Resource Guide to help its 403 clients manage the transition to the new regulatory environment. Post-retirement saving tips (Baltimore Sun)A retiree recently wrote to Your Money asking for suggestions on where to invest the savings he has been generating by not spending all of his retirement income. He has $30,000 in a taxable savings account, but the bulk of his income is generated from retirement accounts. Dipping into retirement funds can yield big losses (Lexington Herald-Leader)NEW YORK . Saving enough for retirement can fall far down on a to-do list for Americans squeezed by rising costs for necessities like food and energy. But even those who do set aside money can, in a single move, risk much of what they've saved. Financial experts worried about the thin wallets of some workers are warning lawmakers in Washington that an increasing number of investors have ... If a brokerage firm goes broke, will your investments remain safe? (Explorer News)Q: If the investment bank with which I have a brokerage account filed for bankruptcy, would I still be able to get at my stocks, money markets, etc? Or would they be subject to a stay and hence my assets (made) illiquid or, even worse, (lost)? Great Florida Bank Offers $50 Million in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Coverage Through CDARS(R) (Centre Daily Times)Great Florida Bank (NASDAQ:GFLB) announced today that customers can now access up to $50 million in FDIC insurance coverage at Great Florida Bank. This additional coverage is available as a benefit through CDARS(R), the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service. With CDARS(R), Great Florida Bank can provide a customer with the smartest, most secure and convenient way to invest in large ... 'Collective Funds' Gain Traction in 401(k)s (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)In a drive to cut costs, 401 plans are replacing familiar mutual-fund investment options with more-obscure vehicles known as "collective investment funds." California's Farmers and Ranchers Hit Hard by Health Care Costs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)LOS ANGELES----A new report, issued by The Access Project and commissioned by The California Endowment, that surveyed more than 1,700 California family farmers and ranchers finds that approximately one in three must purchase health coverage through the costly individual market because they have no access to lower-cost group coverage. Great Florida Bank Offers $50 Million in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Coverage Through CDARS(R) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)CORAL GABLES, Fla.----Great Florida Bank announced today that customers can now access up to $50 million in FDIC insurance coverage at Great Florida Bank. This additional coverage is available as a benefit through CDARS®, the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service. How to retire on $12,000 a year (MSN Money Canada)An old but often-overlooked strategy can dramatically cut what retirees spend on food, shelter and transportation. (And there could be social benefits in the bargain.) |
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