Andy Stonehouse

About the Author

Andy Stonehouse

Andy Stonehouse is the Retirement Advisor channel manager for BenefitsPro.com. He is the former editor of Agent’s Sales Journal magazine, and has also worked with Senior Market Advisor and LifeHealthPro.com.

Pay it forward — way, way forward

By Andy Stonehouse | February 1, 2013

New York's plan to lock down its pension costs for 25 years might be a brilliant mathematical idea, but critics say it just amounts to borrowing more money in the future.
The decumulation debacle

By Andy Stonehouse | January 29, 2013

With so much effort and energy spent on the savings part of retirement, the planning involved in redistributing those savings has been left in the dark.
Fiscal cliff fix brings an upside to IRAs

By Andy Stonehouse | January 3, 2013

The deal brought tax advantages for Roth 401(k) conversions and charitable donations, but signaled bad news, too.
Treasury to tap federal pension funds to ease fiscal cliff

By Andy Stonehouse | December 27, 2012

Borrowing — but promising to repay — up to $185 billion in federal pension savings might offer the U.S. Treasury some breathing room to wait out the fiscal cliff crisis.
Low-interest rates continue to pummel DB plans

By Andy Stonehouse | December 26, 2012

Understanding the very long-term nature of payouts in DB plans may encourage plan sponsors to rethink their strategy in setting discount rates.
Survey Says … Americans Still Unwilling to Prepare for Retirement

By Andy Stonehouse | December 21, 2011

That is, while Americans say they believe that their economic woes are beginning to wane, at long last, and they have an inkling of optimism for 2012, they also readily admit that they plan on doing nothing at all to restart their retirement planning.
Wither the Pension

By Andy Stonehouse | December 14, 2011

The grand old notion of working hard all your life for a single employer and then retiring, fat and happy, financially secure with a generous pension – well, that kinda seems like a 1940s concept, right?
Redefining the Concept of “Rich” in America

By Andy Stonehouse | December 9, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street activists have been calling for the heads of the "1 Percent," but average Americans see the definition of "rich" in more realistic terms.
Seniors, technology and you: Making the connection

By Andy Stonehouse | December 1, 2011

Every day, we’re given more and more evidence that the online world is the prevailing path to the future.
A Brave New World

By Andy Stonehouse | December 1, 2011

Your future success as a financial advisor may depend on your integration of new electronic tools. Or, they might just be cool toys to help boost your business. Either way, staying on top of new technology can’t hurt.