Senior Insurance Market News &Tips

Trust your memory? Maybe you shouldn’t

By Staff Writer | May 20, 2013

Forget everything you know about the brain. Done.

Neb. Gov. Heineman vetoes teacher retirement bill

By Grant Schulte | May 14, 2013

The state is trying to deal with a $108 million, two-year gap in pension funding.

Discrepancy in actual, anticipated health-care expenses

By Warren S. Hersch | May 13, 2013

People should be prepared to spend approximately 30 percent of their income on health care expenses in retirement, 10 percent more than most people anticipate spending.

Master of puppets

By Bill Coffin | May 13, 2013

Ray Harryhausen's special effects wizardry still amazes, even long after it stopped being state of the art.

Entitlements’ unimpeded growth is boon to seniors

By Charles Babington | May 10, 2013

Meanwhile, many discretionary programs that aid younger people are suffering because of Washington gridlock.

New York's worst estate planning failure, ever

By Bill Coffin | May 8, 2013

Roman Blum died without bequeathing his vast fortune to anyone or anything. How is that even possible?

Will Americans work forever?

By By Maria Wood | May 7, 2013

When polled recently, Americans said they did not feel financially secure and that they plan to retire much later in life.

Help your clients prevent tax identity theft

By Harry Lew | April 29, 2013

According to federal authorities, tax-return fraud is on the upswing. And your senior clients may be at greater risk.

Pension group pushes Congress to kill proposed retirement savings cap

By Paula Aven Gladych | April 22, 2013

Any drop in tax incentives could have a ripple effect across the industry, says the executive director of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries.