Can they become a $100B Industry? We sure think so! Michelle Richter, executive director of the Institutional Retirement Income Council, recently wrote a pair of articles for Advisor Perspectives on contingent deferred annuities entitled “Guaranteed Income for Life.” In the first article, “Can Contingent Deferred Annuities Become a $100B Industry?” Richter examines why Americans don’t...Continue Reading
Teaching clients to embrace risk We like to think we make rational decisions based on the information available. But in truth, our brains use cognitive biases — psychologists call them “heuristics”— to make decisions more efficiently. And while we try to consider all the information available to us, we tend to employ the information we...Continue Reading
RetireOne and Midland National’s latest survey shows financial advisors believe they have the necessary tools and strategies to protect clients’ retirement savings, yet many appear to rely on increasingly outdated methods SAN FRANCISCO – August 24th, 2022 – RetireOne®, the leading independent platform for fee-based insurance solutions, and Midland National Life Insurance Company (Midland National),...Continue Reading
Clients are concerned about the future. What are RIAs doing about It? Whether it’s COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, Social Security, or any of the other myriad factors, advisors say their clients are worried about being able to retire on time, and about outliving their income. But what is being done to address client anxieties?...Continue Reading
We aim to provide advisors and their clients valuable retirement solutions that are simple to use, easy to understand, and delivered with outstanding service. As the advisory landscape changes, our fiduciary insurance platform evolves to meet those changing needs with top-notch service and innovative solutions. The latest additions to the RetireOne platform in the last...Continue Reading
Here at RetireOne, we believe that advisors and their clients should have access to the best possible fee-based insurance and annuity solutions. That’s why we launched Constance, our contingent deferred annuity (CDA), and it’s why we keep working to improve it. We recently published a press release entitled “RetireOne and Midland National Announce Constance Enhancements,”...Continue Reading
We recently collaborated with Dr. Michael Finke, Professor of Wealth Management at The American College, on a white paper entitled, “Portfolio Income Insurance – Understanding the Benefits of a Contingent Deferred Annuity.” In the white paper, Dr. Finke talks about market risk and how it impacts retirement spending, the stress that increased longevity can put...Continue Reading
RetireOne CEO and co-founder David Stone published an article for WealthManagement.com entitled, “Reframing the Retirement Conversation” which argues that the financial industry’s focus on the size of a client’s retirement savings, their return on investment, and increasingly outdated rules of thumb – like the 4% rule – may be doing more harm to clients than...Continue Reading
