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The Accumulation Phase is the Missing Link

The Accumulation Phase is the Missing Link

Written By: Cal Burgess, Retirement Servicing Group With respect to income and retirement planning, there are 3 phases of life. The introduction phase, the accumulation phase, and the preservation phase. The second phase, the accumulation phase, is the phase of life where you accumulate funds to retire (working years of life), pay off as much debt as possible, and try to achieve the best quality of life you can. This is the phase that is destroying the American dream of retirement. Most of us grew...

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The Benefits of Lifetime Income

The Benefits of Lifetime Income

Written By: Cal Burgess, Retirement Servicing Group Today the traditional pension plan, or defined benefit plan, is a dream from the past. Outside of state or federal government jobs the pension is pretty much nonexistent. According to Forbes a 2010 survey by consulting firm, Towers Watson, found that between 1998 and 2010, the proportion of Fortune 100 companies offering pension plans fell from 67 percent to 17 percent. Instead, employees today count on their deferred compensation plan for retirement, which is causing their retirement age...

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Top 50 Annuities

Top 50 Annuities

Barron’s distributes an annual ranking of the top annuities after their detailed review of hundreds of products. They rank them by category according to their type. The categories are: Immediate Payouts, Deferred Payouts, Fixed Index Annuity with Income Guarantee, and Deferred Variable Annuity. Making their list is a huge honor and most often requires that the carrier be ‘A’ rated. Please refer to the article posted by Karen Hube titled Top 50 Annuities for seeing viewing the top products. Click here for a quick link...

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