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Category Archives: Individuals
Sailboats or Lotto Hopes? Everyone has a Choice in Preparing for the Future.
What do you want to do when you retire? Some people want to travel the world. Others want to devote themselves to their favorite hobby. Still others plan to just sit on the front porch and watch the cars drive … Read full article »
Tagged retirement planning
How Safe is my Retirement Savings?
In November of 2011, American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection. One of the goals of management was to reduce the cost of running the company’s pension plan. Pilots, flight attendants, and baggage handlers who retired from the company had been … Read full article »
How you invest your retirement plan money is a hot button issue…as it should be
On October 25, 2011, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued final regulations that further clarify the rules or exemptions of how fiduciary advisers provide investment advice to plan participants. Regulations. Changes in regulations. Exemptions. What’s … Read full article »
Tagged DOL, EBSA, Pension Consultants, Pension Protection Act
Dramatic Changes in the Retirement System Looming?
Monumental changes may be coming to the private retirement system in the United States. Think it can’t happen? A quick review of retirement history shows that our current system is pretty unusual. Retirement is a recent phenomenon in human history. … Read full article »
Brian Allen talks about Pension Consultants
Hear our president, Brian Allen, talk about Pension Consultants in this video produced about us as a recent finalist of the 2011 W. Curtis Strube Small Business Award. The Springfield Chamber of Commerce selects the Strube Small Business Award finalist … Read full article »
Pension Consultants, Inc. Proudly Recognizes New Certified Financial Planner™ Professionals Cody Mendenhall and Raymond Eddings
Both Cody Mendenhall, CFP®, Manager, RetireAdvisers® Services and Raymond Eddings, Retirement Consultant at Pension Consultants, Inc. in Springfield, Missouri has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the certification marks CFP®, Certified Financial … Read full article »
Brian Allen interviewed on KY3 News About the Market Plunge
Brian Allen, President of Pension Consultants, Inc., appeared on Springfield, MO NBC affiliate KY3’s evening news program on August 4, 2011 to field viewer questions regarding the Dow’s dramatic fluctuations. Topics include whether this climate is ideal for bargain hunters, whether … Read full article »
Tagged Dow, investment advice, investors, KY3, Pension Consultants
Awakening Ourselves in the Debt Crisis
The United States of America has rarely felt so disunited. We have lost our confidence as the beacon of light for freedom, justice and prosperity. Americans used to see ourselves as special. Not smugly so, but special in the sense … Read full article »
Tagged debt, debt crisis, economy
Can you count on your financial adviser?
You should be more skeptical of the people that offer advice about your company’s retirement plan. Hopefully, you already knew that. The Huffington Post has an article, Proposal to Protect Retiree’s Nest Eggs Becomes Lobbying Flashpoint, in their June 14th … Read full article »
