Retirement planning

Financial security is a concern for 31% respondents who said they feel less well-off than their parents or grandparents, a Nationwide survey found.

There is little doubt that growing and protecting wealth is a critical pillar in everyone's financial plan. But what about maintaining and improving your health? So how can the financial planning industry innovate health and wealth management in the post pandemic era? Join Tobias Salinger, Chief Correspondent at Financial Planning as we explore these issues with Maria Elena Lagomasino, CEO & Managing Partner of We Family Offices and Carolyn McClanahan, Founder of Life Planning Partners.

The wealth management business is undergoing considerable transformation. The pandemic has created a new breed of investors, with distinct expectations and tastes formed by new technology and having lived through the financial crisis. This has resulted in new industry standards in terms of how advice and investment products are given. Join Tobias Salinger, Chief Correspondent at Financial Planning as he explores the state of the industry and the trends that will impact wealth management with Erinn Ford, Executive Vice President of Advisor Engagement at Advisor Group and Debra Shannon, Chief Compliance Officer and Co-Founder of Veritas Independent Partners.

Financial advisors have a variety of objectives in working with their investment-planning clients. But when all is said and done, clients are usually mainly interested in a successful road map to growing and protecting their wealth to and through retirement. Risk management is a crucial part of that plan and how wealth managers can bring value to clients. In this session Michael Moriarty, Chief Investment of Wealthspire and Rick Bookstaber, Founder & Head of Risk of Fabric will discuss how investors and markets are changing and how advisors can position themselves to excel in this new landscape.

Many put aside their own financial planning during the boom year of 2020 and some, as independent contractors, have no retirement savings at all. Here’s why they shouldn’t rely on selling their own companies or client lists to support themselves after they exit the workforce.

Women in the United States have a lot in common when it comes to managing their money. They prioritize financial stability and nearly half equate negative emotions with financial planning - far more than men. Join Financial Planning’s Lynnley Browning and Jennifer Barrett, Acorns’ Chief Education Officer as they discuss and explore how financial institutions can better engage with women and help them create a new model of wealth.

A range of startups are experimenting with more ethical retirement savings products than traditional reverse mortgages and annuities, says venture capitalist Ben Cukier. However, according to Cukier, they're too focused on millennials and ignoring a group with more urgent needs and greater wealth — baby boomers.

Being a homeowner may not be the most cost efficient move in some areas.

Earlier versions of the bill would have caused bigger changes in how Americans finance home purchases, higher education and retirement. Still, the final legislation will have important effects on borrowing and saving decisions.