Comments on: There’s One Bright Star http://www.theretirementpros.com/blog/2008/10/03/theres-one-bright-star/ Retirement Planning Blog Topics: Social Security, Investments, Safe Money advisory, Retirement Video Seminars Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:21:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: financeblogger http://www.theretirementpros.com/blog/2008/10/03/theres-one-bright-star/#comment-174 financeblogger Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:17:22 +0000 http://www.theretirementpros.com/blog/2008/10/03/theres-one-bright-star/#comment-174 I have to totally agree with you about the fact that most savers have not been given good advice about where to position their hard earned assets to maximize growth and minimize risk. Then to compound the problem the SEC and FINRA want to take a good alternative and limits its supply to only limited broker dealers many of whom don't want to offer it to their clients because the broker dealers do not get enough revenue from the sale of the product. financeblogger I have to totally agree with you about the fact that most savers have not been given good advice about where to position their hard earned assets to maximize growth and minimize risk.

Then to compound the problem the SEC and FINRA want to take a good alternative and limits its supply to only limited broker dealers many of whom don’t want to offer it to their clients because the broker dealers do not get enough revenue from the sale of the product.

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]]> By: Brent http://www.theretirementpros.com/blog/2008/10/03/theres-one-bright-star/#comment-168 Brent Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:49:17 +0000 http://www.theretirementpros.com/blog/2008/10/03/theres-one-bright-star/#comment-168 Fixed index-linked annuities sounds like a good alternative to uncertainties of the stock market. Here's another possible alternative: My grandparents have been retired for a while now, they struggled to live on Social Security for a long time and finally realized there were running out of the money they had saved and that the Social Security wouldn't cover all their needs. Eventually another family member (who is a reverse mortgage agent) helped them to generate monthly income with the equity in their home while maintaining the title to their home as well as continuing to live in their home! It has worked out great for them and I urge any retirees needing more income (or those not wanting to rely solely on investment accounts) to consider it as well. Fixed index-linked annuities sounds like a good alternative to uncertainties of the stock market. Here’s another possible alternative:

My grandparents have been retired for a while now, they struggled to live on Social Security for a long time and finally realized there were running out of the money they had saved and that the Social Security wouldn’t cover all their needs.

Eventually another family member (who is a reverse mortgage agent) helped them to generate monthly income with the equity in their home while maintaining the title to their home as well as continuing to live in their home! It has worked out great for them and I urge any retirees needing more income (or those not wanting to rely solely on investment accounts) to consider it as well.

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