June, 2010
Francois Gadenne talks about Knowledge, Power and Retirement Planning in his Research Magazine online column
April, 2010
David Macchia, Secretary of RIIA, CEO of Wealth2k, and recent RMA graduate,
talks about redefining retirement income planning and RIIA's vision for tomorrow's
advisor in Life&Health Advisor magazine.
April, 2010
In his Research Magazine article, "Growth and Funerals in Retirement," Francois Gadenne offers
his views on social and financial capital, noting "Your assets are only worth
what today's children will produce."
March, 2010
Stephen Mitchell, RIIA's COO, is quoted extensively about lump sum pension distributions versus pension annuities
in Bankrate.com.
February, 2010
Francois Gadenne discusses the importance of considering clients' level of impatience when planning for retirement in his
February column for Research, "The New Normal: Measuring Investors' Impatience."
January, 2010
Francois Gadenne offers a new web exclusive column in Research magazine. The first topic of 2010 focuses
on building "Funded Floors for Retirement."
January, 2010
Francois Gadenne is featured in a new interview by Thomas Cochrane, founder of Annuity Digest.
Francois comments on major issues affecting the retirement income industry including attracting
new talent, engaging a mass consumer audience, innovations across the industry, and promoting
stronger education through RIIA's new designation program, the Retirement Management Analyst
2009 Articles
December, 2009
Two RIIA members (Marcia Mantell, Mantell Retirement Consulting and Dave Freitag, Impact Technologies) as well
as RIIA's COO Stephen Mitchell are quoted in this article from Bankrate.com on
"Three Ways to Pay for IRA Conversions."
December, 2009
Francois Gadenne contemplates the true nature the retirement income profession in the December
issue of Research magazine.
November, 2009
RIIA helps members "find the new normal". Francois Gadenne shares
the view across the silos with Best's Review reporter, Ron Panko.
November, 2009
Francois Gadenne discusses the challenges in implementing business models in his
most current column for Research Magazine, "What Goes for Robins: In Implementing
a Business Model, Failure is an Option".
October 25, 2009
Collaborate advice drives success according to new a research report sponsored by RIIA,
"Financial Advisors and Boomers," and featured in InvestmentNews.
October 23, 2009
RIIA leadership quoted in article for entrepreneurs on "Retirement Planning for Those Who Don't Evr
Want to Retire."
September, 2009
The Harris Poll organization has a June 2009 survey showing that just one quarter of Americans say banks are
honest and trustworthy. Only 13 percent of respondents say the same thing about financial planning firms.
The lowest ranked of all are Wall Street and credit card companies, at 4 percent each. Building trust is has
always been important, but it is an imperative in our industry today. And retirement income advice only works
in a trusting relationship. To learn more, read Francois Gadenne's October 2009 column in
Research magazine.
September, 2009
What happens when the hunter confuses the shadow for the prey? Well, you miss the shot and you go hungry or worse. Our sources of investment light have become so single-threaded that it is hard to distinguish the shadow from the prey. Recent events remind us all that these shadows have become large enough to hide dragons. What we need is multiple ways to view the retirement income picture. Learn more about Perceptual Techniques in this month's Retirement Income Reporter column by Francois Gadenne in
Research magazine.
August, 2009
RIIA members have been asking questions about how to structure their companies to take advantage of the retirement income opportunities that they can now see more clearly than before. Check out Francois Gadenne's thoughts on the topic in his August column in
Research magazine, Retirement Income Reporter -- Retirement: A Field in Flux. Financial advisors should be prepared to rethink their business models and practices.
July, 2009
Retirement Income Reporter: Inflation or Deflation? Looking for signs of future prices.
Francois Gadenne contemplates the question: Are retirement portfolios more at risk from inflation
or from deflation? in his July column in Research magazine.
June, 2009
Retirement Income Reporter: The New Normal. As the economy faces structural change, so does retirement. Read Francois Gadenne's latest thinking about how new normal in retirement income may be all about playing defense in his June column of
Research magazine.
May, 2009
Retirement Income Reporter: Coping with Limits. Francois Gadenne reviews how heightened uncertainty demands flexibility and resilience in retirement income planning in the May
issue of
Research magazine.
April, 2009
Retirement Income Reporter: A Clock or a Garden? Francois Gadenne points out how retirement planning reflects
assumptions about reality in the April issue of Research magazine.
March, 2009
Elvin Turner and Larry Cohen share RIIA research insights in their article,
"Retiring Boomers Offer Advisors New Opportunity," which appeared in the
March issue of Life & Health Advisor magazine.
March, 2009
Learning New Ways by Francois Gadenne in the March issue of Research Magazine discusses how the conventional
advisory process has failed and must be replaced. Francois outlines the new RIIA Retirement Management and
Retirement Income Advisory Process.
February, 2009
The Retirement Mission by Francois Gadenne in the February issue of Research Magazine reminds
retirement professionals to consider more than just financial capital with their clients.
January, 2009
Reassessing What Works by Francois Gadenne in the January issue of Research Magazine.
Retirement products must keep up with a changing, crisis-prone world.
2008 Articles
December, 2008
Product Design by Francois Gadenne in the December issue of Research Magazine discusses the question: What specific features and attributes should those who design retirement income products and processes seek to emphasize? (Click on the Retirement Income Reporter section on the leftside of the Research home page.)
November, 2008
Models and Reality by Francois Gadenne in the November issue of Research Magazine makes the case that theoretical approaches to retirement planning require empirical validation.
(Click on the Retirement Income Reporter section on the leftside of the Research home page.)
October, 2008
Balance Sheet Structure by Francois Gadenne in Research Magazine (retirement income reporter section).
This article shares an analysis of assets and liabilities to provide powerful insight into retirement planning.
(See the Profile section on the left hand side of the page.)
September, 2008
Research Magazine profiles Michael Colon, COO of Deutsche Asset Management Americas
and DWS Investments, who will also share his strategic perspective on retirement at
RIIA's Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, September 21 -22, 2008.
(See the Profile section on the left hand side of the page.)
September, 2008
Public Risk: Taxes by Francois Gadenne in Research Magazine
(retirement income reporter section). This article focuses on how taxes are
likely to be the bigger and faster growing expense catagory for the retirement
investor.
August, 2008
Investor Spending: Risk
by Francois Gadenne in ResearchMag (retirement income reporter section)
This article looks at the retirement planning process from the perspective of
what investors do with their retirement income, their spending patterns and
their spending risk.
July 1, 2008
The Retirement-Management Professional's Job Description
by Francois Gadenne in ResearchMag (retirement income reporter section)
May 2008
Academic research shows that, over our lifecycle, we can generate income from three major sources: human capital, social capital and financial capital discusses Francois Gadenne in his monthly column for Research magazine.
April 2008
Existing products, riders and withdrawal plans are helpful. But the industry will likely see new products that combine investments, insurance, hedging and advice, according to Francois Gadenne in his Research magazine column.
March 2008
Do your clients have an investment accumulation mindset or a retirement income
mindset? Find out more in Francois Gadenne's latest column in Research magazine.
February 2008
Francois Gadenne addresses the question: "What is your tolerance to the variance of returns to risky assets?" in Research magazine.
January 2008
Post retirement budget in-flows and managing new income sources are outlined in Life and Health Advisor magazine.
January 2008
Francois Gadenne, Founding Chair of RIIA, discusses the evolutionary model for change and how it applies to the retirement income industry in Research magazine.
2007 Articles
November 2007
RIIA's founding chairman, Francois Gadenne, is interviewed by Research magazine about the organization's forward-thinking membership and the focus on retirement income solutions.
October 1, 2007
AIM Investments(R) Joins Retirement Income Industry Association
August, 2007
Francois Gadenne, RIIA's Founding Chair, focuses on understanding change in retirement income planning in this article from Life&Health Advisor.
March 2007
Francois Gadenne, RIIA's Founding Chairman, considers the question: Will Our Retirement Plans Perform? in Life&Health Advisor magazine.
December 2006
RIIA's Founding Chair, Francois Gadenne, discusses several key issues that are on the forefront of retirement planning in Life
& Health Advisor magazine.
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