In 1889, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck introduced the world's first state pension system and set the retirement age at 70. Life expectancy in Germany at the time was about 45 years. The math was ...

For most of my life, I've worked as an innovator in the financial services space, with a particular focus on life insurance and annuity products. For 40 years, that was my job and specialty. One of my ...

Increasingly, financial planners and wealth managers are hearing from current and potential clients who are turning to do-it-yourself investment strategies to build and manage their investment ...