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Products February 12, 2007
AIG VALIC Extends Investment Advice Program to Income Distribution Phase
February 12, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - AIG VALIC
announced Monday that its independent advice and
managed-account platform can now be used by clients in the
income distribution phase of retirement.
Reported by Adrien Martin
The Guided Portfolio Services (GPS) platform – offered through VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. – provides investment advice and discretionary managed account services to DC plan participants, according to a press release.
Before now the product has been limited to participants saving for and transitioning into retirement. The GPS program has been expanded to service clients entering the distribution phase of retirement by providing personal wealth forecasts, comprehensive portfolio construction and ongoing portfolio optimization, the announcement said.
Based on a participant’s profile, including retirement goals and information about existing assets, GPS advises the participant on a savings rate, retirement age and portfolio allocation focused on meeting an individual’s retirement planning goals. Participants already in the GPS program are eligible to continue using the program during retirement.
“Helping clients manage their income in retirement represents arguably the greatest arena of opportunity,” said Bruce Abrams, president and CEO of VALIC and the VALIC Retirement Services Company, in the news release.
More information about the company is at http://www.valic.com/valic2003/aigvalic.nsf/contents/home .