NEW YORK, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA Equitable Life
Insurance Company released today the latest episode in its
"Retirement Reality Show" video series exploring the attitudes,
behaviors and experiences of Americans as they prepare for and live
through retirement.
"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Financial Freedom," is set
against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty. On the occasion of
National Retirement Planning Week, AXA Equitable went to
Liberty Island to ask people how
much time they spend planning their vacations versus planning for
financial freedom in retirement.
"We wanted to explore the idea that people are spending more
time planning a brief holiday than they are preparing for
retirement -- what some consider the ultimate vacation," said
Chris Winans, senior vice president,
External Affairs at AXA Equitable. "People told us they spend three
to six months, and in some cases up to a year, planning a one-week
vacation but not nearly as much time planning for a retirement that
could last hopefully for decades."
The National Retirement Planning Coalition – a group of
financial industry, education and advocacy organizations – sponsors
National Retirement Planning Week each year in April. The objective
is to raise public awareness of the need for comprehensive
retirement planning – to demonstrate it's possible to "Retire On
Your Terms."
AXA Equitable's "Retirement Reality Show" video series
complements the company's ongoing research and thought leadership
programs on the issues surrounding retirement and serves as a
platform for taking the public's pulse on financial risks and
preparedness. The purpose of the series is to learn firsthand what
real retirement savers and retirees are thinking and doing.
To access "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Financial Freedom,"
please visit The Source, AXA Equitable's multi-media Web page that
provides information and thought leadership on a wide array of
financial protection and retirement planning topics.
Previous episodes in AXA Equitable's "Retirement Reality Show"
series include:
Series Premier: "Is Retirement a Shore Thing? Wall Street Hope
Meets Boardwalk Reality"
Episode Two: "A Garden State of Mind: Expecting the
Unexpected?"
Episode Three: "Protecting Retirement – Not a Walk in
the Park"
Episode Four: "In The Long Run"
Please note that the comments made in this video are not
intended as investment or securities advice and do not constitute
an offer or solicitation of any kind.
About AXA Equitable
In business since 1859, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
(NY, NY) is a leading financial protection company and one of the
nation's premier providers of life insurance and annuity products,
as well as investment products and services through its affiliates,
including AXA Advisors, LLC, member FINRA, SIPC. The company's
products and services are distributed to individuals and business
owners through its retail distribution channel, AXA Advisors and to
the financial services market through its wholesale distribution
channel, AXA Distributors, LLC.
AXA Equitable, a subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc., is part of
the global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection
strategies and wealth management. "AXA Group" refers to AXA, a
French holding company for an international group of insurance and
financial services companies together with its direct and indirect
consolidated subsidiaries. For more information, visit
www.axa-equitable.com.
About National Retirement Planning Week®
National Retirement Planning Week®, April
11 – 15, is sponsored by The National Retirement Planning
Coalition – a group of prominent financial industry, education and
advocacy organizations that have joined together to raise public
awareness of the need for comprehensive retirement planning. The
Coalition is headed by the IRI, and includes the American Council
of Life Insurers (ACLI), Americans for Secure Retirement (ASR),
Center for Retirement Research at Boston
College, Defined Contribution Institutional Investment
Association (DCIIA), Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI),
Financial Services Forum, Financial Services Institute (FSI),
Financial Services Roundtable (FSR), National Association of Fixed
Annuities (NAFA), NICSA, Retirement Income Industry Association
(RIIA), The American College, The Aspen Institute Initiative on
Financial Security (Aspen IFS) and Women's Institute for a Secure
Retirement (WISER).
The Coalition recognizes that the need to educate Americans on
retirement planning is an ongoing effort and is committed to making
this a national priority. The National Retirement Planning Week®
and other coalition activities will demonstrate that it is possible
to "Retire On Your Terms" if comprehensive retirement plans are
properly developed and managed.
To support these education efforts, the coalition maintains a
year-round website - www.retireonyourterms.org - offering resources
to both consumers and financial professionals alike, in order to
help them stay focused on long-term financial goals.
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Links:
http://thesource.axaequitable.com/news/retirement-reality-show-series-premiere/
http://thesource.axaequitable.com/news/retirement-reality-show-episode-two/
http://thesource.axaequitable.com/news/the-retirement-reality-show-episode-three/
http://thesource.axaequitable.com/news/the-retirement-reality-show-episode-four/
http://www.youtube.com/AXAEquitable
SOURCE AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company