Prudential Webinar: Strategies to Rebuild Retirement Savings

Real questions from real Americans formed the basis of Prudential’s latest webinar for financial advisors, Conversations About Retirement: What Do Your Clients Really Want to Know?

The webinar, the second in a series of real-time Internet-based forums, provided nearly 400 participants with a view into investors’ minds and offered ideas and strategies from experts at Prudential, JP Morgan, Wharton School of Business and Silverman Financial.

The free 60-minute webinar is now available for replay and, as downloadable podcasts, can be accessed online.

Intended to assist financial advisors in managing investor concerns about the impact of the turbulent markets on their clients’ retirement portfolios, the webinar was developed to enhance financial advisors’ ability to help clients rebuild retirement savings and put their retirement plans back on course.

"Advisors know that in today’s market, their clients want information,” said Bruce Ferris, executive vice president of Sales and Distribution for Prudential Annuities. "This webinar focused on providing timely, actionable information that advisors can communicate to their clients and prospects to help them begin to rebuild their diminished retirement account balances.”

Robert Powell, retirement columnist for Marketwatch.com kicked off the discussion by asking Ed Keon, portfolio manager for Prudential’s Quantitative Management Associates to share observations about why today’s market is different from past downturns.

Dr. David Kelly, chief market strategist for JP Morgan Funds offered his perspective on successful investment strategies in difficult markets. Patti Williams, associate professor of marketing at the Wharton School discussed the impact of the markets on consumer psychology and Marc Silverman, certified financial planner with Silverman Financial shared his best practices in managing shifts in consumer behavior.

"Manufacturers, like Prudential, are responding to the needs of American investors, financial planners, sponsors and retirement plan participants by offering products and services that can give them some peace of mind in a difficult market,” said Ferris as he wrapped up the panel discussion. "We will continue to leverage the Web to educate all of our constituents and help place more Americans on the path to a secure retirement.”

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with approximately $542 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2009, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping more than 50 million individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company’s well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit http://www.news.prudential.com.

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