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Jamie Hopkins

Jamie Hopkins is a professor of tax at the American College’s Retirement Income Certified -Professional program. Follow him on Twitter @RetirementRisks.

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3 aspects of retirement affected by divorce

Rising rate of gray divorce in the U.S. requires financial advisers to understand different planning strategies

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What ‘Avatar’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ can teach advisers about what clients want

To survive technological disruption in financial advice, planners can learn a few lessons from high-grossing movies that continue to draw customers into theaters.

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One retirement risk few people talk about

Senior depression is often overlooked when financial advisers consider hurdles their clients may face as they age.

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How behavioral technology will improve retirement planning

As tech starts to track what clients actually do, report back and personalize their experience, planning processes and the client experience will advance.

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How to handle a client with low risk tolerance

If loss aversion is high, here's how an adviser can approach the situation and make up for lower long-term investment gains.

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Meet our new retirement columnist

Jamie Hopkins will provide regular insights to help financial advisers better understand and conduct retirement income planning.

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Tax bill’s implications for retirement planning

The new law may change the appropriate mix of tax-deferred and Roth contributions for clients.

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Financial advisers should avoid error by omission and consider reverse mortgages

The vast majority of financial services professionals still fail to incorporate home equity planning or reverse mortgages into their practices

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Don’t forget secondary market for life insurance

Clients with unwanted policies might be able to sell or exchange them for better policies.

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Most estate plans aren’t dealing with digital assets properly

Advisers need to help ensure that their clients' digital assets are properly managed and dispersed upon incompetency or death.