Retirement Planning

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Prescribing retirement plans for doctors
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2020
Prescribing retirement plans for doctors

Physicians enter the workforce behind on retirement saving, and advisers can help triage their financial priorities

By Emile Hallez
Clients are tapping HSAs amid COVID-19
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 25, 2020
Clients are tapping HSAs amid COVID-19

The accounts are frequently being used to cover pandemic-related expenses, and employers are increasingly playing up their benefits to workers

By Emile Hallez
INmail: Bad information on survivor benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2020
INmail: Bad information on survivor benefits

If a client has remarried after a divorce, they may still be eligible for divorced widow benefits when the first spouse dies.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Advisers can shine a light on the darkness of 2020
OPINION AUG 23, 2020
Advisers can shine a light on the darkness of 2020

Financial advisers are ideally situated to help clients talk through the unforeseen challenges a global pandemic brings

By InvestmentNews
Don’t let COVID-19 distract you from retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2020
Don’t let COVID-19 distract you from retirement

The key to success for clients planning for retirement is a regular cadence for questions to be asked and new information to be shared

By George Moriarty
DOL schedules hearing on investment advice proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2020
DOL schedules hearing on investment advice proposal

The session is slated for Sept. 3 following pressure from Democratic lawmakers and investor advocates

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Labor Department's ESG proposal likely to advance amid overwhelming opposition
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2020
Labor Department's ESG proposal likely to advance amid overwhelming opposition

More than 95% of nearly 8,700 comment letters opposed the rule, according to a recent study by US SIF

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Betterment rolls out 401(k) plans for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2020
Betterment rolls out 401(k) plans for advisers

The robo-adviser aims to help advisers attract additional assets while fostering the growth of both its advisory and retirement plan business lines

By Nicole Casperson
Why the payroll tax holiday is a bad idea
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2020
Why the payroll tax holiday is a bad idea

Squeezing Social Security’s funding source could accelerate the depletion of the trust fund

By Mary Beth Franklin
Why private equity just invested $84 million in Guideline
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2020
Why private equity just invested $84 million in Guideline

What investors see in the low-margin DC record-keeping business

By Fred Barstein
Here's how COVID-19 could test the value of ESOPs
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2020
Here's how COVID-19 could test the value of ESOPs

Employee ownership plans correlate with higher income and better retention, and companies with such plans are likely doing better than others right now, according to an ESOP group

By Emile Hallez
3 tips on building recession-ready retirement income plans
OPINION AUG 19, 2020
3 tips on building recession-ready retirement income plans

Advisers need to help clients understand that the question isn’t whether the markets will drop, it’s when and how far

By Phil Lubinski
One PEP for all clients: Retirement Income Summit day four
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2020
One PEP for all clients: Retirement Income Summit day four

The Secure Act provides numerous opportunities for advisers, and annuities are part of that, panelists said

By Emile Hallez
DOL rule requires lifetime income estimates on retirement plan statements
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2020
DOL rule requires lifetime income estimates on retirement plan statements

The regulation would implement a SECURE Act provision intended to help savers assess their nest eggs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Watch that RMD deadline, and other advice from the Retirement Income Summit
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2020
Watch that RMD deadline, and other advice from the Retirement Income Summit

Despite the relief provided by the CARES Act, people are more worried about retirement than ever, and their concept of it is changing, panelists said

By Emile Hallez
Virus spurs retirement resets, but what about Social Security?
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2020
Virus spurs retirement resets, but what about Social Security?

Pandemic complicates Social Security claiming strategies in 2020, Mary Beth Franklin says

By Liz Skinner
Gifting in uncertain markets
OPINION AUG 17, 2020
Gifting in uncertain markets

In a volatile market, clients can give assets that are undervalued as a result of market instability, but are expected to appreciate in value

By Rose Watson
No plan to end payroll tax permanently, White House says
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2020
No plan to end payroll tax permanently, White House says

Trump has suggested getting rid of the taxes several times recently, a move that threatens the solvency of Social Security and Medicare

By Bloomberg
Advisers might be warming to annuities: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2020
Advisers might be warming to annuities: Report

This year's volatility has some near-retirees worried about protecting their assets, and the insurance products are one way of doing that

By Emile Hallez
McKinsey settles 401(k) suit for $39.5 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 13, 2020
McKinsey settles 401(k) suit for $39.5 million

Huntington Bancshares also settles a retirement plan lawsuit, while American Airlines sees a surprise win

By Emile Hallez