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Captrust acquires $1.4 billion wealth shop
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2018
Captrust acquires $1.4 billion wealth shop

The purchase of FCE Group continues Captrust's strategy of boosting its wealth management business.

By Greg Iacurci
Providing incentives for annuities within retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2018
Providing incentives for annuities within retirement plans

To mature into a strong safety net, plans need to be able to deliver guaranteed lifetime income.

By Bloomberg
Social Security and the fear of missing out
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2018
Social Security and the fear of missing out

How to lower expectations when clients think they're owed a bigger Social Security benefit.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2018
Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent

It's the largest annual cost-of-living increase in benefits since 2012.

By Mary Beth Franklin
2019 Medicare premiums announced
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2018
2019 Medicare premiums announced

Slight increase in Part B premium to $135.50 per month is in line with expectations.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2018
Social Security COLA for 2019 will be 2.8 percent

It's the largest annual cost-of-living increase in benefits since 2012.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Fidelity sued again for 401(k) plan mismanagement
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2018
Fidelity sued again for 401(k) plan mismanagement

The company settled a similar self-dealing lawsuit four years ago for $12 million.

By Greg Iacurci
More older women in America working past age 55
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2018
More older women in America working past age 55

AARP study finds that Americans are split on why they continue to work.

By Bloomberg
LPL Retirement Partners hires new chief
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2018
LPL Retirement Partners hires new chief

Appointment of Bryan Hodgens is second shake-up in a year at the retirement unit.

By Greg Iacurci
The Trump family used this strategy to save on taxes
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2018
The Trump family used this strategy to save on taxes

A type of trust known as a GRAT reportedly helped the Trumps save hundreds of millions of dollars in gift and estate taxes

By Greg Iacurci
Super-rich are piling up wealth in black-box charities
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2018
Super-rich are piling up wealth in black-box charities

Money flowing into donor-advised funds far outstrips grants being made from the funds.

By Bloomberg
A guide to Medicare open enrollment
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2018
A guide to Medicare open enrollment

Medicare enrollees should review their drug coverage and Advantage plans for 2019.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Mary Beth Franklin: Slowing drug costs temper health care inflation
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 03, 2018
Mary Beth Franklin: Slowing drug costs temper health care inflation

But medical expenses will consume a growing portion of retirement budgets.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Mary Beth Franklin: Ways to modernize Social Security benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 03, 2018
Mary Beth Franklin: Ways to modernize Social Security benefits

Options include boosting benefits for widows and the poor at the expense of high earners.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Sweeping retirement legislation is likely coming soon
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2018
Sweeping retirement legislation is likely coming soon

The retirement landscape could be transformed, so advisers should pay close attention.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Another 403(b) plan sponsor beats back fee lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2018
Another 403(b) plan sponsor beats back fee lawsuit

Washington University in St. Louis joins other colleges that have prevailed in court.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2018
The Value of a Client Advisory Board

Ready to grow? Start asking clients for feedback.

By Gillian Albert
Long-term-care insurance gets a boost, but there's more to do
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2018
Long-term-care insurance gets a boost, but there's more to do

Kudos to the NAIC for making LTC policies safer.

By crain-api
An adviser's guide to Medicare open enrollment
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2018
An adviser's guide to Medicare open enrollment

Encourage clients to review their drug coverage and Advantage plans for 2019.

By Mary Beth Franklin
John Hancock testing wellness programs for long-term-care policyholders
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2018
John Hancock testing wellness programs for long-term-care policyholders

The insurer, which recently doubled down on a strategy to encourage healthy living among life-insurance clients, is now doing the same on the LTC side.

By Greg Iacurci