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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2017
401(k) plans make big fund changes following new money market rules

A significant portion of employers switched to a stable value or government money market fund in response to SEC reforms.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2017
2016 tax returns determine 2018 Medicare premiums

High-income surcharge based on new brackets next year.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Obama administration shows more support for annuities in 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2017
Obama administration shows more support for annuities in 401(k) plans

In a recent letter, the Labor Department said target date funds using annuities may be a prudent default investment option for employers.

By Greg Iacurci
Your divorce may trigger hidden 401(k) fees
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2017
Your divorce may trigger hidden 401(k) fees

Getting a record keeper to fill out a legal document needed to divide a retirement account could cost more than $1,200.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2017
How financial advisers can prepare clients for potential life-altering events

You can play a large part in helping clients feel better equipped to handle such situations before they happen.

By Francis J. McAleer, Jr.
Clients getting divorced may encounter hidden 401(k) fees
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2017
Clients getting divorced may encounter hidden 401(k) fees

Getting a record keeper to fill out a legal document needed to divide a retirement account could cost more than $1,200

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2017
Young retirement robo ForUsAll scoring high employee participation rates

The company's founders, who hail from Financial Engines, have grown the new business to $100 million in assets.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2017
Former N.Y. State Common Retirement Fund fixed-income director arrested in pay-for-play scheme

Allegations include receiving travel, prostitutes and drugs for steering business to two broker-dealers.

By Robert Steyer
Some compensation is exempt from Social Security earnings test
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2017
Some compensation is exempt from Social Security earnings test

Severance pay does not count, nor do trailing insurance commissions.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2017
Some compensation is exempt from Social Security earnings test

Severance pay does not count, nor do trailing insurance commissions.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2017
How Obama changed how you save for retirement

Donald Trump can undo the new rules on financial advisers but not the new skepticism of their advice.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2017
How to take the pain out of doing your taxes

Seventy percent of Americans get a refund after filing their income taxes, yet many of us would rather go to the dentist than do the paper work.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2017
DOL's new FAQs on fiduciary rule focus on circumventing fiduciary status

The most surprising aspect of the second round of adviser FAQs is they concentrate on behaviors that will legally and appropriately circumvent fiduciary accountability.

By Blaine F. Aikin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2017
DOL proposes allowing some insurance intermediaries to use a BICE under fiduciary rule

If granted, the change would make it easier for some indexed annuity distributors to sell commission products under the Labor Department regulation.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAs could be ultimate winners if DOL fiduciary rule is repealed or delayed
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 18, 2017
RIAs could be ultimate winners if DOL fiduciary rule is repealed or delayed

Differentiating themselves from brokers would be easier now that debate has raised investor awareness of the role of a fiduciary

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 17, 2017
Second round of DOL fiduciary rule FAQs clears confusion on common compensation practice for 401(k) advisers

Advisers can continue to offset a level fee charged on retirement-plan assets with revenue-sharing payments such as 12b-1 fees.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 17, 2017
Why This May Be the Right Time to Sell Your Practice

By Gillian Albert
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2017
Most small employers oppose state, federal government as auto-IRA sponsors: survey

Ideology about the role of government in the free market and concerns over effective implementation of the auto-IRAs are primary factors.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2017
Medicare decisions get personal

In latest dispatch from the retirement front, IN editor crunches healthcare numbers.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2017
Here are the biggest gripes about the Internal Revenue Service

A report produced annually for Congress includes 20 or more of the most serious problems taxpayers face when dealing with the agency.

By Bloomberg