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How to help clients save big bucks on health and Medicare costs in retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2016
How to help clients save big bucks on health and Medicare costs in retirement

Mass consumer confusion regarding health care expenses in retirement makes it even more imperative for advisers to discuss the topic with clients.

By Greg Iacurci
Legg Mason seizes on states' fervor with an IRA program for small businesses
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2016
Legg Mason seizes on states' fervor with an IRA program for small businesses

The asset manager, along with a few partners, is playing off the retirement coverage gap and states' growing interest in launching similar programs.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2016
SEC charges four with free-dinner scheme in Florida that fraudulently targeted the elderly

A large portion of the money raised was never invested, the SEC alleged.

By Christine Idzelis
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2016
Workers and employers would be forced to save 3% of pay under new retirement proposal

Private equity exec Tony James and economist Teresa Ghilarducci advocate for a national retirement system starkly different from our current one.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2016
Prince estate: Trouble brewing and still no will

The famed musician's estate faces many complications if he truly died with neither a will nor a trust.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2016
Hedge funds face their Uber moment

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Expensive and exclusive is no longer enough to automatically attract investors to hedge funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Broker-dealers could see higher share of fixed indexed annuity sales thanks to DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2016
Broker-dealers could see higher share of fixed indexed annuity sales thanks to DOL fiduciary rule

Selling through independent insurance agents, currently the largest distribution channel for FIAs, will expose insurers to more liability than they may care for.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2016
Who gets custody of the family dog after a divorce?

While the law sees pets as property, emotional attachment can turn them into valuable bargaining chips in divorce negotiations.

By Bloomberg
House Democrats call for mandatory auto-enroll retirement plans at federal contractors
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2016
House Democrats call for mandatory auto-enroll retirement plans at federal contractors

Congress members tell Obama such an executive order would help some of the nearly half of U.S. workers who don't have access to a retirement program on the job.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Risk-averse millennials relying on parents for financial support, UBS survey shows
RETIREMENT RIAS MAY 03, 2016
Risk-averse millennials relying on parents for financial support, UBS survey shows

They hold twice as much cash as boomers and only 29% are happy with their portfolios

By Christine Idzelis
Ameriprise may add advisers as DOL fiduciary rule squeezes rivals
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2016
Ameriprise may add advisers as DOL fiduciary rule squeezes rivals

The firm's CEO sees opportunities in the looming disruption. <b><i>(Fiduciary Focus: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Follow the latest news and developments on the DOL rule change</a>)</i></b>

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT OPINION MAY 03, 2016
How to properly defer Medicare enrollment

Helping your clients think through the timing of Medicare coverage can be very beneficial, especially considering the significant impact health care costs have on retirement income

By Peter Stahl
What is 'reasonable' cost under DOL's fiduciary rule? Well, it depends
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2016
What is 'reasonable' cost under DOL's fiduciary rule? Well, it depends

Inherent to acting in a client's best interest is ensuring costs are reasonable, an ERISA concept brokers need to understand.

By Greg Iacurci
How student debt is clouding future retirement income
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2016
How student debt is clouding future retirement income

Fifty-two percent of Americans are at risk of a shortfall in retirement, based on data that includes an average student debt load of $18,000.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2016
These college majors will help you pay off debt faster

College graduates who studied medicine are in a far better position to pay back their student loans than grads who studied psychology, according to a new study.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2016
With regulations looming and robos stalking, advisers must prove their worth

Experts say the complexity of retirement income planning can set human advisers apart and justify their fees.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2016
Clients still need Social Security advice

File and suspend's elimination doesn't mean advisers should put Social Security planning on the shelf.

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2016
Congress poised for its last stand against DOL fiduciary rule

The first installment of InvestmentNews' new <i>Fiduciary Focus</i> column looks inside the political wrangling taking place as the fiduciary rule nears finalization.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
What you really need to think about when choosing a retirement destination
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2016
What you really need to think about when choosing a retirement destination

Retirement expert reflects on how she and her husband chose the number-one state for pre-retirees without even knowing it.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Relief for looming Social Security deadline
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2016
Relief for looming Social Security deadline

Clients can file a protective form to protect their claiming rights.

By Mary Beth Franklin