Retirement Planning

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Growing consumer demand for health care and Social Security advice
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2015
Growing consumer demand for health care and Social Security advice

Report shows an opportunity for advisers with this expertise.

By Mary Beth Franklin
IRS shuts lump-sum window for retirees already receiving benefits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2015
IRS shuts lump-sum window for retirees already receiving benefits

Defined benefit plan sponsors can no longer replace annuity payments with lump-sum distributions to retirees and their beneficiaries.

By Hazel Bradford
Advisers' big opportunity in the small 401(k) plan space
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2015
Advisers' big opportunity in the small 401(k) plan space

Small plans desperately need advisers to increase understanding, build an education policy and educate participants.

By Douglas Dubitsky
Same-sex couples inch closer to full Social Security benefits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2015
Same-sex couples inch closer to full Social Security benefits

Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Wednesday that federal marriage benefits soon will be available to same-sex couples nationwide following the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26.

By Mary Beth Franklin
What same-sex couples should know about Medicare
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2015
What same-sex couples should know about Medicare

More gay couples than ever will have access to Medicare benefits, but certain rules apply.

By Katy Votava
Insurance industry wants DOL to telegraph changes to fiduciary
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2015
Insurance industry wants DOL to telegraph changes to fiduciary

Proposal would require brokers working with IRAs and other retirement accounts to act in their clients' best interests, increasing the number of financial advisers who are deemed fiduciaries.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2015
Young job changers must avoid making this huge mistake

Cashing out your 401(k) is a bad idea at any age, but it can really hinder millennials and Gen X-ers from achieving their retirement goals.

By Bloomberg
SEC exams target advisers' retirement-saving guidance
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2015
SEC exams target advisers' retirement-saving guidance

Exams add scrutiny to an industry debating proposals that brokers act in client's best interests.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT EQUITIES JUN 29, 2015
Crazy as it might sound, the new all-in bet is going long on Greek stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If you've got a really strong stomach, the time looks ripe to buy the fear and jump into Greek equities.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity launches platform to connect plan sponsors, advisers and third-party fiduciaries
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2015
Fidelity launches platform to connect plan sponsors, advisers and third-party fiduciaries

Third-Party Fiduciary Services charges a 3 bps fee to enable retirement plans and advisers to outsource their fiduciary responsibilities.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2015
Time for same-sex couples to revisit financial plans following Supreme Court ruling

Unraveling complex financial and legal plans will be an important step for same-sex couples, whether they are already married or considering tying the knot.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2015
The financial pros and cons of marriage — gay or straight

A look at the economic relationship of marriage following the Supreme Court decision making same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.

By Bloomberg
Retirees need more than a good investment plan
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2015
Retirees need more than a good investment plan

Senior citizens should be prepared for the next set of challenges facing them, including transportation needs and protection from financial abuse.

By Liz Skinner
Advisers need to pick up their game when calculating clients' retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2015
Advisers need to pick up their game when calculating clients' retirement

With retirement tools proliferating, clients need ones that advisers can use to tell a story.

By Alessandra Malito
Obamacare to add frustrating layer to your taxes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2015
Obamacare to add frustrating layer to your taxes

The IRS says it expects half of callers won't be able to get through.

By Elizabeth MacBride
Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk
RETIREMENT EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the market's reaction to a repeal of Obamacare might not be pretty. Plus: Financial advisers take on defined contribution plans, cheap oil uncovers driller debt burdens, and Kraft Foods gets (Cadbury Cr&egrave;me) Egg on its face.

By Jeff Benjamin
What same-sex couples should know about Medicare
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
What same-sex couples should know about Medicare

More gay couples than ever will have access to Medicare benefits, but certain rules apply.

By Katy Votava
Krawcheck to advisers: 'Middle-aged white guys' must help women get raises
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
Krawcheck to advisers: 'Middle-aged white guys' must help women get raises

At Morningstar conference, the former Merrill Lynch boss said gender pay gap is a key obstacle to retirement savings.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Momentum to defund DOL fiduciary rule seems unstoppable
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
Momentum to defund DOL fiduciary rule seems unstoppable

But proponents look to the history of the fight to maintain optimism.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Senate joins House in effort to deny DOL fiduciary funding
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
Senate joins House in effort to deny DOL fiduciary funding

Both chambers move to derail president's call for a best-interest standard for retirement accounts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.