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RETIREMENT OPINION MAR 17, 2015
Money Milestone: Five questions to ask before buying a vacation home

More families are buying second houses as escapes, not as investments. One important question: Will the house still be a pleasure as you age?

By Kimberly Clouse
Alternatives make push for retirement accounts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2015
Alternatives make push for retirement accounts

Being used in target date funds, but higher fees may prevent widespread use

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Fiduciary duty becoming a more partisan issue, with Republicans standing alone against it
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2015
Fiduciary duty becoming a more partisan issue, with Republicans standing alone against it

Republicans stand alone as a barrage of letters flood Capitol Hill aimed at stalling the pending rule – at least, for now.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Charitable IRA rollovers and what you're missing, thanks to Congress
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2015
Charitable IRA rollovers and what you're missing, thanks to Congress

Every two years since 2006, Congress has renewed the charitable IRA rollover, a valuable tax planning tool, but financial advisers and donors are never sure if it will happen.

By Andrew Hibel
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2015
One often-overlooked strategy to save on Medicare

You could pay less for Parts A and D by recognizing if you qualify and following these steps to file

By Katy Votava
Republican introduces bill to halt Obama's DOL fiduciary push
RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 16, 2015
Republican introduces bill to halt Obama's DOL fiduciary push

Rep. Ann Wagner says proponents are 'offering a solution in search of a problem.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2015
Why Obama is 'proud' of this adviser

President quoted Sheryl Garrett, founder of an hourly fee network, in supporting fiduciary standards.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2015
Early onset Alzheimer's: When plans are upended

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2015
Bigger & Better

Advisers with assets over $1 billion are outperforming their peers. Does your firm have what it takes to be a billion dollar baby?

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Transamerica offers legacy variable annuity clients a buyout
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2015
Transamerica offers legacy variable annuity clients a buyout

This offer affects more than 30 types of variable annuity contracts issued by the insurer

By Darla Mercado
Being smart about smart beta
RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 12, 2015
Being smart about smart beta

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Smart beta is here to stay, so you might as well try and figure out what the heck it is.

By Jeff Benjamin
DOL head says fiduciary standard will happen
RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 12, 2015
DOL head says fiduciary standard will happen

Secretary Perez has confidence his agency will complete work on the rule before Obama's term ends.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 12, 2015
Could the ugly feud over Saints' Tom Benson happen in your family?

Competency hearings and splits in the family are more common than you may realize.

By Bloomberg
SEC's White sidesteps direction for fiduciary duty
RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 12, 2015
SEC's White sidesteps direction for fiduciary duty

SEC chairwoman says she will push the agency this year to make a decision on whether to raise investment advice standards for brokers but once again declined to provide a timeline.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Obama's proposed budget lets unemployed workers drain their retirement savings
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2015
Obama's proposed budget lets unemployed workers drain their retirement savings

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The president's 2016 budget lets workers tap into their 401(k)s penalty-free once unemployment runs out.

By Jeff Benjamin
In rare move, Vanguard beefs up international exposure in target date funds
RETIREMENT EQUITIES MAR 10, 2015
In rare move, Vanguard beefs up international exposure in target date funds

Fund giant also plans to launch lower-cost institutional series to expand its market reach.

By Jeff Benjamin
Maxing out a 401(k) doesn't mean you can't keep saving for retirement
RETIREMENT EQUITIES MAR 09, 2015
Maxing out a 401(k) doesn't mean you can't keep saving for retirement

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Having a maxed-out 401(k) is a good problem to have, but saving for retirement shouldn't end there.

By Jeff Benjamin
Intra-family loans: Not your ordinary wealth transfer strategy
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2015
Intra-family loans: Not your ordinary wealth transfer strategy

The formal agreements are another way to take advantage of low interest rates

By Darla Mercado
Company stock fading in 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2015
Company stock fading in 401(k) plans

Knowledge about diversification, restrictions and concern about lawsuits drive decline.

By Robert Steyer
Social Security: Not such a great deal after all
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2015
Social Security: Not such a great deal after all

Payroll tax contributions exceed lifetime benefits for most workers.

By Mary Beth Franklin