Retirement Planning

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RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Obama backs Social Security spousal benefits for same-sex couples

President's $4T budget proposal includes a major change to the Social Security Act that would allow same-sex couples to receive spousal benefits even if they live in states that don't recognize such unions.

By Bloomberg
TD Ameritrade to branch out trust services in alliance with National Advisors Trust Co.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
TD Ameritrade to branch out trust services in alliance with National Advisors Trust Co.

Trillion-dollar asset transfer opportunities await RIAs

By Darla Mercado
Secrets for successful withdrawal strategies in retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Secrets for successful withdrawal strategies in retirement

Market conditions in early retirement can help predict whether your assets will actually last 30 years.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Secrets for successful withdrawal strategies in retirement

Market conditions in early retirement can help predict whether your clients' assets will actually last 30 years.

By Darla Mercado
A recipe for future retirement security
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
A recipe for future retirement security

Early financial literacy training is key.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Shocking NYC murder highlights need for estate planning contingencies
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Shocking NYC murder highlights need for estate planning contingencies

Case serves as a reminder that advisers need to plan for events in which a beneficiary becomes unable to inherit.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Quicken offers Social Security Optimizer to consumers

LifeYield tool, previously available only to advisers, targets DIY investors.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Auto IRAs in Illinois: Can small-plan private sector 401(k)s coexist?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Auto IRAs in Illinois: Can small-plan private sector 401(k)s coexist?

Gov. Pat Quinn has signed Auto IRA bill in Prairie State. Will advisers object?

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2015
Medicare's long, strange trip

Gift of the MAGI: Focus on non-reportable income and cash flow to keep your Medicare costs low.

By Katy Votava
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2015
Medicare's long, strange trip

From barely registering to an integral component

By Katy Votava
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2015
Persuading clients to defer enough salary

Key is to be realistic when trying to get clients to save more for retirement.

By MFXFeeder
Bull's-eye: How gun trusts can hit the mark with clients' estate planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2015
Bull's-eye: How gun trusts can hit the mark with clients' estate planning

Individuals with firearms collections will likely need an additional layer of planning.

By Darla Mercado
For the growing number of gun collectors, a trust might hit the bulls-eye
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2015
For the growing number of gun collectors, a trust might hit the bulls-eye

Additional estate planning can help keep your weapons in good hands.

By Darla Mercado
Bull's-eye: How gun trusts can hit the mark with clients' estate planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2015
Bull's-eye: How gun trusts can hit the mark with clients' estate planning

Individuals with firearms collections will likely need an additional layer of planning.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2015
Lifetime income to reach defined-contribution retirement plans, but not anytime soon

Existing products don't fit within the broad regulatory guidelines governing a lifetime income option that contains a deferred annuity offered within a target date fund.

By Robert Steyer
Vanguard's funds reach new heights
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2015
Vanguard's funds reach new heights

Vanguard Group surpassed State Street Global Advisors as the second-largest ETF provider, a new milestone following a year that was filled with them.

By James Comtois
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2015
The death of Zsa Zsa's daughter shows importance of burial planning

A stepfather who battled Francesca Hilton in court could have won control.

By by Andy and Danielle Mayoras, Guest Contributors
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2015
Helping clients get a second chance at Medicare benefits

As you are doing your year-end planning with clients, ask them if their Medicare coverage is in place for 2015.

By Katy Votava
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2015
Gay couples take steps to claim Social Security benefits

Though rules still vary from state to state, the agency is encouraging all same-sex couples to register anyway.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2015
Easy guidelines for saving for college in a child's name

By Troy Onink