Retirement Planning

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FSI to help member firms provide health care benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2015
FSI to help member firms provide health care benefits

The industry group is reducing the cost of health care for small and large advisory firms, according to FSI’s Chris Paulitz

By InvestmentNews
The battle for your clients' retirement dollars
EQUITIES FEB 06, 2015
The battle for your clients' retirement dollars

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Annuity sellers fighting for IRAs. <i>Plus:</i> What's good for consumer isn't for business; another perspective on how much size matters; adviser tech world rocked; and how to join the 1%

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2015
What would happen if you just ... didn't pay your taxes?

You won't go to jail. Otherwise, the reality is pretty unpleasant.

By Bloomberg
Despite strong estate planning, Robin Williams' wife takes family to court
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2015
Despite strong estate planning, Robin Williams' wife takes family to court

Mixed families often squabble; the beloved comedian's children and third wife are in court.

By Andy and Danielle Mayoras, Guest Columnists
Social Security reaches 75th anniversary of first monthly retirement check
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2015
Social Security reaches 75th anniversary of first monthly retirement check

Retirement benefits underscore the value of lifetime income, inflation protection.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Ed Slott, Ed Slott & Co.
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 04, 2015
Ed Slott, Ed Slott & Co.

Slott built a niche for himself by mastering the intricacies of individual retirement accounts and explaining them to others.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2015
How to earn an 8% raise each year in your 60s

Investing legend Charley Ellis offers clear advice for near-retirees about how long to work and when to collect Social Security.

By Charles D. Ellis, Guest Contributor
How to get workers to chip in more money toward HSAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2015
How to get workers to chip in more money toward HSAs

Data suggest some workers are making the maximum contributions to their health savings accounts, but there's room for improvement.

By Darla Mercado
Younger generations going all in with 401(k) contributions
EQUITIES FEB 02, 2015
Younger generations going all in with 401(k) contributions

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features Gen Y and Gen X causing the the pace of 401(k) plan contributions to hit new heights. Plus: The ABCs of a hot REIT market, biotech stocks under the microscope, and something you might have in common with Bill Gates.

By Jeff Benjamin
Brokers under White House scrutiny for costing workers billions in retirement savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2015
Brokers under White House scrutiny for costing workers billions in retirement savings

New government research says some broker practices are costing investors $8 billion to $17 billion a year, and the White House may now support tighter oversight of brokers who handle retirement accounts.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2015
Retirement readiness: 15% salary deferrals are the new 10% for 401(k)s

Investors, particularly those in their 30s, should aim for this target rate in order to retire comfortably.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 29, 2015
No one is promised tomorrow: Learning from Cory Monteith's estate

The young Glee actor died without a will; does that mean both parents inherit equally?

By by Andy and Danielle Mayoras, Guest Contributors
FSI to zero in on state advocacy this year
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 29, 2015
FSI to zero in on state advocacy this year

Group set to launch lobbying days in Florida, Texas, New York and California.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 29, 2015
Recent Supreme Court case offers lessons for managing inherited IRAs

Inherited IRAs being impacted by bankruptcy is a remote event, but advisers and clients should still be prepared

By Stuart Riemer
The story of the first Social Security beneficiary
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2015
The story of the first Social Security beneficiary

Ida May Fuller paid in $24.75. Guess how much she got out?

By Mary Beth Franklin
Russia is starting to look like an investment opportunity
EQUITIES JAN 28, 2015
Russia is starting to look like an investment opportunity

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features the case for investing in Russia looking great, at least on paper. Plus: Hedge funds are still shorting oil, will the big snowstorm close the financial markets, and how to pick the right IRA for your clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
Two new Social Security books to add to your go-to list
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2015
Two new Social Security books to add to your go-to list

Add one to your bookshelf and refer clients to the other.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How non-grantor trusts can help clients save big on state income taxes
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2015
How non-grantor trusts can help clients save big on state income taxes

Here's how to prevent state-level taxes from taking a large bite out of clients' holdings.

By Darla Mercado
Why these books could help increase your Social Security check
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2015
Why these books could help increase your Social Security check

How many rules does Social Security have? Try 2,800-plus

By Mary Beth Franklin
Retirement crisis is real and getting worse: Study
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2015
Retirement crisis is real and getting worse: Study

More than half of U.S. households don't have enough saved for retirement, Center for American Progress finds.

By Hazel Bradford