When a parent retires, becomes disabled or dies, children can collect benefits.
Some emerging-markets funds are invested in oil-driven economy.
Clients need more knowledge about health savings accounts and their potential role in helping fund health and retirement needs.
Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features bond sales hitting a new record as rate hikes loom. Plus: Bracing for a global currency war, falling oil prices catch fund managers by surprise, and making 2015 the year of the maxed-out 401(k).
But which gender is saving more? The answer may surprise you.
Working beyond Medicare age can save thousands per year.
Striking a balance between saving for college and retirement is important, because emphasizing one over the other can ultimately jeopardize both.
Four steps you should take in your 20s and 30s
NASAA warning highlights need for advisers to know the ins and outs of these accounts.
Even if you didn't sell shares, the manager's actions within your fund may trigger a check to Uncle Sam
With a new health care reform employer mandate on the way, expanding expertise becomes imperative
On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, the Government Accountability Office solves the riddle of the multimillion-dollar IRA. Plus: Oil stocks bounce on the Senate's Keystone 'no' vote, seniors can't wait for Social Security, and strippers pose a threat to the '1099 economy.'
Divorced and widowed, this client can rack up significant guaranteed retirement income by using this savvy strategy.
With move, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. clears the way for annuitization of the funds.
As Congress prepares to vote on funding, the Labor Department's fiduciary duty rule and some pension benefits could be at risk in last-minute deal making.
Will federal program set an example for the private sector?
Soon, a blood test may let patients know they have Alzheimer's 10 years earlier than it can be diagnosed today. Advisers say that is a lot of extra years to allow clients to save and make important legal and health care decisions.
The cost of liquidating the con man's defunct investment advisory firm has topped $1 billion but his former clients aren't footing the bill.
Outgoing Senate Finance Committee chair urges IRS, Treasury to step up.
