Retirement Planning

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RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 01, 2013
False alarm over Social Security rules for divorced spouses

What to do when you get the wrong answer from SSA

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2013
When working longer is the best option

Preparedness may mean staying on the job, but burned-out investors need an incentive

By Jamie Patrick Hopkins and David Littell
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2013
Lincoln National jumps into new fixed annuity business

Deferred-income annuities offer certainty but limitations too.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2013
Edward Jones protected against VA ban by Protective

Insurer no longer taking 1035 exchanges or rollovers, but brokerage gets pass

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Collecting Social Security on your ex - dead or alive!

Benefits depend on if you remarry and when. How not to leave money on the table.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Collecting Social Security on your ex – dead or alive!

Benefits depend on if you remarry and when.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Social Security to release 2014 COLA data next week

Next week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will issue the September Consumer Price Index report, the final piece of data that the Social Security Administration needs to plug into its annual cost of living adjustment formula. Social Security benefits — and the taxable wage base for workers — will be slightly higher next year as a result of the COLA.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Government shutdown delays Social Security COLA announcement

Labor Department says CPI report will not be released next week.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Clients get two-fer when they postpone Social Security

They earn 8%-per-year delayed retirement credits plus annual COLAs

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
COLA boosts estate tax exemption for couples to $10.5M

IRS also sets tax break for single filers at $5.25M

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2013
Don't let your debts sink your retirement goals

Why some financial professionals now say debt management is key to successful retirement planning

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2013
Best way an adviser can help: Cut up the credit cards

Plan advisers wanting to step up their service to 401(k) clients, and their workers need look no further than bread-and-butter debt management.

By Darla Mercado
Social Security-claiming options for spouses of different ages
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2013
Social Security-claiming options for spouses of different ages

Sometimes creative strategies just won't work.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2013
Social Security benefits to increase 1.5%

Monthly Social Security benefits will increase Jan. 1, thanks to a cost-of-living adjustment.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2013
Shutdown delays announcement of Social Security cost-of-living allowance

Labor Department says CPI report will not be released this week

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2013
Your retirement plan is now following you on Twitter

What employees miss by not connecting with plans on social media

By Megan Durisin
EQUITIES OCT 24, 2013
No big bang for ING IPO

Stock trades higher after company cuts offering price; annuities biz viewed as financial drag

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES OCT 24, 2013
ING U.S. sets stock offering price at $21-$24 a share

Company to change name to Voya Financial upon IPO, focus on retirement, investment, insurance.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2013
Unraveling mystery Social Security lump-sum payments

Some retirees can receive up to six-months of retroactive benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2013
Schwab ETF platform for 401(k)s hits regulatory speed bump

Schwab's ETF platform for 401(k)s, which was expected to debut in the fourth quarter, may need more work before being ready for prime time. Darla Mercado on what happened.

By Darla Mercado