End-of-life planning seen raising awareness of issue; living will crucial
In yet another example of “innumeracy” when it comes to retirement adequacy, the Bipartisan Policy Center — which insists that affluent people will retire rich and don't deserve tax breaks — has proposed tackling the deficit by halving the amount that employers and employees can contribute to 401(k) accounts
An enormous number of women aren't getting the help they need to navigate major life changes
Democrats take dead aim at $5M exemption, low rate; .14% of estates would owe taxes under Obama's proposal
Influential lawmaker seeks to raise rate on gift tax; 'may disperse some people'
Roughly 76% of individuals under 61 who purchased long-term-care insurance during the first half of 2010 will pay less than $2,500 a year, according to a study released today by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
As of late, most financial advice regarding retirement options has been geared toward company employees
Stocks rose, copper and gold climbed to all-time highs and Treasuries fell after President Barack Obama agreed to extend tax cuts, offsetting concern that Europe's debt crisis will spread further.
President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans kick-started negotiations today at the White House over a possible extension of Bush-era tax cuts that are set to expire Dec. 31.
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A broad coalition of accounting, financial planning and consumer groups are hoping that the new Congress will take up a long-sought-after ban on the practice of patenting tax strategies
Those crafty Canadians at Emerging Information Systems Inc. know how to keep financial advisers coming back for more.
Leaders of a presidential deficit commission recommend the elimination of all tax breaks for retirement, life insurance and employer-sponsored health care plans in their final report, which was released Wednesday and will be voted on by the full panel Friday morning.
The House of Representatives approved on Thursday a bill that would permanently extend Bush administration tax cuts for the middle class but allow rates for wealthier taxpayers to increase.
Congress won't act directly on a proposal approved by a presidential deficit commission this week, but elements of the plan could become part of legislative proposals in coming months to address huge fiscal imbalances.
Preferential tax treatment for retirement programs and insurance products are threatened in a draft proposal from the chairmen of the national deficit commission, according to advocates.
Northern Trust Corp. long has championed its conservative heritage as a 121-year-old financial institution that eased through the Great Depression and most recently the Great Recession.
In trying to clarify who can give advice to 401(k) plan participants and under what circumstances, the Labor Department appears to have antagonized just about everybody.
Newly proposed disclosure rules could steer plan sponsors to more conservative target date funds for their 401(k) plans, according to some industry experts.
