Retirement Planning

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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2010
Health-care cost now up to $20.50 an hour at home

While the national average cost of home health care increased last year, expenses vary from city to city.

By Darla Mercado
Bank of America already working on upgrade to its new Financial Wellness Monitor
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2010
Bank of America already working on upgrade to its new Financial Wellness Monitor

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is already planning the next evolution of its Financial Wellness Monitor to be able to score investors' overall financial situation.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2010
California vs Greece? No contest, say bond buyers

Both sovereigns are facing economic woes. Both are facing huge budget gaps. But only one is facing runaway borrowing costs

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2010
Genworth launches another hybrid annuity

Genworth's Total Living Coverage Annuity can also be covered through a tax-free 1035 exchange out of an old annuity or life insurance product.

By Darla Mercado
Health care reform: Fast facts on investment income tax and other key changes
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2010
Health care reform: Fast facts on investment income tax and other key changes

President Barack Obama signed a major health care overhaul bill Today. Here are some of its features, along with details on a package of changes to the legislation under consideration by the Senate this week.

By Associated Press
Health bill's tax toll: What will it mean for the rich?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2010
Health bill's tax toll: What will it mean for the rich?

With the passage of the health care bill, investors will see the tax rate on long-term capital gains jump to 23.8%, raising questions for investors looking to protect their assets

By David Hoffman
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2010
Bank of America unveils special designation for 401(k) advisers

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is establishing an elite new designation for financial advisers who want to work with large 401(k) plan clients. The new designation is part of the bank's push to become a bigger player in the retirement space.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2010
Obama's health care reform complicates cap gains picture

The debate over whether to take capital gains this year heated up yesterday when the House passed health care reform legislation.

By David Hoffman
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2010
Raymond James' Scott J. Brown: It's the Ben Bernanke Show!

Scott J. Brown, chief economist and senior vice president of equity research at Raymond James & Associates Inc., offers his daily market commentary.

By Scott J. Brown
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2010
Obama wants to apply Medicare tax to investment income

President Barack Obama's health plan proposal would extend Medicare taxes to the investment income of higher-earning households.

By Dan Jamieson
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
Putnam makes online Roth IRA tool available to both advisers and clients

Move aimed at helping to open up a dialogue between high-income investors and their advisers

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
Roth apathy is the real gamble

For advisers and their clients, making a fully informed, balanced decision not to convert to a Roth IRA is — unequivocally — a legitimate choice.

By Ben Norquist
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
Convert existing IRAs into multiple Roths

Roth IRA conversions should be discussed with most investors this year as part of their overall retirement planning strategy.

By Craig Brimhall
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
AllianceBernstein beefs up target funds

With regulators and lawmakers continuing to scrutinize the blowup of target date funds in 2008, AllianceBernstein LP is adding a component to its lineup of target date funds aimed at managing market volatility better.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Alabama's 529 plan dumps Van Kampen

State decides to go with Union Bank and Trust, instead

By Bloomberg
Obama looks to crack down on abuses in 401(k) advice biz
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Obama looks to crack down on abuses in 401(k) advice biz

A new proposal targeting tainted investment advice would affect millions of workers.

By Associated Press
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Anna Nicole Smith’s mess of a will attracts the attention of clients

The publicity surrounding the debacle of Anna Nicole Smith’s estate highlights the importance of careful estate planning, according to financial advisers, but the errors she made are quite common and are easily remedied.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2010
Roth conversions taking off in 2010

Upper-income investors are taking advantage of a change in the tax law and rushing to convert their traditional individual retirement accounts or old 401(k) plans into Roth IRAs.

By David Hoffman
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2010
Only 16% of workers confident about retirement income

Workers are feeling confident about being able to pay for their basic expenses in retirement. But they're far from secure as more of them say they have hardly anything in savings and investments.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2010
Putnam chief Reynolds leads effort to fix DC plans

Financial services industry executives are expected to flex their muscles and make some radical changes to the nation's retirement system over the next several months — an effort that could significantly increase the amount of money flowing into 401(k) plans and guaranteed-lifetime-income products.

By Mark Bruno