Subscribe

Retirement

Displaying 7764 results

Topic

Plaintiffs win in Tibble vs. Edison 401(k) fee case

After a decade of activity around the lawsuit, including a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, judge rules a prudent fiduciary would have invested in institutional shares.

Topic

Fired UBS adviser revives Palm Beach scandal

Craig Price claims he was fired for speaking up about the abuse of a trust fund.

Topic

Baby boomers dominate housing market, leaving millennials out in the cold

A simmering conflict is brewing between the two biggest generations in U.S. history.

Topic

The best and worst states for growing old

Plus, find out how the median monthly cost of an assisted-living facility compares from state to state.

Topic

401(k) DCIOs: Some are folding, holding and doubling down

It behooves plan advisers to pay attention to their asset-management partners, because advisers rely on them for marketing and practice management support and guidance.

Topic

How to select the right TDF for a 401(k) plan

A fiduciary process involves a full understanding of what should be done, rather than what can be done.

Topic

How to fund a Social Security delay

Several strategies can cover the gap to help clients claim a bigger benefit later

Topic

Manulife cites ‘challenging’ businesses amid spinoff talk

The company may seek to exit its John Hancock unit in the U.S.

Topic

Your financial adviser may be charging you too much

Looking solely at the median cost of hiring an adviser can be deceiving.

Topic

DOL fiduciary rule: Indexed, variable annuities big winners of a proposed delay

Indexed annuity distribution would have been upended in January, but a delay preserves the status quo.

Topic

HUD budget wording may threaten reverse mortgage protections

Senators seek clarification on 2-year-old rule that gave surviving spouses certain rights.

Topic

How one 401(k) adviser is successfully prospecting clients under the DOL fiduciary rule

The approach leverages relationships with property and casualty insurance brokers.

Topic

What would Steve Jobs do if he ran the 401(k) business?

The Apple visionary would get customers to buy the latest product, simplify share classes and create a seamless retirement-plan ecosystem.

Topic

Good health is key to retirement security

Incorporating health-care costs into retirement plans can boost an adviser's value.

Topic

As longevity stalls, corporations enjoy a windfall on pensions, benefits

Firms are cutting the estimates of what they'll have to pay retirees, and in some cases, it adds up to billions.

Topic

Health care reform could affect muni bonds

How might proposed health care reform affect municipal bond credit quality? James Dearborn explains.

Topic

Vanguard outsources some 403(b) record keeping to Newport Group

The firm touts added benefits of the arrangement, but some smaller-balance account holders will wind up paying more.

Topic

Financial advice industry has a role in opioid crisis

It's up to financial advisers to keep clients safe from financial fraud or exploitation at the hands of a loved one who is trapped in the clutches of addiction.

Topic

One family’s story of 
addiction 
and finding their way out

Cathy was on the back stoop again, smoking cigarettes and talking on the phone. “I will never…