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Health savings account limits to increase for some in 2017

But policy buyers on Healthcare.gov may be out of luck.

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Wealthy retirees too cautious to enjoy stock market high

Older baby boomers have seen the S&P 500 return 269% since its March 2009 low.

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Social Security and dying too soon

Beneficiaries may have to wait years to collect benefits; some never do.

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Yale, MIT and NYU targeted in excessive-fee lawsuits concerning retirement plans

The suits against NYU and Yale are especially significant because they're the first regarding university 403(b) plans.

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Morningstar launching 401(k) service for broker-dealers worried about DOL fiduciary risk

Because platform initially will be offered through B-Ds, firm doesn't see it undercutting plan advisers' business, though it has considered going direct to plan sponsors.

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How far-reaching is the DOL fiduciary rule?

The blurred line between retirement and non-retirement advice means advisers must be very careful when providing any financial services.

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Millennials are freaking out about retirement — but not doing much about it

Despite the best of intentions, young workers aren't saving enough.

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Here’s why your net worth might really be negative

Add up all your possessions — cash, property, retirement accounts — and subtract all your debts, and you could end up in the red.

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Social Security Administration steps up privacy protections

Online users now require cell phone for text message verification.

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DOL issues final rule to help states establish workplace retirement savings programs

State plans would not be subject to ERISA, which some in the industry fear will give them a leg up on private plans.

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Social Security drops cell phone mandate

Agency apologizes and says it will pursue other security authentication options.

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Here’s what your 401(k) would look like if you took Trump’s advice

How does the presidential candidate's guidance compare to actual market performance?

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Millennial retirement savers are starting to have big, fat 401(k)s

The generation's reputation for hopping jobs and shunning stocks doesn't match new 401(k) data from Fidelity Investments.

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Muhammad Ali’s estate plan: Greatest of all time?

Valuing Mr. Ali's image rights, inheritance tax on property and the will's treatment of his nine children are a few potential estate quirks that could come up.

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Careful planning can help public employees avoid Social Security reductions

One financial adviser helped his client avoid Social Security reductions by carefully mapping out when to take her benefits and pension.

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When it comes to asset management, look for experience

Plus: Breaking the active management habit, the active-passive research conundrum, and recalculating retirement savings calculators

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Key fiduciary decisions loom for retirement plan advisers using money market funds

Once-plain-vanilla funds due for a serious makeover, meaning now is the time to carefully assess cash options.

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New privacy protections make it more complicated to check Social Security online

Online users now require cell phone for text message verification.

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DOL fiduciary rule’s ‘grandfathering’ exemption may be lost by changing firms

Regulatory experts say there's a strong likelihood advisers would lose the grandfathering exemption granted under the fiduciary measure simply by switching firms.