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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2016
Life insurance helps with retirement planning, but beware of the pitfalls

Product considerations are complex, and using this strategy inappropriately in a retirement income plan can trigger problems.

By Greg Iacurci
How to get the most out of Social Security after divorce
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2016
How to get the most out of Social Security after divorce

Who gets which benefits when? It depends.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2016
Retirees just want to have fun, Merrill Lynch study says

Unprecedented free time in retirement will be a boon for the leisure industry.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Money market funds come under fire in spate of 401(k) suits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2016
Money market funds come under fire in spate of 401(k) suits

The suits allege that money market funds were imprudent investment choices given that their returns were lower than stable value funds.

By Greg Iacurci
How to sell fixed indexed annuities in a DOL fiduciary environment
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2016
How to sell fixed indexed annuities in a DOL fiduciary environment

Advisers need to know what to consider when determining if the annuities are in a client's best interest.

By Greg Iacurci
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 19, 2016
Former financial adviser faces possible 287-year prison sentence for robbing seniors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Jean Walsh-Josephson is accused of taking more than $4 million from elderly clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
Michael Bloomberg: Public policy changes needed to address income inequality
FINTECH MAY 19, 2016
Michael Bloomberg: Public policy changes needed to address income inequality

Changing economy and job market stem from greater use of technology, he says.

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2016
New tool aims to optimize retirement withdrawals

Non-traditional drawdown strategies improve tax efficiency that can extend portfolio life.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2016
Advisers' role in retiree health care

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2016
Laurence Kotlikoff, economist and Social Security guru, to challenge Clinton, Trump for presidency

Saying the U.S. faces a $199 trillion 'fiscal gap,' professor wants to apply the principles of economics to fix what ails the country.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2016
Gifts to introduce new graduates to saving and investing

Professional financial planners offer suggestions for the best gifts to give recent college grads instead of cash.

By Bloomberg
Harbor Lights team leaves LPL for Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2016
Harbor Lights team leaves LPL for Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

The $350M firm was concerned with joining a firm that could successfully navigate the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Christine Idzelis
EQUITIES MAY 16, 2016
Why the inventor of 401(k)s came to view them as 'monsters'

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Why the father of the 401(k) came to think the plans were better at helping the financial industry than retirement savers.

By Jeff Benjamin
Elder financial abuse grows more prevalent in annuity, life insurance products
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2016
Elder financial abuse grows more prevalent in annuity, life insurance products

Insurance products represent a huge pot of money for fraudsters as baby boomers retire at a rapid clip

By Greg Iacurci
The health care tab for a retired couple will be $567,903 — and that's if you're healthy: study
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2016
The health care tab for a retired couple will be $567,903 — and that's if you're healthy: study

The average, healthy 65-year-old couple who wants to retire probably has larger health care costs than you think.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2016
Steering clear of estate food fights

When Father Time catches up to clients, it's hard to tell the exact moment when one may be most vulnerable to abuse.

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES MAY 13, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule trips up robo efforts at BlackRock, Schwab

Plus: Measuring Jim Cramer's performance, personal finance myths, and Social Security misconceptions

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2016
The real reason Trump won't reveal his tax returns

Plus: Yellen toys with the markets again, don't make these four 401(k) mistakes, and a fun summer job

By Jeff Benjamin
Many Americans still clueless about 529 plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2016
Many Americans still clueless about 529 plans

About 72% of Americans cannot identify the savings plans as being for college savings, a new survey shows.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2016
Donald Trump's focus on U.S. debt could hurt retirement accounts

Plus: Hedge fund manager still raking in the big bucks, another Bernie Sanders gaff, and making sense of smart beta

By Jeff Benjamin