As stewards of their clients' financial security, investment advisers and planners must keep a vigilant eye on companies altering their 401(k) plans in ways that hamper clients' ability to save for retirement properly.
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Changes including raising full retirement age, making more income subject to payroll tax gain support.
New book offers strategies to boost income and trim risk in the golden years.
Regulatory attention means advisers may want to rethink which companies they work with.
Higher taxes may drive interest in variable and indexed annuities; potential of rising rates could inspire new products.
Here's how higher-earning spouses should maximize benefits.
A new tool can help resolve an age-old debate
For rich and famous clients (like the late Michael Jackson), careful planning is needed to keep the Tax Man from plundering the estate.
Gap between what they have and what they need closing in on $450,000.
Richard Stanger was a primary author of a little-noticed piece of a 1978 tax law, an 869-word insert that was lost in the political heat of the time.
Plan would supplement pensions and 401(k)s, and would aim to provide lifetime income
New initiative aimed at boosting retirement savings for middle- and low-income workers
The departure of Sen. Max Baucus as Senate Finance Committee chairman has set back efforts to achieve comprehensive tax reform.
Earnings above a certain threshold, charitable donations or business deductions may all be red flags
Bolstered by the research of some leading financial advisers and new rules from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, reverse-mortgage lenders hope to recast the product's role.
