Pre-retirement planning strategies help reduce tax impact from required minimum distributions.
From Casey Kasem to Sir Mick to Robin Williams, their estate planning successes and failures offer lessons for everyone
Most people don't take the time to envision what their lives will look like, post-paycheck
On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, adviser, Teddy bear collector and former New York Islanders co-owner gets jail time for major financial fraud. Plus: Congress is finally disapproving of Congress, the real 'slack' in the labor market, and realizing even more things are taxable than you thought.
The big fish are rethinking and redefining what it means to provide financial guidance to a person's entire financial life. Are you going to take them on?
Former Convergent CEO David Zier took out a life insurance policy that later reimbursed investors in his outside fund, sources say.
A proposal backed by major active mutual fund managers gets rebooted.
66% of those surveyed credit networks with helping them gain new clients.
Biggest impact felt by employees in largest and smallest plans; they see drops of more than 10%
Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features a warning over it not being too early to worry about a jump in oil prices. Plus, Vanguard ramps up its financial advice offerings, the pain of diverging global economies in 2015, and John Paulson's painful comeback effort.
Biggest impact felt by largest and smallest plans.
As the greenback rises to a 7-year high, market strategists see knock-on gains for other assets.
Higher limitations for contributions gives advisers a chance to remind clients to save.
Less than a month after rejecting nontransparent ETFs, the SEC is ready to back a new and possibly cheaper way to trade funds.
BlackRock poll show most find it hard to pay bills and put money aside for retirement; Social Security considered key source of income.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Janet Yellen and her Fed colleagues remove a key phrase in discussing rates and stocks rally, gold declines. Plus: Is it good news for savers? And an offbeat year-end list; Obama normalizes relations with Cuba.
Children become eligible when a parent dies or becomes disabled. But there are three important ages to remember: 16, 18 and 22.
When a parent retires, becomes disabled or dies, children can collect benefits.
After equities rose the most in a month, investors await key reports on jobs and the economy
Falling oil prices, accelerating U.S. economic growth may fuel further gains, but there are signs of overheating
