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RETIREMENT TAX SEP 30, 2017
Trump's tax blueprint opaque on fate of deferrals for retirement savings

Be glad we've got something to chew on, but don't cheer too loudly, too quickly.

By crain-api
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 29, 2017
How will Hugh Hefner's estate 'look after' his widow's finances?

Trust arrangements may allow the Playboy magazine founder's third wife to receive an income stream without technically inheriting from the estate.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 29, 2017
Trump tax plan offers lucrative treat to 'pass-through' business owners

Provision could create huge drain on the U.S. Treasury.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2017
Tax reform anomaly could diminish some companies' need for 401(k) plan

A dichotomy in the tax treatment of retirement deferrals and business income could discourage creation, maintenance of plans by some pass-through entities.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 27, 2017
Trump tax plan: Congress to decide how much top earners will pay

New details of President Donald J. Trump's tax plan released Wednesday propose cutting the top individual rate to 35%, while leaving it to Congress whether to create another bracket for those with higher income.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 27, 2017
Advisers see benefits in Trump tax plan, but have many questions

Lower tax rates for pass-throughs would benefit business owners, including many of them, but details surrounding capital gains taxes and the AMT are vague or nonexistent.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 27, 2017
'Rothification' to pay for tax cuts seen as losing momentum, for now

Retirement-savings proponents remain vigilant in protecting deferrals as GOP releases tax-reform framework.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT RIAS SEP 25, 2017
Dividing retirement assets when divorcing abroad

Wealth spread across borders is subject to special rules — and special strategies to deal with them.

By R. Stanton Farmer
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 22, 2017
Realtors and teachers join coalition's fight to preserve a federal tax deduction

Americans Against Double Taxation is the latest organization to mobilize in fierce battle to preserve loopholes, deductions and other benefits.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT TAX SEP 21, 2017
Are your wealthy clients prepared when the IRS comes knocking?

Although the IRS's budget is shrinking, its efforts to audit high-net-worth individuals are increasing.

By Bloomberg
Demand for Social Security advice growing
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2017
Demand for Social Security advice growing

Majority of future retirees threaten to switch from advisers who don't offer guidance.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 18, 2017
Tax reform could be expensive for middle class

Those who save for retirement or itemize tax deductions could end up paying thousands of dollars more.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
Social Security COLA could get wiped out by Medicare costs

But higher-income retirees' health insurance costs might remain the same.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 15, 2017
Opponents of shifting to Roth plans speak up in Senate

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown says 'Rothification' would make saving for retirement more expensive.

By Hazel Bradford
Reverse mortgages under fire again
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 06, 2017
Reverse mortgages under fire again

New government report distorts facts and costs of home equity loans for seniors.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT RIAS SEP 01, 2017
The challenge of the longer lifespan

How financial advisers can help clients face the threat of outliving retirement savings

By Blaine F. Aikin
RETIREMENT TAX AUG 30, 2017
IRS provides 401(k) tax relief due to Hurricane Harvey

The tax agency provided similar relief to victims of Sandy in 2012.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT TAX AUG 30, 2017
Trump kicks off effort to sell a tax plan that is short on details

Urges Congress not to miss "once-in-a-generation opportunity."

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT TAX AUG 25, 2017
Killing estate tax could kill charitable giving

In 2010, when the estate tax was temporarily repealed, gross charitable bequests in IRS tax filings dropped 37 percent, and some fear it could happen again.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 24, 2017
How financial advisers can take advantage of tax reform uncertainty

Accelerating tax deductions and deferring income recognition are two primary ways to benefit from the political climate.

By Greg Iacurci