Life Insurance And Annuities

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Prudential and MassMutual in $2.5 billion pension risk transfer deal with Kimberly-Clark
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2015
Prudential and MassMutual in $2.5 billion pension risk transfer deal with Kimberly-Clark

21,000 retirees of the hygiene products maker will now be receiving their pension checks from Prudential

Getting smarter investors to move beyond an “offense-only” approach
RETIREMENT EQUITIES FEB 22, 2015
Getting smarter investors to move beyond an “offense-only” approach

Most respondents in new survey say they have a financial plan, on the right track but their confidence may be misplaced.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 22, 2015
The leading variable annuities with living benefits

HealthCare.gov tax document snafu bungles filing season for advisers, CPAs
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2015
HealthCare.gov tax document snafu bungles filing season for advisers, CPAs

As many as 800,000 taxpayers received tax documents with erroneous information.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2015
When to disenroll from Medicare

If clients fit the requirements, now is the time for them to take action and reduce unnecessary medical spending and hassles

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2015
MetLife gets back in the variable-annuity-with-living-benefits game

Guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits are back

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2015
The art and science of longevity

Advisers' responsibility to make sure their clients are prepared for the challenges and opportunities that come with extended life expectancies.

Taxes might not be the main reason U.S. companies are relocating overseas
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2015
Taxes might not be the main reason U.S. companies are relocating overseas

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Maybe taxes aren't the reason U.S. companies are relocating overseas. Plus: Individuals are also leaving the country, cybersecurity spending spikes, and four good reasons to save more money.

FSI to help member firms provide health care benefits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2015
FSI to help member firms provide health care benefits

The industry group is reducing the cost of health care for small and large advisory firms, according to FSI’s Chris Paulitz

The battle for your clients' retirement dollars
RETIREMENT EQUITIES FEB 06, 2015
The battle for your clients' retirement dollars

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Annuity sellers fighting for IRAs. <i>Plus:</i> What's good for consumer isn't for business; another perspective on how much size matters; adviser tech world rocked; and how to join the 1%

Don't let beneficiary designations come back to haunt divorcing clients
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 04, 2015
Don't let beneficiary designations come back to haunt divorcing clients

Some states will bar the payment of life insurance proceeds when a couple is splitting.

How to get workers to chip in more money toward HSAs
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2015
How to get workers to chip in more money toward HSAs

Data suggest some workers are making the maximum contributions to their health savings accounts, but there's room for improvement.

Florida firm linked to 'Wolf of Wall Street' raided by FBI
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2015
Florida firm linked to 'Wolf of Wall Street' raided by FBI

Medical device firm accused of Medicare fraud; lawyer denies charges, says complying with federal probe.

The watershed moment for lifetime income
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 25, 2015
The watershed moment for lifetime income

Making lifetime income options more readily available will help enhance retirement security, according to IRI's Cathy Weatherford.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2015
One of industry's last holdouts, NAIFA elects its first female president

With women representing only 11.5% of advisers, trade group plans to highlight women in industry.

Weighing a Plan B in estate planning in light of Obama's proposed tax overhaul
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 21, 2015
Weighing a Plan B in estate planning in light of Obama's proposed tax overhaul

Good looks aren't everything, but it might help you attract more assets
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 21, 2015
Good looks aren't everything, but it might help you attract more assets

In today's <i>Breakfast with Benjmain</i>, looks might help money managers land more assets, but they also tend to underperform. Plus: Darryl Strawberry's contract balance goes to the highest bidder, Florida investment manager charged with bilking $17M from clients, and a hedge fund manager uses proper etiquette after losing his clients' money.

Shocking NYC murder highlights need for estate planning contingencies
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Shocking NYC murder highlights need for estate planning contingencies

Case serves as a reminder that advisers need to plan for events in which a beneficiary becomes unable to inherit.

In Obama's State of the Union, advisers see a 'provocative' call to tax wealthy
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 19, 2015
In Obama's State of the Union, advisers see a 'provocative' call to tax wealthy

When the president delivers his State of the Union address tonight, he will make proposals that could change the basic assumptions advisers rely on for wealthy clients. <i>(See also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20141231/FREE/123109998/PH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>13 crucial state tax changes</a>.)</i>

Treasury, Health and Human Services move to ease tax filing burden from Obamacare
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 19, 2015
Treasury, Health and Human Services move to ease tax filing burden from Obamacare

Accountants still see cause for worry with additional costs and paperwork tied to the Affordable Care Act.