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How to replicate a stretch IRA
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2019
How to replicate a stretch IRA

Stretch IRA is no longer a retirement planning strategy when the SECURE Act was passed in 2019. There are still other options – find out what they are

How to battle sequence-of-returns risk
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2019
How to battle sequence-of-returns risk

Retiring during the longest-running bull market in history can be scary, as some begin to wonder when the good times will end.

Reverse mortgage lenders pivot as sales falter
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2019
Reverse mortgage lenders pivot as sales falter

HECMs are seeing heavy competition from proprietary products for the first time in a decade.

DOL sets date to propose new fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2019
DOL sets date to propose new fiduciary rule

The regulation, expected in December, likely will be contoured to the SEC's new advice standards.

House passes SECURE retirement bill with massive bipartisan support
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2019
House passes SECURE retirement bill with massive bipartisan support

The measure allows small employers to band together to offer plans and raises the RMD age. Another provision eases use of annuities in 401(k)s, which critics say goes too far

Dealing with widows requires empathy and patience
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2019
Dealing with widows requires empathy and patience

Advisers can help with financial triage and encourage clients to avoid rushing into nonurgent decisions.

CITs are changing the retail 401(k) world
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2019
CITs are changing the retail 401(k) world

Collective investment trusts also have the potential to fuel a new wave of lawsuits against advisers.

This strategy can double your estate-tax exemption
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2019
This strategy can double your estate-tax exemption

'Portability' allows a surviving spouse to tack on the decedent's exemption to his or her own. Despite the higher threshold for paying estate taxes in the 2017 tax law, experts recommend filing for the benefit.

RPAs seeking revenue streams
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2019
RPAs seeking revenue streams

To combat fee compression, many look to diversify their businesses.

Benefits of cross-selling are too big for RPAs to ignore
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2019
Benefits of cross-selling are too big for RPAs to ignore

Demand for new revenue sources points to relationships

Fielding Miller talks recruiting, 401(k) evolution and fumbles
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2019
Fielding Miller talks recruiting, 401(k) evolution and fumbles

CAPTRUST CEO discusses acquisitions and recruiting in the retirement space, and his biggest concerns

Why the RIA market is so dynamic right now
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2019
Why the RIA market is so dynamic right now

Private-equity firms lead new set of big buyers.

Diversity of thought, plus a culture of inclusion equals a prosperous future
RETIREMENT OPINION MAY 18, 2019
Diversity of thought, plus a culture of inclusion equals a prosperous future

It's vitally important to develop new leaders who expect diversity and inclusion to be a core part of company strategy

Consolidation alters RPA space
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2019
Consolidation alters RPA space

Pressure mounts for smaller firms, as benefits of scale become more important.

Are record keepers friend or foe to 401(k) advisers?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2019
Are record keepers friend or foe to 401(k) advisers?

Record keepers are offering services to retirement plan participants that are raising the hackles of RPAs.

10 largest RIA aggregators focused on defined-contribution plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2019
10 largest RIA aggregators focused on defined-contribution plans

We break down the data by firm, assets and advisers.

What keeps these executives up at night?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2019
What keeps these executives up at night?

Real talk about real industry concerns.

Ed Slott: How tax reform impacted popular IRA strategies
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2019
Ed Slott: How tax reform impacted popular IRA strategies

Advisers need to pay particular attention to Roth conversions and qualified charitable distributions

Ladenburg looking at student loans, impact investing, health care for future fintech investments
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2019
Ladenburg looking at student loans, impact investing, health care for future fintech investments

At its second Innovation Symposium, the firm considered which issues will affect the future of financial advice.

LTC insurer offering co-pays to blunt soaring premium increases
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2019
LTC insurer offering co-pays to blunt soaring premium increases

John Hancock policyholders would get a discount on their premium in return for agreeing to pay a bigger portion of their claims in the future.