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Alexander Acosta is the Night King from 'Game of Thrones'
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2019
Alexander Acosta is the Night King from 'Game of Thrones'

DOL chief is bringing the fiduciary rule back from the dead, using a power eerily similar to that of the Night King

Widows, widowers and Social Security
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 01, 2019
Widows, widowers and Social Security

Surviving spouses have more claiming options than other types of Social Security beneficiaries, but timing is crucial.

Congress should let innovation fuel lifetime income projections
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 30, 2019
Congress should let innovation fuel lifetime income projections

Proposed legislation should give employers leeway to provide projections that take into account many variables.

Finra panel awards $454,813 to lawyer who says Morgan Stanley mismanaged retirement fund
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 30, 2019
Finra panel awards $454,813 to lawyer who says Morgan Stanley mismanaged retirement fund

Plaintiffs alleged broker used too much cash, failed to diversify.

Why 401(k) advisers should stress-test client portfolios
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2019
Why 401(k) advisers should stress-test client portfolios

Traditional methods of performing investment due diligence use models that may not fully correspond to reality.

Criticism of Richard Thaler proposal must not prevent discussion
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2019
Criticism of Richard Thaler proposal must not prevent discussion

Having leading retirement thinkers instigate policy discussions on boosting retirement income could be our best hope to spark positive change.

When to do a retirement-plan rollover, and when to avoid it
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 26, 2019
When to do a retirement-plan rollover, and when to avoid it

When should you do a retirement plan rollover and when shouldn’t you? Find out in this article

American Funds, Empower forge partnership on 401(k) managed accounts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 26, 2019
American Funds, Empower forge partnership on 401(k) managed accounts

Deal could benefit American Funds by providing more asset retention and increased exposure among plan sponsors.

Fidelity sales tactics called out in settlement of retirement plan lawsuit
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2019
Fidelity sales tactics called out in settlement of retirement plan lawsuit

Attorney Jerry Schlichter won a provision that prevents Fidelity from using participants' data to cross-sell products to them.

Older Americans are twice as likely to work now as in 1985
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2019
Older Americans are twice as likely to work now as in 1985

Retirement-age workers' participation rate in the labor force has cracked the 20% mark

The drawback of Richard Thaler's 401(k)-Social Security idea? Social Security itself
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2019
The drawback of Richard Thaler's 401(k)-Social Security idea? Social Security itself

Observers think Congress would need to address Social Security's funding levels and offer enhanced protections for the concept to work.

Social Security funding outlook improves slightly
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2019
Social Security funding outlook improves slightly

Retirement reserves extended one year; disability fund by 20 years

A new way to look at retirement income planning
RETIREMENT OPINION APR 22, 2019
A new way to look at retirement income planning

Bucketed investing gives retirees an intuitive understanding of their finances, but administering this approach can be time-consuming for advisers

Richard Thaler wants to use 401(k)s to boost Social Security payments
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2019
Richard Thaler wants to use 401(k)s to boost Social Security payments

The Nobel laureate wants to simplify drawing down retirement assets, which he thinks is 'way harder' than saving the money.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2019
Grown children may be hazardous to your wealth

Boomers continue to subsidize adult offspring at the expense of their own retirement.

The cost of putting off enrolling in a Medicare drug plan
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2019
The cost of putting off enrolling in a Medicare drug plan

Healthy seniors who sign up late face possible sticker shock.

401(k) advisers are battling on multiple fronts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2019
401(k) advisers are battling on multiple fronts

Record keepers and less experienced plan advisers are putting up road blocks for 401(k) specialists.

Creativity matters when planning for lone retirees
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
Creativity matters when planning for lone retirees

Clients who have great wealth but no friends or family require extraordinary steps, special sensitivity.

Rising rich boost stature, growth of family offices
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
Rising rich boost stature, growth of family offices

The market for serving wealthy families may be bigger than some data suggest.

Fidelity wants to own the workplace — and beyond
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
Fidelity wants to own the workplace — and beyond

Fidelity's new benefits-administration platform signals that the company wants to deepen its client relationships.