Retirement Planning

Displaying 7980 results
Retirees to benefit from Fed's historic rate move
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2015
Retirees to benefit from Fed's historic rate move

Higher yield on bonds and CDs, higher annuity payouts, will provide tailwind to retirees.

How retirees will benefit from historic rate hike
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 18, 2015
How retirees will benefit from historic rate hike

Higher yield on bonds and CDs, higher annuity payouts, will provide tailwind to retirees.

Fidelity targeted in another ERISA class-action suit
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 18, 2015
Fidelity targeted in another ERISA class-action suit

A unit of Fidelity has been targeted in a class-action suit for fiduciary breach under ERISA as a result of its alleged mismanagement of a stable value fund.

Rethinking retirement income replacement rules
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 18, 2015
Rethinking retirement income replacement rules

Current 80% savings target may be too high — unless you get sick.

Don't shrug off health care conversations with clients
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2015
Don't shrug off health care conversations with clients

As health costs become top-of-mind for clients, savvy advisers will reap the benefits.

Allianz, Pimco targeted in class-action 401(k) suit
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2015
Allianz, Pimco targeted in class-action 401(k) suit

Firms are the latest targets in another class-action lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty due to excessive 401(k) fees.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2015
New resolution: Create and review your Social Security statement online

If your earnings information is wrong, you may not receive all the benefits to which you are entitled.

Loss of Social Security file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2015
Loss of Social Security file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown

Restricted application for spousal benefits is still key for married couples.

Loss of file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2015
Loss of file-and-suspend strategy may be overblown

Restricted application for spousal benefits is still key for married couples.

Plan advisers need to take note of the SEC's swing-pricing rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2015
Plan advisers need to take note of the SEC's swing-pricing rule

Due diligence considerations that plan advisers should make when a fund has adopted swing pricing.

12 predictions about what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 10, 2015
12 predictions about what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented

Predictions on what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented, and when that implementation might occur.

What's the difference between an FSA and an HSA?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 10, 2015
What's the difference between an FSA and an HSA?

With benefit open-enrollment season looming, corporate employees need to make the most out of their benefits. After all, with wages largely stagnant, benefits are the new salary.

RETIREMENT OPINION DEC 09, 2015
The secret to keeping family money

Building family unity correlates directly to maintaining family wealth — and communication about money should start early.

How to minimize Medicare surcharges with life insurance and annuities
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2015
How to minimize Medicare surcharges with life insurance and annuities

Advisers may consider several retirement planning options with clients that do not create unnecessarily high Medicare surcharges.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2015
Student loans hurt women more than men

For every dollar that men take home, women earn 21¢ less. Here's what that means for women's student loan debts.

Working longer for more savings? Don't count on it
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2015
Working longer for more savings? Don't count on it

Although delaying retirement helps financial readiness, it can't be a safety net for everyone.

Medicare surcharge letters dampen holiday spirits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2015
Medicare surcharge letters dampen holiday spirits

Income-related premium hikes for 2016 confuse retirees.

How to help clients minimize the sting of 2016 Medicare premium rates
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2015
How to help clients minimize the sting of 2016 Medicare premium rates

Beneficiaries who can't avoid an increase can still find ways to manage through the hike.

Advisers praise Sanders for highlighting Social Security, doubt his approach
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2015
Advisers praise Sanders for highlighting Social Security, doubt his approach

The Vermont senator proposed lifting the cap on taxable income for the program.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2015
Department of Labor's lifetime income illustrations at a 'crossroads'

A DOL official said the regulatory project around lifetime income projections has stalled due to a split in opinion.