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Fidelity launches platform to connect plan sponsors, advisers and third-party fiduciaries
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2015
Fidelity launches platform to connect plan sponsors, advisers and third-party fiduciaries

Third-Party Fiduciary Services charges a 3 bps fee to enable retirement plans and advisers to outsource their fiduciary responsibilities.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2015
Time for same-sex couples to revisit financial plans following Supreme Court ruling

Unraveling complex financial and legal plans will be an important step for same-sex couples, whether they are already married or considering tying the knot.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2015
The financial pros and cons of marriage — gay or straight

A look at the economic relationship of marriage following the Supreme Court decision making same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.

Retirees need more than a good investment plan
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2015
Retirees need more than a good investment plan

Senior citizens should be prepared for the next set of challenges facing them, including transportation needs and protection from financial abuse.

Advisers need to pick up their game when calculating clients' retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2015
Advisers need to pick up their game when calculating clients' retirement

With retirement tools proliferating, clients need ones that advisers can use to tell a story.

Obamacare to add frustrating layer to your taxes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2015
Obamacare to add frustrating layer to your taxes

The IRS says it expects half of callers won't be able to get through.

Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk
RETIREMENT EQUITIES JUN 25, 2015
Repeal of Obamacare emerges as a market risk

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the market's reaction to a repeal of Obamacare might not be pretty. Plus: Financial advisers take on defined contribution plans, cheap oil uncovers driller debt burdens, and Kraft Foods gets (Cadbury Cr&egrave;me) Egg on its face.

What same-sex couples should know about Medicare
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
What same-sex couples should know about Medicare

More gay couples than ever will have access to Medicare benefits, but certain rules apply.

Krawcheck to advisers: 'Middle-aged white guys' must help women get raises
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
Krawcheck to advisers: 'Middle-aged white guys' must help women get raises

At Morningstar conference, the former Merrill Lynch boss said gender pay gap is a key obstacle to retirement savings.

Momentum to defund DOL fiduciary rule seems unstoppable
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
Momentum to defund DOL fiduciary rule seems unstoppable

But proponents look to the history of the fight to maintain optimism.

Senate joins House in effort to deny DOL fiduciary funding
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
Senate joins House in effort to deny DOL fiduciary funding

Both chambers move to derail president's call for a best-interest standard for retirement accounts.

Tackling the challenge of 401(k)s for small businesses
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
Tackling the challenge of 401(k)s for small businesses

A new plan design and technology aims to expand access, reduce costs.

DOL Secretary Perez touts Wealthfront as paragon of low-cost, fiduciary advice
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
DOL Secretary Perez touts Wealthfront as paragon of low-cost, fiduciary advice

Holds up online-advice provider as exemplar of low-cost, fiduciary advice.

The case for Roth IRA conversions for high-income clients
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2015
The case for Roth IRA conversions for high-income clients

Paying tax now, on today's balance, may be preferable to paying future tax on a much larger sum, year after year.

Help clients before they become the family bank
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2015
Help clients before they become the family bank

Develop a strategy to navigate family financial dynamics and protect retirement savings.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2015
An adviser's retirement income software toolbox

Software that helps with issues ranging from health care costs to tax-efficient withdrawal strategies

The world braces for a slower Chinese economy
RETIREMENT EQUITIES JUN 22, 2015
The world braces for a slower Chinese economy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A weakening China will show the world how much it is really hooked on the Chinese economy.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2015
When it comes to retirement savings, millennials blow past boomers

Hindsight and grit make millennials a financially savvy generation.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2015
A retirement plan from the guy who teaches retirement income planning

The American College's David Littell lays out his goals and strategies and finds that sometimes, it's not as easy in real life as on paper.

Top 10 401(k) plans among the biggest S&P 500 companies
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2015
Top 10 401(k) plans among the biggest S&P 500 companies

Employers often match part of workers' before-tax contributions to 401(k)s, but some plans are more generous than others.