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How non-grantor trusts can help clients save big on state income taxes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2015
How non-grantor trusts can help clients save big on state income taxes

Here's how to prevent state-level taxes from taking a large bite out of clients' holdings.

Why these books could help increase your Social Security check
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2015
Why these books could help increase your Social Security check

How many rules does Social Security have? Try 2,800-plus

Retirement crisis is real and getting worse: Study
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2015
Retirement crisis is real and getting worse: Study

More than half of U.S. households don't have enough saved for retirement, Center for American Progress finds.

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.

2014 stock market rally pays off for charitable giving
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2015
2014 stock market rally pays off for charitable giving

The markets giveth, and keep on giving

The next thing to worry about: Investor overconfidence
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 26, 2015
The next thing to worry about: Investor overconfidence

In Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the downside of a multi-year bull market in stocks: Investors get overconfident. Plus: If oil drops to $30 look out below, not all hedge fund workers are rich, and what the IRS is looking for now.

Finra hawks fiduciary in its regulatory priorities for 2015
RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 23, 2015
Finra hawks fiduciary in its regulatory priorities for 2015

Finra's just-released regulatory and exam priorities for the new year include an unusual directive that brokers act in the best interests of clients regardless of current rules.

RETIREMENT RIAS JAN 22, 2015
Optimism abounds for financial advice industry in 2015

Vast majority of advisers expect the U.S. economy &#8212; and their own businesses &#8212; to keep on humming.

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.

TurboTax raises prices and the tax-prep software battle is on
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 21, 2015
TurboTax raises prices and the tax-prep software battle is on

But comparing the three market leaders &amp;mdash; TurboTax, TaxACT and H&amp;R Block &amp;mdash; isn't easy.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 21, 2015
Obama's college savings plan would cut tax breaks for 529s

Fewer than 3% of families use the plans, and those who do tend to be wealthy. The President proposes giving tax credits to familes making under $180,000 instead.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Obama backs Social Security spousal benefits for same-sex couples

President's $4T budget proposal includes a major change to the Social Security Act that would allow same-sex couples to receive spousal benefits even if they live in states that don't recognize such unions.

TD Ameritrade to branch out trust services in alliance with National Advisors Trust Co.
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
TD Ameritrade to branch out trust services in alliance with National Advisors Trust Co.

Trillion-dollar asset transfer opportunities await RIAs

Secrets for successful withdrawal strategies in retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Secrets for successful withdrawal strategies in retirement

Market conditions in early retirement can help predict whether your assets will actually last 30 years.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Secrets for successful withdrawal strategies in retirement

Market conditions in early retirement can help predict whether your clients' assets will actually last 30 years.

A recipe for future retirement security
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
A recipe for future retirement security

Early financial literacy training is key.

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.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Quicken offers Social Security Optimizer to consumers

LifeYield tool, previously available only to advisers, targets DIY investors.

Auto IRAs in Illinois: Can small-plan private sector 401(k)s coexist?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2015
Auto IRAs in Illinois: Can small-plan private sector 401(k)s coexist?

Gov. Pat Quinn has signed Auto IRA bill in Prairie State. Will advisers object?

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2015
Medicare's long, strange trip

Gift of the MAGI: Focus on non-reportable income and cash flow to keep your Medicare costs low.