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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Translating Social Security-speak

Looking for clarity in the fog of confusion when claiming benefits

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2013
Gay spouses struggle to claim benefits

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2013
Slim pickings as T. Boone strikes out once again in OSU lawsuit

Appeals court rules against tycoon and athletic boosters in insurance case; 'not Cowboy's first rodeo'

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2013
Rethinking a break on lump sums

Net unrealized appreciation on lump sums used to be a slam-dunk. Not anymore.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2013
T. Boone Pickens, Okla. State strike out again

State court case dismissed three months after federal judge denied bid to recoup $33 million in charitable life insurance program for university's athletics department

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 21, 2013
Nontraded REIT Cole in deal with sponsor, manager

Merger is one of a recent spate of nontraded REITs that have announced mergers or listings in an industry that has been roundly criticized for not giving investors a return or way out of the investments

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2013
Advisers pitching 401(k) plans: Do your homework

Need to stand out from peers is paramount in capturing plan sponsor biz.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
401(k) loans usually not taken out frivolously, lawmakers told

Permanent withdrawals and cash-outs cause most harm

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
Weak health-care system helps knock U.S. down global retirement ranks

High income inequality and relatively low happiness levels don't help, report finds.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
A trip to Social Security office isn't that bad, one adviser finds

A happy ending for financial advoiser who wanted to set up an online account

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
Willing suspension of benefits can boost Social Security payoff

But don't expect to collect a spousal benefit in the interim

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
Unsuitable annuities put veterans in harm's way: Regulators

Regulators today fired a warning shot about the sale of inappropriate products to veterans seeking to qualify for military pensions. One report says some advisers have been prospecting in assisted-living facilities.

California offers to run pensions for small employers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
California offers to run pensions for small employers

First state-run pension program for nongovernment workers targets firms that don't offer 401(k)s

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2013
Shareholders dog top nontraded REIT

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2013
Bonuses are a direct result of shrinking adviser supply

It gets worse: Hedge fund star predicts bigger crisis than '08
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2013
It gets worse: Hedge fund star predicts bigger crisis than '08

Stan Druckenmiller says rising entitlement costs, unsustainable spending will have dire consequences.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2013
Insurers tweaking fees, not products, in variable annuity world

Insurers didn't seem overly interested in tweaking their VA offerings in 4Q. Instead, they tinkered with the fees.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2013
Pru fee hike another nail in VA coffin

Advisers now questioning value proposition for products

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2013
Factoring a child's benefit into a claiming strategy

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 12, 2013
Real estate maven Tony Thompson falls on hard times