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Eaton Vance settles 401(k) lawsuit for $3.45 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2019
Eaton Vance settles 401(k) lawsuit for $3.45 million

Class-action suit alleged the firm mismanaged its own retirement plan and profited at the expense of employees.

Future retirees often overestimate Social Security benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2019
Future retirees often overestimate Social Security benefits

Advisory clients are better informed about claiming strategies.

What 401(k) advisers can learn from a viral social media post
OPINION MAY 08, 2019
What 401(k) advisers can learn from a viral social media post

Advisers should use outside-the-box ways to communicate their values to clients.

What happens during the 60 days stays in the 60 days
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2019
What happens during the 60 days stays in the 60 days

IRA funds withdrawn and timely rolled back into the IRA are protected in bankruptcy — no matter what the funds were used for while outside the account.

Mohamed El-Erian puts Democratic tax proposals in perspective
TAX MAY 07, 2019
Mohamed El-Erian puts Democratic tax proposals in perspective

Higher taxes and debt forgiveness could work if they're done correctly.

States approving bigger rate increases for long-term care policies
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2019
States approving bigger rate increases for long-term care policies

Some are signing off on premium increases in the 200%-300% range, one executive said.

401(k) adviser fees are upside down
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2019
401(k) adviser fees are upside down

Plan advisers and record keepers that don't adjust will be left behind.

Conflicting tax information creates 'nightmares' for some investors
RIAS MAY 06, 2019
Conflicting tax information creates 'nightmares' for some investors

Brokerage tax statements don't always reflect all of an investor's accounts or original costs.

Edward Jones doesn't sell indexed annuities, bucking broker-dealer trend
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 06, 2019
Edward Jones doesn't sell indexed annuities, bucking broker-dealer trend

Edward Jones is an outlier among its peers, experts say

Hints about Social Security COLA and Medicare premiums in 2020
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2019
Hints about Social Security COLA and Medicare premiums in 2020

Medicare premium hikes could wipe out the cost of living adjustment for some retirees — again!

Trump could cost future retirees billions
OPINION MAY 06, 2019
Trump could cost future retirees billions

Evidence suggests the death of the DOL rule is not empowering U.S. savers as suggested

As U.S. billionaires live longer, more wealth managers roll out estate and succession planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2019
As U.S. billionaires live longer, more wealth managers roll out estate and succession planning

The number of billionaires continues to grow — there were an estimated 747 in North America in 2017, up from 490 in 2010.

How should advisers treat rollovers from 401(k)s to IRAs?
OPINION MAY 03, 2019
How should advisers treat rollovers from 401(k)s to IRAs?

There are certain traps for unwary advisers, such as specific disclosure requirements.

Alexander Acosta is the Night King from 'Game of Thrones'
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

Elderly investors win $3.2 million Finra arbitration award against AXA Advisors
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 01, 2019
Elderly investors win $3.2 million Finra arbitration award against AXA Advisors

Upstate New York couple cites five unsuitable variable annuity, life insurance transactions.

Widows, widowers and Social Security
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.

Do you know how to calculate after-tax returns?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2019
Do you know how to calculate after-tax returns?

Doing the math can help determine whether there are ways to maximize your clients' after-tax wealth.

Millionaires flee homelands as tensions rise, taxes bite
TAX APR 30, 2019
Millionaires flee homelands as tensions rise, taxes bite

Australia, the U.S. and Canada are the top destinations, while China and Russia see the most exits.

Congress should let innovation fuel lifetime income projections
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 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.