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New IRS form sends taxpayers toward Intuit, away from H&R Block
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2018
New IRS form sends taxpayers toward Intuit, away from H&R Block

But the shorter 1040 form still requires filers to provide all the same information.

Retirement planning 10 years after the financial crisis
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2018
Retirement planning 10 years after the financial crisis

The 2008 crisis left investors focused on income vehicles that provide reliable returns.

Empower's new 401(k) cybersecurity guarantee a sign of the times
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2018
Empower's new 401(k) cybersecurity guarantee a sign of the times

The record keeper joins some other big competitors in offering participants their money back if their accounts get hacked.

Push to require Roth 401(k) savings over traditional plans may re-emerge
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2018
Push to require Roth 401(k) savings over traditional plans may re-emerge

Rothification, which set off a furor in 2017 as Congress debated tax reform, could find its way into new bills next year, experts say.

The black hole of financial planning: Health care costs
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2018
The black hole of financial planning: Health care costs

Affluent clients are confident about retirement plans, but not medical expenses

IRA assets will almost double those in 401(k) plans over next five years
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2018
IRA assets will almost double those in 401(k) plans over next five years

Cerulli analyst says 401(k)s reliant on capital market returns, whereas IRAs are popular rollover vehicles.

Galvin charges MetLife with inflating bottom line
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2018
Galvin charges MetLife with inflating bottom line

Massachusetts securities czar says insurer's failure to make pension payments enabled it to lower reserves

401(k) advisers should heed the legal aspects of outsourcing
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2018
401(k) advisers should heed the legal aspects of outsourcing

The extent to which an employer can completely remove fiduciary liability through outsourcing is an unresolved issue.

Buzz Aldrin dust-up highlights the challenges facing older clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2018
Buzz Aldrin dust-up highlights the challenges facing older clients

A revocable trust with a co-trustee might have averted the former astronaut's battle with two of his children.

Checking one off the bucket list
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2018
Checking one off the bucket list

Contributing editor tests a long-held dream for her retirement and finds it lacking.

Why the super wealthy may want to fund life insurance with a loan
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2018
Why the super wealthy may want to fund life insurance with a loan

If the rate of return on the policy exceeds the loan's interest rate over the life of the contract, the client comes out ahead. But beware the risks.

SEC charges insurance agent with $1.27 million Ponzi scheme
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 22, 2018
SEC charges insurance agent with $1.27 million Ponzi scheme

James Hocker took money from 25 mostly elderly, unsophisticated investors.

Minnesota charges financial planner with fraud costing investors $200,000
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 21, 2018
Minnesota charges financial planner with fraud costing investors $200,000

Lisa Marie Schurhammer said to have engaged in phony annuity and gold sales.

Lessons 401(k) advisers learned from the DOL fiduciary rule saga
RIAS JUN 21, 2018
Lessons 401(k) advisers learned from the DOL fiduciary rule saga

The rule regulated what was already happening within the defined-contribution industry anyway.

Social Security benefits lost 34% of their buying power since 2000
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2018
Social Security benefits lost 34% of their buying power since 2000

The past year saw the biggest loss of the decade as increases in living expenses outpaced the cost-of-living adjustment.

Opaque, outdated 401(k) plan disclosures harming investors, advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2018
Opaque, outdated 401(k) plan disclosures harming investors, advisers

Morningstar report: Lack of data on fees, investments makes advice on rollovers costlier and more challenging for investors.

MetLife, Brighthouse sued for $500 million over missing pensioners
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2018
MetLife, Brighthouse sued for $500 million over missing pensioners

Lawsuit claims insurers 'betrayed' thousands of pension plan participants and beneficiaries.

Vanguard research reframes retiree health care as annual expense
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
Vanguard research reframes retiree health care as annual expense

Says viewing health costs as a staggering lump sum impedes action and planning.

Trump administration will let small businesses offer cheaper health plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
Trump administration will let small businesses offer cheaper health plans

Association health plans would lack some of the protections required under Obamacare.

Advisers use ethical wills to look beyond client assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
Advisers use ethical wills to look beyond client assets

Personalized letters to friends and family can help clients resolve personal issues while also explaining their estate plan.