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How to get the pass-through deduction by reducing taxable income
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 08, 2018
How to get the pass-through deduction by reducing taxable income

Business owners are only eligible for a pass-through deduction if their income is below a certain threshold. However, there are ways to qualify by reducing their taxable income

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 08, 2018
Latest Wells Fargo flap underscores need for fiduciary standard

The bank's board is looking into inappropriate 401(k) rollovers, one of the problems the DOL rule aims to prevent

SEC reaches $3.6 million settlement with Voya over securities lending
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 08, 2018
SEC reaches $3.6 million settlement with Voya over securities lending

Voya wrongly recalled securities it had loaned out to mutual fund clients early in order to give a tax benefit to its insurance affiliates.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 08, 2018
Senate bill aims to boost 401(k) annuities, small-employer retirement plans

The bill is nearly identical to one that unanimously passed the Senate Finance Committee in 2016.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2018
Tax law: How to get the pass-through deduction by reducing taxable income

Advisers are only eligible for the full 20% deduction if their income is less than $157,000 for singles and $315,000 for married couples.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 07, 2018
Social Security and divorce: Mary Beth Franklin answers your questions

New claiming rules limit claiming options based on timing, birth date.

TAX MAR 06, 2018
High-income professionals could exploit a tax loophole designed for farmers

Organizing themselves as cooperatives could allow them to qualify for the pass-through deduction

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2018
How to design a 401(k) plan that's lawsuit-proof

High fees are a red flag, but prudence is the ultimate key to defeating a claim, according to advisers and attorneys.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2018
Vanguard extends TDF dominance with 'unbelievable' growth

Its target-date assets have grown by $270 billion since 2015

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2018
Chipping away at entitlement reform

Chained CPI, increased means testing for Medicare and a proposed new payroll tax point to future action.

OPINION MAR 05, 2018
These 3 things may be keeping your clients up at night

And that's where a financial adviser truly shines — here's how to help them

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2018
Social Security: Advisers must stay current on regulations

A new report indicates that thousands of widows and widowers have been shortchanged by the SSA.

TAX MAR 02, 2018
US Treasury, IRS seek to close loophole sought out by hedge-fund managers

Regulations will be issued barring use of S corporations to avoid paying higher taxes on carried-interest profits.

Future retirees more vulnerable to income shocks
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2018
Future retirees more vulnerable to income shocks

Increased use of annuities and reverse mortgages could improve outcomes.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2018
Warren, Daines bill would help establish a database for orphaned 401(k) accounts

National database would allow workers to check for forgotten 401(k) money after a job change.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2018
Pension risk transfers swelled nearly 70% in 2017

Employers have increasingly offloaded their pension liabilities to insurance companies as pensions have become costly to keep on the books.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2018
Defined-contribution plans showing returns closer to those of pensions

White paper says gap is closing between DC and DB plans.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2018
Georgetown sued for allegedly violating fiduciary duties in its 403(b) plans

Plan participants claim 'inefficient and costly' system.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2018
Massachusetts finds MetLife 'missing' pensioners, Galvin says

Two months after the insurer provided the names of those owed pension payments, the state has located the majority of them.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2018
Startup offers annuities online on a subscription plan

Blueprint Income's founders aim to save America from retirement insecurity.