Retirement

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Help clients use qualified charitable distributions to save on taxes
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2017
Help clients use qualified charitable distributions to save on taxes

Advisers need to help RMD clients change the way they give.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 14, 2017
Finra arbitration panel awards Wilbanks Securities investor $1 million for misleading sales pitch on variable annuity

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2017
Social Security update for same-sex couples

Claiming rules have evolved since 2015 Supreme Court decision.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2017
Top 10 record keepers of defined contribution plans

Fidelity Investments, the largest record keeper, extended its dominance in 2016.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2017
What will be the next big thing for 401(k) plans?

401(k) plans have changed markedly over the past few decades, through the proliferation of mutual funds and the growth of target-date funds and automatic plan-design features. What's next?

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2017
President Trump signs resolution to effectively kill city auto-IRA rule

The president's advisers have signaled he'll sign a bill to make it unlikely that state auto-IRAs are put into place as well.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2017
Courses available to become a Medicare pro

New online courses explain crucial retiree health care issues for advisers.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2017
How your tax data could be sold on the internet

Your tax information is far more valuable than your credit card data.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2017
Here's the countries where taxes are highest

Spoiler: The U.S. is not number one.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 12, 2017
State insurance commissioners consider strengthening annuity sales rules

DOL fiduciary rule inspires questions about whether annuity transactions' current suitability standard is sufficient.

TAX APR 12, 2017
Free online tax filing proposed in Senate

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2017
Advisers should heed fiduciary principles in ongoing Tibble 401(k) suit

Developments in the excessive-fee lawsuit highlight the duty to monitor investments and the duty of a prudent trustee to be cost-conscious.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2017
Why the Senate should overturn state retirement rules

A state-level mandatory retirement plan will not solve the problem of Americans not saving.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2017
More 401(k) advisers face litigation risk in June under DOL fiduciary rule

Certain provisions of the rule will kick in putting those affected advisers more squarely in the line of fire of the litigation enforcement mechanism of ERISA.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2017
Retirement plan advisers should bone up on lifetime income

Expect rapid product innovation and growing demand in this area, along with considerable business opportunity

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 10, 2017
BlackRock sued for alleged self-dealing in its 401(k) plan

The plaintiff takes issue with a so-called "layering scheme" in BlackRock's fund structure, whereby a fund's underlying proprietary investments charge additional fees that "cannibalize" returns for employees.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 10, 2017
Social Security update for same-sex couples

Claiming rules have evolved since 2015 Supreme Court decision.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2017
How you can reduce what you spend on tax preparation this year

Credit Karma tries to break into the business with a $0 product.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2017
Here's where millennials lag behind their baby boomer parents

Millennials are less likely to be married, living with children or own a home than their parents were at their age.

RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2017
3(38) vs. 3(21) investment fiduciary services: the pros and cons for 401(k) advisers